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IronLionZion

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12. Security theater makes us less safe

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2022, 02:44 PM

May 2022

Frankly I'd rather make it harder to get guns. Make them jump through hoops instead of traumatizing kids and teaching them how to evade countermeasures.

When a douchebag shoots up his own school, he's likely to know where the security is and how to get around it.

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Chris Hayes: I am more certain of this than I have ever been. Stop lockdown drills in all schools... [View all] demmiblue May 2022 OP

As effective as the nuclear bomb drills.... They went something like, 3Hotdogs May 2022 #1

Remember them like it was yesterday. WinstonSmith4740 May 2022 #11

We were in a hallway with lots of windows. Texaswitchy May 2022 #17

"Now it's time to have some fun!" CrispyQ May 2022 #2

I think teachers have attempted to de-traumatize these drills as much as possible... demmiblue May 2022 #3

omfg, what the fck is this ?! "have some fun" ??!? uponit7771 May 2022 #4

Teacher is doing their best to not traumatize kids. Cuthbert Allgood May 2022 #7

+1, yeah from a teachers perspective what are people supposed to do?! Are your door entries ... uponit7771 May 2022 #9

I agree with Chris pattyloutwo May 2022 #5

I was thinking about this this morning spinbaby May 2022 #6

Apt point: today's shooters likely had lockdown drills when they were younger and know where to aim Novara May 2022 #8

I disagree Sunsky May 2022 #10

Security theater makes us less safe IronLionZion May 2022 #12

At this point, I just want the Q nuts to admit what it is they actually do to save children. Initech May 2022 #15

They won't admit it even when so many in GOP have been busted for abusing children IronLionZion May 2022 #18

But it makes the repubs and the GRAs feel better...nt Wounded Bear May 2022 #13

We're raising a generation of fearful children. Fearful citizens are easier to control jalan48 May 2022 #14

A modern-day Ring around the Rosie ck4829 May 2022 #16