peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Yep…
Current Affairs The " another shooting in America " thread
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Yep…
Vulnerable to criminals? So all those countries that dont have guns but have much, much lower murder figures - explain that
I’d rather be vulnerable to criminals (what ever that means) than part of the huge gun death rate that the US has. 2 mass shoutings A DAY
There has been one shooting at a school in the UK in my 47 years (which resulted in complete overhaul of our gun laws) there has been 30 this year in the US
After Columbine the specific recommendation was not to wait for the trained units - even if only a single officer. Hence why some of the questioning of the police tactics in this case. Agree fully on the teachers bit.
And the final practical lesson of Columbine is a revolution in police response tactics. Cops followed the old book at Columbine: surround the building, set up a perimeter, contain the damage. That approach has been replaced by the “active shooter protocol.” Optimally, it calls for a four-person team to advance in a diamond-shaped wedge. (If there isn’t time to gather four officers, a single officer should charge in alone.) They’re trained to move toward the sound of gunfire and neutralize the shooter. Their goal is to stop him at all costs. They will walk past a dying child if they have to, just to prevent the shooter from killing more. The active protocol has proved successful at numerous shootings during the past decade. At Virginia Tech alone, it probably saved dozens of lives.
TN Toffee
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He has to be THE most spineless. He’s now into his seventh year of licking the boots of the man who called his wife ugly and accused his father of playing a role in the JFK assassination.
peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
Yep, total arsehole…. Just park a tank and 200 soldiers around the school…and lock the backdoor…..
I appreciate that there can be a breakdown in communications in a tense situation but even with the most generous of interpretations this seems a particularly bad one.
carolinablue232
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There’s a lot wrong here, but I’ll just pick this last bit. How in the world does your uncle working for Ross Perot have anything to do with your own education and knowledge of American history or government?
My uncle was a plus handicap. That doesn’t help me break 80 when I play…
Based on the timeline there, and the fact that you’ve precisely referred to me as “Brah” I’m gonna guess you’re about 15 or 16 which would help explain some things. Keep learning. “Freedom” does not mean you can do whatever you want to do, including buying military grade weapons that our founding fathers couldn’t have possibly foreseen.
You do realise who the tyrannical regime that the Americans rose up against was yeah? Your definitely barking up the wrong tree in here mate..
TN Toffee
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Had absolutely no idea that this was even possible, much less commonplace. While we’re looking for common sense reforms, this practice needs to go with immediate effect.
Not sure it was used in this case but sure seems like low hanging fruit doesn’t it.
The lad from UK sky who held that parasite ted cruz's feet to the fire has gone viral. The right will now be on a full offensive to discredit all forms of empathy as they usually do
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