Posted on 05/27/2022 5:59:29 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
In wake of the Texas school shooting there are some who question if School Resource police officers make schools safer?
Schools in Tompkins County don't have SROs and law enforcement says they have received pushback in the past to have the presence of officers in schools.
A member of the Common Council of the City of Ithaca says he has pushed back on officers in schools because he adamantly opposes it.
Jorge DeFendini is the Alderperson who represents ward 4 of the Common Council of Ithaca. He believes an increased presence of police at schools or even having SROs in schools is a bad idea. He spoke out against it in a tweet on Tuesday.
"I condemn and denounce the decision to increase police presence at schools in light of recent event or at any other times. Police were present at the Texas shooting and it did not stop the tragedy it never does." Defendini said!
He says it's treating the symptoms and putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound right now, as opposed to treating the root of the problem.
"In reality, the problems that we are dealing with are problems of over access, easy access to military-grade weaponry and in access to mental health resources and other factors that cause poverty. We need to talk about getting guns things off the streets while also making sure our communities are funded and well resourced so that people have access to food and medicine health care and support and a broader sense of community so people don't feel left alone and socially isolated that's how we stop these things from happening," DeFendini said.
There were proposals made to the Ithaca City School District in the past for SROs. DeFendini says if there's a new push for SROs he's going to keep his stance.
"If I have to be honest I have to say what reality are you living, just honestly because it didn't, people died I man at what point where do we draw the line here are we going to have tanks guarding schools are we going to have armed officers with rifles in every school," DeFendini said.
Tompkins County Sheriff, Derek Osborne says his top priority is keeping the community safe. And explained his decision to increase Deputy's presence and patrols at schools was to put students, faculty, and parents at ease and make them feel a little safer.
“”he adamantly opposes it.””
Nothing surprising about this, is there? He certainly can’t be the only council person with a vote! Where does everyone else stand on the issue? Being Ithaca, we know the answer!
Funny we never hear from these loud mouths who oppose such actions when there IS an incident!
Here’s our answer!!!
https://americanstudies.cornell.edu/news/jorge-defendini-22-debriefs-his-time-common-council
Thanks.
The universities have become infested with socialists, communists and idiot tools.
Alderperson?? Pathetic.
They missed all the signs that the shooter was a nut case. Also, his parents were not parenting. I believe it was reported that the shooter discharged his weapon several times outside the school before entering. Lastly, it was reported that the shooter had obtained his weapons legally. So perhaps more laws is not an answer.
Gang assault under investigation in Ithaca
On the Commons. In broad daylight.
Mr. Defendini forgets the SRO at Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County , Md. The SRO ran toward the shooter and fatally wounded him.
Shooter died in transit to shock trauma. One student wounded.
There is no way to tell how many school shootings have been avoided
because of the presence of an SRO.
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