inaction of scott pederson sparked discussion in south jersey where they were handing out awards for value lor. john, what kind of things did you hear tonight? they explained in the past that a single officer may have been waiting for reinforcement but mass shootings can be over in a few minutes, so the thinking is to move quickly and respond rapidly. the way we train, we are to neutralize the threat, neutralize the carnage. you are tasked with the job to save lives. the theory now is that if there is an armed officer he is to engage and not wait for back up, move fast and stop the gunman. >> if this was my agency, i would be ripping the guy. i would expect the person to do the right thing and go in. it could be their family member in that place. >> i can't imagine with anyone having the ability to save lives not doing so. that's the job is to save others. if you are not willing to do that, i can't understand why you would be doing this job. >> that was the consistent message from all three chiefs. it would be dangerous for a single officer to engage against an unknown assailant, but it's the