Bob Franken: Second-Guessing the Second-Guessers

Allow me to play devil's advocate. It's what I do as a journalist, plus I personally enjoy taking on orthodoxy, particularly when it involves a binge of second-guessing. That's exactly what we are witnessing in the wake of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

I'm about to defend the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I'm not necessarily a fan of the FBI or, for that matter, of so many police agencies that can be overzealous in pursuit of what they perceive to be law and order.

That said, I think the feds and all the other agencies that failed to intercede when presented with war...