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frizzled

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63. Can you leave the country and emigrate to, say, Western Europe?

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 07:14 AM

Oct 2015

The fact is that school shootings happen without warning as well.

If you can't deal with an appreciable probability that your child will be shot to death at school, or elsewhere, you probably shouldn't stay in the United States. Facing a risk of being murdered is a political fact, that will not change in your lifetime due to the power of the gun lobby.

Look into immigration to somewhere like Germany. You could claim refugee status, although that would not be taken seriously.

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Someone threatened to shoot up my son's high school tomorrow. [View all] rbrnmw Oct 2015 OP

be safe... chillfactor Oct 2015 #1

He wants to go but I want to keep him home rbrnmw Oct 2015 #3

You are in charge, he isn't! yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #7

That's what I told him rbrnmw Oct 2015 #8

I know. My nephew is 17. Will be 18 in March yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #11

H we has until the 4th of July rbrnmw Oct 2015 #13

Lucky he will have graduated yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #16

Does he know the person who made the threat? Warpy Oct 2015 #9

No the school called us rbrnmw Oct 2015 #10

You still need to talk this over with him Warpy Oct 2015 #15

I would keep him home bkkyosemite Oct 2015 #2

I would keep him at home. There are so many crazies anymore it's hard to tell what might happen. RKP5637 Oct 2015 #4

Send him bigwillq Oct 2015 #5

Agreed GummyBearz Oct 2015 #14

Staying away from movie theaters because someone once carried out a mass shooting in one . . . markpkessinger Oct 2015 #46

No question - keep him home yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #6

Who made the threat? Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #12

We were just told a threat was made not the how or reason rbrnmw Oct 2015 #18

If it were me, I'm send him to school. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #20

No question- send him. Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #17

I understand but the mother in me says he can miss one day rbrnmw Oct 2015 #19

So where do you draw your line? GummyBearz Oct 2015 #22

My husband said the same thing just now rbrnmw Oct 2015 #26

By that logic I would never allow my teen son to drive himself anywhere. Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #23

I know that's true rbrnmw Oct 2015 #27

What does "he isn't a baby anymore" have to do with being shot to death? demmiblue Oct 2015 #32

And yet . . . markpkessinger Oct 2015 #45

It's probably the safest day to send him FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #21

Yes, I don't think there were threats ahead of time for Columbine and Sandy Hook. Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #25

Our daughter's HS had a threat last year FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #30

I'd make him stay home. I wouldn't want any "If only I had..." BlueJazz Oct 2015 #24

This^^^ ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #28

I just made my husband read your comment rbrnmw Oct 2015 #29

These shooters have hundreds of rounds of ammunition bkkyosemite Oct 2015 #33

Oh, Now You're Gonna Blame Me! ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #62

I would stay the f"""" at home. Quantess Oct 2015 #31

Would it be possible Waltons_Mtn Oct 2015 #34

Bubble wrap. Bubble wrap and down blankets should keep him secure and comfortable inside the box. . . Journeyman Oct 2015 #35

Undisciplined minds rely on logical fallacies LanternWaste Oct 2015 #41

Yeah, let's be nasty about peoples' concerns around this shit. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #51

Tough call. Heeeeers Johnny Oct 2015 #36

Keep him home and use the opportunity to teach about social media NightWatcher Oct 2015 #37

Probably the best day for him to go... ileus Oct 2015 #38

If he stays home, worst case scenario is he's angry for a few days and misses a day of school LanternWaste Oct 2015 #39

"extra security and every student searched"? KamaAina Oct 2015 #40

If every kid in a school knows that classes will be canceled whenever there is such a threat, Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #42

That's what I asked rbrnmw Oct 2015 #43

I understand mercuryblues Oct 2015 #44

My husband and I decided to keep him home rbrnmw Oct 2015 #49

You mercuryblues Oct 2015 #54

His girlfriend is coming with us rbrnmw Oct 2015 #56

My goodness! Talk about job security! KamaAina Oct 2015 #67

No we are currently in Ohio we lived there most of our married life rbrnmw Oct 2015 #68

Maybe send him tomorrow to get assignments for Thursday & Fri ecstatic Oct 2015 #47

Very scary. cwydro Oct 2015 #48

If you're worried, keep him home. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #50

If they're going to do it they don't threaten to do it. I would send him. Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #52

Well the shooter in Oregon said he was going to do it before he did rbrnmw Oct 2015 #53

Please be sure to let us know how it goes for your family tomorrow. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #59

My Dad did the same thing with my sister and I re the DC trip rbrnmw Oct 2015 #60

Was that confirmed? I didn't think so. I guess if you are going to worry he would be better home. Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #61

It's not clear that actually happened. frizzled Oct 2015 #64

I wouild keep him home. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #55

Maybe they don't have enough information rbrnmw Oct 2015 #57

I have children in School. I expect investigations, arrests, and jail time... Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #58

Can you leave the country and emigrate to, say, Western Europe? frizzled Oct 2015 #63

FYI - you're not fooling everyone here. Mosby Oct 2015 #69

I'm assuming everything was fine? Did you end up sending him? (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #65

No he stayed home but nothing happened at school rbrnmw Oct 2015 #66