Honoring the Heroic Response of Police Officers in Nashville School Shooting

The swift and heroic response of Nashville police officers to a school shooting has prompted a surge of pride and appreciation among police across the US, many of whom have struggled with waning community trust and tough recruitment in the face of recent years’ scrutiny. The decisive actions of the officers may offer a “textbook” lesson as police train to limit the carnage of America’s seemingly inevitable next mass shooting. The Nashville bodycam footage also highlights “the importance of training and teamwork” and could help flip long-running skepticism among police about what behind-the-scenes behavior body-worn cameras might catch.