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Feb 2024
28m 26s

The ‘Coward of Broward’ Re-Examined

THE ATLANTIC
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After the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, in 2018, a video circulated showing the school resource officer taking cover behind the wall. He became known as the “Coward of Broward,” and was tried for child neglect. We talk to police reporter Jamie Thompson about what became of him. And what we are leaving out when we reduce school shootings to ... Show More
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