Of course it does, I'm in no way saying it doesn't NOR saying that this is in anyway a good thing. All I'm saying is I cannot blame the guy for protecting his family, had these been petty threats...by all means I would be lighting my torch and handing you a pitchfork. But the fact that his colleagues and family have already been killed, I simply cannot blame him for resigning. Clearly it's an unfavorable situation...but calling him a pussy and a coward is unwarranted and not fair.
That's all I'm saying, I can't blame him for it and it's not ideal...however given the situation it's understandable. I mean it's not like this happened once or it happened on duty...this happened at their homes, family members dead too, and it happened twice! Unless I had a pretty good god damn feeling that my family was protected in light of the incidents I more then likely would may make the same call.
Now that is cleared up I have a question, I don't expect an in depth answer due to potential opsec. But in situations like this, does the department or agency immediately send out protective details around the clock or is it a lengthy process that has to get approved and funded. I understand how the whole w.p.p. works but don't understand how it works for active leo's and their families during ongoing cases.
Not OPSEC, it is pretty a much common sense response. You immediately send the cars out to the houses and if that means overtime, then so be it. It's the cost of doing business and if no outside funding comes along, then you just suck it up. What you do after you send cars out to the houses is really up to the agency. In the very least, if they send a protection detail to simply sit at the house, then I would hope the cops get out of the car instead of illuminating their pumpkins with the computer screen flipped up.
This thread has been beaten to death. Be safe all and fight the good fight if it's your day.