Editorial: DHS must explain withholding VTA mass-shooter report

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : But there were steps that could have been taken if the information had been passed on to local law enforcement, including follow-up investigation, searching Cassidy's house and, perhaps at least temporarily, seizing his weapons.
46% : In the days after the shooting, that information might have helped the law enforcement investigation and help the public understand who the killer was.
44% : However, we in law enforcement have to look at the aftermath of an incident and ask ourselves if there is anything better or different that we could have done so we can say in the future that we've done everything we can to prevent a mass shooting."
43% : Even though there were repeated indications that Cassidy was not being truthful during the detention, and despite the seriousness of the evidence found, there was apparently no notification to local law enforcement or the VTA.
40% : Cassidy gunned down why an agency he oversees failed to pass on the disturbing information to local law enforcement five years ago, what steps it is taking to make sure that such a breakdown doesn't happen again, and why it balked at releasing the report after the May 26 rampage.

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