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Post by stormycat on Sept 28, 2022 23:53:27 GMT
I also worry if they evacuate or move to a shelter in place, that my son would be left behind. He is physically disabled, and Visually impaired and uses a cane. He’s on a class with other disabled kids in the morning with an aide. In the afternoon he is in with typical kids. The teacher can’t help all of them at once, hence my worry.
It’s horrible to think of this all around
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RosieKat
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Post by RosieKat on Sept 29, 2022 18:42:54 GMT
... snipers on the roof, all kinds of stuff. I'm sorry but what the fork? Did you say SNIPERS? At a school? I cannot even... Honestly that sounds like a movie, not real life. Yep. For the day before, too. Even though DD didn't go to school that day, we did drive past it on our way to the doctor's appointment and could see all the police and police cars that were outside. It was insane. I mean, we couldn't see the snipers because that's how they work, but we were told they were there. I mean, this was a very serious threat, which involved 3 police departments, 2 county sheriff's departments, and the FBI. Not even gonna mention all the random ones that they dismiss pretty quickly as not credible, as I'm sure just about every teacher and parent here has dealt with. And yeah, I'm in Texas, where the government's response is just make it easier to arm more people. Guess who I'm voting for for governor?
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Post by casii on Sept 29, 2022 19:02:54 GMT
It enrages me to think of my grand babies going through active shooter drills. White hot rage.
The 2nd amendment has been twisted and people have been radicalized to worship gun culture. Prolife indeed.
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Post by nursema on Sept 29, 2022 19:13:43 GMT
Wouldn't work. If they are unmoved by photos of dead children blown to bits by AR-15s, they are unmovable. Yes, I was going to say just that. After Sandy Hook we all said "surely NOW things will change". Nope. I don’t disagree with this at all, but we can never, ever stop raising hell - not that anyone is proposing it! Resignation is just not an option. Determined moms (well, parents - sorry, dads!) will be the ones leading the charge to force change, I’m just sure of it. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Post by nursema on Sept 29, 2022 19:18:50 GMT
... snipers on the roof, all kinds of stuff. I'm sorry but what the fork? Did you say SNIPERS? At a school? I cannot even... Honestly that sounds like a movie, not real life. The only drills I've ever done in school my entire attendance were for fire safety. Honestly, I feel like this is something we should PUSH for - as they fight their asses off to put guns in the hands of every fool in their state, why don’t we force them to keep our kids safe by putting them in the hands of someone who is there TO keep our kids safe? Hell, that’s another damn gun sale?! If it could make our kids feel protected and even the tiniest bit safer, it would be worth it to me.
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Post by katiejane on Sept 29, 2022 19:25:12 GMT
I know as a non USA citizen my voice may not be wanted. But I have lived for several years in the USA, and have many friends and people I love there and my DS has dual nationality. My heart breaks and every time there is a shooting. I hope with all my heart things will change. Like other I am dumb founded each time thoughts and prayers are offered as if there are no solutions and the right to own guns triumph's over children's right to be safe. And there is no movement on restrictions and regulations that would help keep people safe. I sincerely hope things can and will change and I hope that the strangle hold that the NRA will reduce and children will feel safe and no longer worry about how to manage their risk at school. I worry about the mental health time bomb ticking away as children grow up with these worries.
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Post by Embri on Sept 29, 2022 19:49:49 GMT
That doesn't seem like an actual solution.
I mean if a hypothetical shooter is planning to murder school attendees, wouldn't they just... wait until the police go away? Like a couple of days? Authorities can't stick around forever.
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Post by nursema on Sept 30, 2022 3:19:59 GMT
That doesn't seem like an actual solution.
I mean if a hypothetical shooter is planning to murder school attendees, wouldn't they just... wait until the police go away? Like a couple of days? Authorities can't stick around forever.
I’m thinking you may have been trying to quote my post about the snipers. If not, my mistake - but if so, your points are valid. I’m sure it’s far fetched, especially with law enforcement staff being pretty slim in so many places at present, but I think it’s a way of upping the ante and something (if nothing more than a Machiavellian approach) that can be used to apply pressure. They’re obviously not going to budge…🤬 We saw how they completely contradicted themselves on the “It’s not a gun problem, it’s a mental health problem!”, and have brazenly chosen to address NEITHER. I was thinking more of a full-time employee at each school, a highly trained and qualified armed security guard. Ex LE, maybe. Dare to dream, I know. Our kids (and their kids, for some of us) deserve better. They won’t be getting that from GOP leadership, who apparently DOES NOT AGREE.
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Post by Embri on Sept 30, 2022 9:06:02 GMT
I was nursema, yes, it broke. >_<; No one is going to argue that stopping children from being hurt/killed is a bad thing, I hope. In a perfect world both issues would get addressed - why children feel like hurting others is acceptable, and the ease getting access to lethal weaponry.
It boggles my mind that this is reality for our southern neighbours. I've never touched a gun, and I have no interest in doing so. I can count the number of times I've seen an actual real firearms in person and have fingers left over. Half of those were in the War Museum. Casual gun possession is just not a thing up here unless you're living way out in the boonies.
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Post by RosieKat on Sept 30, 2022 19:47:56 GMT
I was thinking more of a full-time employee at each school, a highly trained and qualified armed security guard. We already do, 1 to 2 campus police officers at each school in our district. Actual full-on police officers. I do want to say that all of the ones I've met are the people you want doing that job, who are in it not for power or ego or anything but to support the kids and protect them if needed. They do everything from talking with kids who make bad decisions to showing up for this kind of stuff. I have nothing but respect for all the ones I've met. But still, our school - for example - is roughly 2800 kids, with all the staff it takes to support that, and in the square footage it takes to hold all that. One officer can only do so much, even if s/he is Superman.
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