Armed guards
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Tim Singleton
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It has only been 55 years since God has been taken out of our schools
I don't think anything can stop this but Him.
All the politicians do is use this to attack each other, they really haven't a clue
I don't think anything can stop this but Him.
All the politicians do is use this to attack each other, they really haven't a clue
Schools are governmental, theaters and restaurants are private. We the people pay for one and we the people will incur an extra cost on our bills for the other. BUT I like knowing I can eat or watch a theater without sneaking my piece inside. (Not that I would ever do that).
You do realize there are more reliable news sources than CNN and MSNBC?
Yeah, but they only work 30-35 hrs/week , 36 weeks/year, are eligiable for a year long sabatical in their tenure, can retire at 50 yrs of age WITH a bonus of 100K + (a buy-out so the district can hire new teachers that are cheaper), get 100% post grad education paid for and most have masters degrees in 3-5 years then some opt for Ed. D degrees all the while boosting their annual salary near 6 figures with each degree bought and paid for by the taxpayer. It's a real sham as some are educated beyond their intelligence.
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My school district has had metal detectors for years -as well as many surrounding districts. I never heard where backpacks posed a problem. Considering the frills that school boards push through the budget and the wasteful way they spend other peoples money, today's metal detectors are not a big ticket item. I believe you are being overzealous in your attempt to dissuade the readers acceptance of these proven proactive tools.
So, in your opinion, it is mean and degrading to subject students and teachers to pass through a metal detector? Perhaps these machines WILL cause permanent emotional damage which will result in more snowflakes.
Honestly, why did you not throw out a fork made rosie odonell fat? Task at hand here is children are getting shot in schools, and it's a very threat to gun owners in some form. The issue isn't death by cop, or vehicle accidents, and right now those arguments are irrelevant as hell.
I'm actually friends with younger teachers, and acquaintances with more than few, most went to college right out of high school for 4 yrs to become educators.
Yes I do. And with 100% comprehension.
The problem is that "they" are addressing a solution for a symptom while doing nothing for the cause. this is particularly common with government solutions. There are several examples and metaphors of this. Pick one. they all have a similar flow of events. take an impressionable child and through the new technology cause him to believe that he 1. has no future and 2. neither does anyone else so 3. he should do something infamous to gain notoriety. So he takes what is familiar to him - video games show the invincibility of the hero with various firearms, and when he does die, all that is needed to resume life is pushing the play again button.
Putting guards in schools aka hardening a soft target, will only divert the attention seekers target to some other soft target. Schools become difficult to overwhelm, so the target is shifted to any event that attracts large numbers of people of the desired demographics. As targets become uniformly hardened, they are hardened against particular methods of assault. Everyone will know it is difficult to smuggle an AK or AR past a metal detector, so skip the AK/AR approach. An explosive, biological or chemical device could be made with very little effort- it is my understanding from hearing on the news that there are sources on the internet of instructions showing how this can be done. So steps will be taken after the first few successful events to harden targets against these sorts of attacks. The result is people are constantly on the defense, responding to the latest means of attack.
What should be done is to look at the underlying cause- the WHY of the attack rather than the MEANS of the attack. Fifty years ago no one would have had any desire to kill someone they didn't even know, just for the reason of killing them. If the WHY is determined, which it pretty much has in several of the religious and personality related events that is what should be addressed. Solve the equation for that and the symptoms will cease.
Putting guards in schools aka hardening a soft target, will only divert the attention seekers target to some other soft target. Schools become difficult to overwhelm, so the target is shifted to any event that attracts large numbers of people of the desired demographics. As targets become uniformly hardened, they are hardened against particular methods of assault. Everyone will know it is difficult to smuggle an AK or AR past a metal detector, so skip the AK/AR approach. An explosive, biological or chemical device could be made with very little effort- it is my understanding from hearing on the news that there are sources on the internet of instructions showing how this can be done. So steps will be taken after the first few successful events to harden targets against these sorts of attacks. The result is people are constantly on the defense, responding to the latest means of attack.
What should be done is to look at the underlying cause- the WHY of the attack rather than the MEANS of the attack. Fifty years ago no one would have had any desire to kill someone they didn't even know, just for the reason of killing them. If the WHY is determined, which it pretty much has in several of the religious and personality related events that is what should be addressed. Solve the equation for that and the symptoms will cease.
https://www.americanthinker.com/art...rd_county_solution_cost_17_student_lives.html
I thought this was interesting.
I thought this was interesting.
Don't lose touch with reality. Our younger generation is subjected to dangers that we didn't have to worry about. It has nothing to do with subjecting them to pass through a metal detector. Backpacks pose a huge problem. Without the machines, they would have to be individually searched. You go to a concert or sports venue with a backpack, it will be searched. Without the X-Ray machines, it's the only way to determine what you have in there. There is much more than metallic items to be concerned about. Depending upon the sensitivity level the detectors, a belt buckle with trigger them. If they aren't set up properly, they are there for looks only, or perhaps to make the parents feel their children are safe. Not only do students carry metallic objects, teachers do also. A couple of metal clad pens will set if off. Keys, cell phone, the clasps on a briefcase, etc; etc.
Edit: The lives of those students and teachers are every bit as important as the lives of the Judges and staff in a Federal Court building. They deserve the same protections. Putting in place the right types of signs on the property has proven to be a pretty good deterrent. The solution is simple. Finding the money to pay for it is the hard part. We can afford $700 Billion for our military budget, but can't come up with the money to safeguard the schools in our country
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No you don't. I did not quote either source. So where did you get that oh so wrong idea?
Are you claiming the cops will not kill 17 people before the year is over? You will lose that bet.
My comment was based on 5 different local cases in recent years where cops unnecessarily killed someone. I am sure you never heard of any of them. If a belligerent minority is not killed it will never reach your favorite megaphone.
Are you claiming the cops will not kill 17 people before the year is over? You will lose that bet.
My comment was based on 5 different local cases in recent years where cops unnecessarily killed someone. I am sure you never heard of any of them. If a belligerent minority is not killed it will never reach your favorite megaphone.
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See you are scrambling to stick your finger in the dike.
The issue is a bunch of cry babies that cannot deal with reality. There is no cheap easy form of instant gratification that will solve the cry babies problems except registration, confiscation and prohibition. My comments are way more relevant than yours because you seem to think there is a solution. There isn't any permanent solution. There will always be atrocities as long as the schools are open and the cops only take action after the fact or not at all.
I have to laugh at your teacher comments. Really laugh....
Teachers in my family go back 4 generations including my mother.
You don' t really know a thing about teachers.
The issue is a bunch of cry babies that cannot deal with reality. There is no cheap easy form of instant gratification that will solve the cry babies problems except registration, confiscation and prohibition. My comments are way more relevant than yours because you seem to think there is a solution. There isn't any permanent solution. There will always be atrocities as long as the schools are open and the cops only take action after the fact or not at all.
I have to laugh at your teacher comments. Really laugh....
Teachers in my family go back 4 generations including my mother.
You don' t really know a thing about teachers.
Worth the read - interesting indeed.
2017 mass shootings ~345 https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...r-mass-shootings-in-modern-us-histo/23298797/
2017 police "killings" (?) -104 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...forcement_officers_in_the_United_States,_2017
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