A Uvalde officer has became a target for scrutiny, after security footage from Robb Elementary School, shows him checking his phone with what appears to be a ‘Punisher’ lock screen.
The footage released, filmed the cop in the hallway of the elementary school during the active shooting pulling out his phone, which flashed the logo on the screen of the Marvel anti-hero.
“The cop at #Uvalde holding back and checking his phone, which features an American flag punisher background is the perfect summation of modern day American policing,” tweeted Matt Karolian.
Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt joined others and called out the cop. “Checkin my neat-o phone with the punisher logo (sooo cool!) while i’m hidin listenin to the kids gettin killed,” Oswalt wrote.
Uvalde police have already faced extreme backlash from several of the victim’s family members for how they handled the shooting. Their lack of promptness and the delay of confronting the gunman has been a sore subject.
Their lack of attentiveness, led to 19 kids and 2 teachers being murdered by the psychotic and mentally unstable shooter.
The Punisher, a vigilante known for using lethal weapons in his one-man war on crime, made his Marvel debut in 1974.
In recent years, the character’s logo has been co-opted by police officers, military personnel and extremists.
“The idea that police, even unofficially, would take on this character just seemed to me to be not only totally inappropriate but also shocking,” creator Gerry Conway said.
Conway had previously spoken out against police officers who adopted the logo during the Black Lives Matter protests back in 2020.
No blue lives matter comments 🤣🤣
I watched the video of these coward police and what they were doing and not doing. One even goes over to sanitize his hands while the rest of them wander up and down the hall. It was sickening to watch and they should all be charged with the crime that took place. They should have sent in a couple of girl scouts instead of these clowns
His wife was shot in her classroom and she earlier phoned/texted him. He was doing what any husband would do and he wanted to go into her class but the boys in blue said no and he was escorted away from the school. His wife was already dead. Fact Matter.
I don’t feel bad for him at all. His wife yeah, I do feel sorry for. Not this POS with a Punisher lock screen. Real tough big boy.
This officer you speak so pointedly about was communicating with his wife which was murdered. He was looking for her response. You ignorantly write an article with such disgrace. You are almost as bad as the cowards who hid from a school shooter killing 19 children! Shame on them and Shame on you!
I 100% agree with you! No one in the media fact checks anything!