I don't get all the resistance to putting a cop in schools

[libdem4life]

163. We no longer have local cops on foot...friendly blue...like we used to who would get to know the

kids and were part of the community. No little kids were traumatized by the nice, local Police Officer in their neighborhood. For god sakes, they were part of the reading curriculum books.

I see this as the same thing...submit to state authority???? We'd not be asking the Nazis or Federal Marshalls to patrol FFS, or requiring them to keep their vaccination papers to show.

Talking nice people, local people, vets, retired military, retired police, train retired parents...friends to the kids. A part of a kid's education and learning culture is how to interact with teachers, store owners, peers, local police, emergency helpers, fire department...in fact they take teacher-led field trips just for that purpose. Those department often come to schools with cool booths and interactions and stuff for the kids...along with letting them get used to the emergency vehicles...especially the fire engines. Kids love it.

And I don't think a child has ever been traumatized by waiting for two hours in a long, long line to go through a metal scanner, get patted down, and notice a whole lot of police and security guards before going to see Grandma. Nor are they traumatized by seeing a Federal Marshall onboard the plane. Why? Because their parents have already taught them about it, are doing so willingly, and yes, they will feel safer.

Think Friendly Crossing Guard...that we figured out when we wanted to protect kids crossing streets. Teachers/parents walking their young kid to the bus and home...in case some idiot car flies out of nowhere. Try passing a stopped School Bus with the red lights and stop signs flashing...very bad idea. Protection for school children increases all the time.

These are just professionals at school, trained to be a first responder on site. No one says this will DO IT ALL...that's the rhetorical defense of idiots. Kids still get hit in the street, too. Just not so often. It's another layer of protection for our kids...and the Gun Complex WILL PAY FOR IT.