wow.
not hard to believe...

more awesomeness.

' is it worth trying!? '

for the kids -
The kids deserve better. tj

see yours, Summit - and we now have multiple incidents where what you claim to be revised, current training is not what's happening.

There are aspects of interpretation - does a mobile...

the Question I do have is how was the school Safety Officer not in a position to defend the school - That is that officer's job.

Not to pursue an assailant in the neighborhood - secure...

with regard to law enforcement, I believe current training Greatly emphasized officer safety, and 'securing the scene' and when faced with weaponry, Waiting for reinforcements And superior...

That's Not a plan - it's an administrator's outline.


dog. tj

Dex., buddy, dismissing the Constitution really isn't helpful -
our "founding fathers" would be appalled by what has become of the country And the government they created ( and might ...

( lovely.

Thank you for your contributions to this discussion -- )

skiJ

seems to be working at courthouses across the country -

in multiple posts yesterday, I repeated clearly, I am promoting changing facilities design and operation, Not staffing schools with...

restricted access means fewer, monitored entry(s) - other 'entries (of convenience) ' become emergency Only exits ( by Safety (Fire) code, those Exits Must be available. )but they don't have...

Why the ... Party supports this is two-fold -
Money. And votes.


tj

what fantastic values did we teach nineteen ten year olds who were two weeks from Summer Vacation ?

' is it worth trying!? '
would it be worth trying if if was your ten year old ?


There...

merits a ^bump^ in response to new_guy's post -

it not the criminals, it's the crazy-s.

yeah (yes) - but 'stacking the court' shouldn't be the 'balance' -

the senate should not have been able to prevent Garland's appointment in 2016.

( f. politics. ) skiJ

more and more, I am Here with the first part of this - And I wonder and I worry. with the 'conservatives' now holding a 'super-majority' on the SC, does it really matter ( for the next...

yup (Yes) - That's a sweet shot ^^^ ! !!

Thank you. skiJ

My thought is if one thinks gun rights is about the Second amendment, one has the right to join the National Guard...

( if one thinks it gives one the right to amass a personal...

see yours, LSL - Thank you.

I still believe school Safety is part of the equation.

I support ideas about regulation of firearms, and the belief that citizens should be allowed firearms...

I believe the parameters of what constitute a secure state, a security state ( or a police state ? ) have changed in the last twenty years -

' Fear is a plague we need to work against so...

LSL - what is your solution ?


tj

no, Multi- and I believe I was clear about this - we are not turning schools into prisons - and the physical facility can be modified to greatly limit access.

Single entry, designed for...

thanks and Thank you for your clarification -
I agree with you... And I still believe enhanced school Safety is obtainable - at the local level.


it is interesting to me to see this...

This post merits being bumped for at least a couple of pages --


Please, breathe Deep, AD -

making schools Safer by restricting access is a leap from putting them on "lockdown" .

I...

ten million assault rifles, Bobby - ?

why ?

reactively,
make-sure it is unloaded, lay it in your driveway and destroy it with a sledgehammer.
it would probably be safer to cut it into...

I appreciate that the legal acquisition of an automatic assault rifle is an expensive, time-consuming process, Bobby- And
as schuss has illustrated above, there are clearly other markets.
...

two thoughts -

could we end the internet / mail order sale of weaponry that in at least two of these cases, these boys have used to build their personal armories to line-out their video game...

( I'll come back to this )


revised, May 25, 2022 -

I opened this post to rebut the post that claims "murdeerer" should be 'medicated' so they can circulate in society -

no. we have...

Your point is Good and you've made it well, AD - but., we can only do what we can do. The pro-gun lobby is still Very strong.

we can make schools safer - Not by staffing them like...

Pray For Newtown
Sun Kil Moon

I was a Junior in high school when I turned the TV on.
James Huberty went to a restaurant, shot everyone up with a machine gun.
It was from my hometown.
We talked...

it is junk like the claim that "violent crime has been on the decline since the late '80s " that has allowed the proliferation of assault and automatic firearms that has allowed these mass...

+1.

I do not understand why it would take 6-8 additional 'officers' per school to greatly enhance security -
Access is a primary concern. Many municipal buildings are going to a single,...

This idea has merit - and it has been implemented in some communities.

Some of the other responses are interesting - claims that it could never be accomplished. perhaps not, but I am more...

Congratulations, sfb.


skiJ

Not trying to change anyone's mind -

released when Fogelberg was 30, his father - also a musician and band leader, died the following year ;

it is a good song. I have no interest in the...

+1. skiJ

The thread is about the 1970s -

Fogelberg achieved popularity in the '70s.
That's all --
( as I mentioned, he is well down my list. and he was relevant for thirty years, from the 1970s )
...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ggNIZ1aZxhI

There is an adage about speaking ill of the dead, core-, if you want to talk about worst of the decade...
I still play Souvenirs from time to time...

... back to you
( though I believe, ...

I understand how politically and culturally it is tempting to include 1980 with the decade of the 1970s, but chronologically, I believe it belongs as the first year of the 1980s -
Otherwise, ...

turnips

Reset -

Burpee

seeds

in line for the Intuitions and insoles --

skiJ

Bobke (Roll)

Indy (500)

poo ( or pooh )

bedazzled

https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/covidnet/covid19_5.html

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50-64 does not appear to be the predominant demographic ; that still appears to be elderly...
hospitalizations in those 18-49 is...

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/s0519-covid-booster-acip.html

revised vaccination recommendations without the Twitter graphics -

15,000 hospitalizations in children,
180 deaths in...

Banff

if Kerr is on the bench -
They sure laid a stinker against Memphis without him.

They have done a nice job rebuilding that team around Curry and Green ( and Klay. inconsistent, and still...

Boundary Waters is special --

headnets, gloves, and insect repellent is encouraged for early June !