Uvalde officer checks Punisher-locked phone during school shooting

Uvalde Officer Checks Phone With Punisher Lock Screen During Shooting

An officer from the Uvalde Police Department is under investigation after new security footage from the shooting at Robb Elementary School shows him viewing his phone while it is locked with what seems to be a “Punisher” screen saver.

According to Newsweek, the terrifying footage was published on Tuesday by the Austin American Statesman. It showed a police officer in the hallway of the primary school during an active shooting pulling out his phone, which displayed the insignia of the Marvel anti-hero on the screen.

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.

Patton Oswalt, an actor and comedian, pointed out the absurdity of the fact that the law enforcement officer was a fan of the Marvel character as well.

checkin my neat-o phone with the punisher logo (sooo cool!) while i’m hidin listenin to the kids gettin killed (punisher is so badass also i like deadpool & john wick)

Uvalde police have received criticism for the way in which they handled the shooting incident. Multiple of the families of the victims have stated that the department’s delay in confronting the gunman was a contributing factor in the deaths of several children. During the slaughter, twenty adults and nineteen children were taken out of their lives.

In 1974, The Punisher, a vigilante infamous for utilizing lethal weaponry in his one-man war on crime, made his debut in the comic books published by Marvel.

In recent years, the character’s emblem has been appropriated by many groups, including law enforcement officers, members of the military, and radicals.

“The thought that cops, even informally, would take on this character just seemed to me to be totally improper and disturbing,” said the show’s creator, Gerry Conway. “It just seemed to me to be entirely inappropriate and totally shocking.”