Quote for the day…

A speaker of truth has no friends. – African Proverb

Today’s independent commentary deals with these issues:

• The Western Word Poll
• Uvalde Report
• Reading Assignments

THE WESTERN WORD POLL:

This week’s poll question asks, “What should happen to the law enforcement officials who failed to properly respond to the mass shooting at Uvalde elementary school?” (Background)

The results will be posted later this week.

UVALDE REPORT:

The Associated Press (AP) reported nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, but “egregiously poor decision-making” resulted in more than an hour of chaos before the gunman who took 21 lives was finally confronted and killed, according to a damning investigative report released Sunday.

The report is sickening.

“At Robb Elementary, law enforcement responders failed to adhere to their active shooter training, and they failed to prioritize saving innocent lives over their own safety,” the report said. (AP)

No one assumed command despite scores of officers being on the scene. (AP)

Family members of the victims in Uvalde received copies of the report Sunday before it was released to the public.
“It’s a joke. They’re a joke. They’ve got no business wearing a badge. None of them do,” Vincent Salazar, grandfather of 11-year-old Layla Salazar, who was among those killed, said Sunday. (AP)

You can read the full report HERE.

READING ASSIGNMENTS:

Here are some articles that you should read…

Daily Montanan – Recreational marijuana county and city opt-out votes have no end in sight
This is like a freaking yo-yo. It must stop.

Billings Gazette – For Wyoming Democrats, voting for Cheney is another chance to vote against Trump
How dumb can the Wyoming Republicans be to oust Cheney?

What the Funk – E City Snowflakes
From one of the newer blogs in Montana – give them some love and views…

## HAVE A GREAT WEEK ##