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  1. The story of Uvalde is primarily one of complete catastrophic failure of law enforcement. The police stood outside and let the shooter run amok, and did everything they could to stop desperate parents from trying to rescue their kids. Really dark stuff.

  2. Wow…The audio (which always is available first so I start there) gives such a different vibe than the video…I was getting a little stressed just listening…Pete seemed uncomfortable and Al seemed a little annoyed…Watching is much more friendly!

  3. The specific west wing moment Pete was thinking of in The West Wing is almost certainly during "Posse Comitatus" where Governor Ritchie and Bartlet share a brief conversation during the intermission of War of the Roses. Governor Ritchie hears that CJs bodyguard is shot and killed and he responds "Crime, boy, I don't know" and then proceeds to call him a smug superior son of a bitch. Bartlet ends the conversation by saying "If in the future you're wondering, 'crime, boy, I don't know' was when I decided to kick your ass. Fantastic moment in a show about the politics that we all wish existed. Very much a similar emotional beat to that real world moment. When the absence of moral leadership becomes so clear, sometimes people feel compelled to step up to the plate.

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