"This violence is frustrating. The only way we have a fighting chance is to ask the public to report any suspicious activity," Demings (Orange County Sheriff) said.
What I find very frustrating, after so many of these terrible experiences, is that law enforcement continues to endorse the belief / attitude that the only way we have a fighting chance is by the public reporting to the police. Reporting activity is all fine and good, but how would that have helped in this situation? Why, after all these experiences, does law enforcement still hold on to the fantasy that somehow they can police these situations away? The one most valuable resource in the equation seems to be willfully ignored. i.e. an armed public.