He also supposedly posted on social media the day before stating he was going to “shoot up the school”.
I wasn't saying anything about this specific instance. I was speaking to being able to eliminate these things from ever happening.Evil is a solid argument, but I don't buy that there is nothing that could have been done to thwart this shooting.
There are people around this youth who should have been looking for indicators of the evil. He should have had no access to the weapons he used.
There is a line every time I go to the courthouse, even though there are just a handful of people arriving at the same time. A small airport, that has dozens of people arriving at once, produces lines that take 15 minutes to go through. A large airport will result in a wait of half an hour or more.
A small school has 500 kids arriving at once, large schools 3000+, all of them with backpacks. What do you consider a reasonable wait to get in, 2-4 hours? How many security checkpoints are you willing to fund at each school to get a reasonable wait time, 20-30? You would have to cut corners, to get wait times down to a reasonable period, that would make it all pointless anyway.
I don't know what the answer is, but I don't think security checkpoints is a truly viable option.
I do think it is worth, at least, reconsidering the idea that every boy that is overactive in 1st or 2nd grade should be put on amphetamines. It may not be possible to prove that it is related, but it seems like a bad idea on the face of it.
There is a line every time I go to the courthouse, even though there are just a handful of people arriving at the same time. A small airport, that has dozens of people arriving at once, produces lines that take 15 minutes to go through. A large airport will result in a wait of half an hour or more.
A small school has 500 kids arriving at once, large schools 3000+, all of them with backpacks. What do you consider a reasonable wait to get in, 2-4 hours? How many security checkpoints are you willing to fund at each school to get a reasonable wait time, 20-30? You would have to cut corners, to get wait times down to a reasonable period, that would make it all pointless anyway.
I don't know what the answer is, but I don't think security checkpoints is a truly viable option.
I do think it is worth, at least, reconsidering the idea that every boy that is overactive in 1st or 2nd grade should be put on amphetamines. It may not be possible to prove that it is related, but it seems like a bad idea on the face of it.
When I was in 1st and 2nd grade, those kids were called "brats" and were dealt with without medication - just a swat on the knuckles or the butt when needed. Seemed to work just fine with no ill effects.
Excellent point. I've met exactly one truly hyperactive child in my 50+ years on this Earth. It was obvious there was something wrong with him. The rest of the children I have seen labeled as such were no more than children acting like children. Schools today want little compliant zombies in classrooms, so they drug the students.When I was in 1st and 2nd grade, those kids were called "brats" and were dealt with without medication - just a swat on the knuckles or the butt when needed. Seemed to work just fine with no ill effects.
When I was in 1st and 2nd grade, those kids were called "brats" and were dealt with without medication - just a swat on the knuckles or the butt when needed. Seemed to work just fine with no ill effects.
I think the ADHD "differences" are real but overdiagnosed. I also don't think it should be called a "disease". People with those characteristics have trouble doing some things well but conversely really excel at certain things.When I was in 1st and 2nd grade, those kids were called "brats" and were dealt with without medication - just a swat on the knuckles or the butt when needed. Seemed to work just fine with no ill effects.
...And I'm not even mean.
Evil is a solid argument, but I don't buy that there is nothing that could have been done to thwart this shooting.
There are people around this youth who should have been looking for indicators of the evil. He should have had no access to the weapons he used.
When I was in 1st and 2nd grade, those kids were called "brats" and were dealt with without medication - just a swat on the knuckles or the butt when needed. Seemed to work just fine with no ill effects.