An armed SRO caused the only fatality this time... the shooter. Give able and willing school resources the ability the carry a firearm and I guarantee schools will become less of a target for these lunatics.
Some significant differences, no?
I'm thinking that's why you didn't post a link. Learning from Cole?
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Trust me. There's almost zero interest in this from the side of teachers.
And I'd be shocked if parents will be comfortable with teachers packing heat in the classroom. Do you know how many parents distrust and/or loathe us?
a gun.
the latter.
I don't think many of you comprehend what a school day is like in many of our city schools. They're more like daily holding tanks than schools where teachers are routinely subjected to violence and all sorts of verbal harassment. It's a growing problem. There is a great temptation when tempers are running high to pull out a pistol and tell a juvenile delinquent, "Go ahead...make my day."
It's a really bad idea. The dynamics are a lot different when it's an SRO, instead. Let's place more of them into the schools if we want more guns.
that respect of teacher authority by students is in the tank... shame on parents who don't teach basic respect of authority. When I was in school, you had a handful of kids out of hundreds that had no respect of authority, now you have handfuls that do show respect. I imagine it is much worse in inner city areas.
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Make no mistake, I would be the last person in the world to deprive you of your taste for other peoples' blood.
Trust me. There's almost zero interest in this from the side of teachers.
And I'd be shocked if parents will be comfortable with teachers packing heat in the classroom. Do you know how many parents distrust and/or loathe us?
Did that come true by chance?
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I thought charges had to be filed before handcuffs were applied.
You are only against lawlessness in some cases, it seems. Not that I bought what you were selling about yourself yesterday.
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if you think it was because he was only carrying a handgun, you are showing your ignorance. I can assure you that anyone that has shot a 9mm or similar with regularity and a pocket full of clips can neutralize a lot of people quickly.
BTW, I don't intentionally leave out pertinent information to cast a preferred light on a conversation. I also have not found any articles that stated the SRO was nearby... only that he pursued quickly. Regardless, if you allow able bodied willing staff to carry a gun, there would always be someone close by.
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