Posted on 09/10/2014 6:52:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Edited on 09/10/2014 7:02:57 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
A group of small town teachers have a big idea called The Sleeve. It's a device that slips over the closer-arm of a door to prevent the door from being opened from the outside. The idea is to buy time for teachers and students during a school shooting.
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Well then I stand behind my “cynical marketing ploy” comment and add “tacky as hell!”
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It is.
I’d like an M2 myself. (grin)
Post16 ad
12 gauge? Pump? 550 foot pounds? Rubber pad?
I almost passed out in shock and horror!
What the heck is it made out of? Silver plated brass or copper???
“Of course, being a Old Guy means I know what a Dunce Cap was.’
haha, ah yes....something they should have brought back long ago.
How unbelievably stupid!
Are our educated idiots (liberal teachers) aware that most classroom doors have glass windows in them? Have they ever noticed that?
Gee! All that the killer would have to do is break the window and start firing through the large hole in the door.
Now, what if the teacher had a gun and used it to protect the children and themselves instead of trying to place this “thing” on the door apparatus? I don’t think there would be any question of the outcome.
In today’s education industry, the number of dollars spent is the measure of success, not the number of students who learn to read, write, or cipher.
M1 Carbine wouldn't be my first choice for arming teachers ... but it's certainly the right general idea.
You were studying the GUN?
Impressive.
what about ‘brown alert’?
The sleeve is a violation of the fire and building codes
Exactly. The fire marshal will not be happy with this
“solution”.
from memory...
CAT : it is when you see the color of my pants!
:’}
I have more than a one-track mind.
You have been around here long enough to know mocking is a FReeper tradition. The cure for cancer would be mocked by some.
But... in CA they want to make all civilian protective armor illegal...
I used to carry Large ALICE in ancient history in the Army.
Had to look that up! But perhaps I should have explained. A.L.I.C.E. Is a program to deal with an active threat to counter the failed “hide-in-place” that schools and other institutions used prior to the mass slaughters of recent years. I just realized that a similar evolution of tactics occurred after the 9-11 hijackings—before: cooperate with the hijackers and you’ll likely live—after: if we’re going to die anyway we might as well fight back.
ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate. When a threat is discovered, it is announced to the whole school and law enforcement. The school is locked down. The locations of the threats are broadcast to the entire building. If the threat is close to you prepare to do what you can to thwart his plans. It may include throwing books chairs or desks—if you are going to die anyway, why not? If the threat is distant, evacuate to a distant location, hopefully out of sight of any attacker.
Our local sheriff’s office provided the training. They assured us that their tactics have changed as well. Instead of waiting outside for SWAT teams to arrive, they will engage the shooter. The school I substitute at is in a rural location. We figure it will likely take 15 to 20 minutes for law enforcement to arrive if something bad were to happen.
Unlike most new “ideas” in education, I like this one.
In today’s Public Schools, half the Students as well as the Unionized Teachers would be wearing one. Unfortunately, there are only four Corners in each Classroom.
The local paper interviewed People about some idiotic Obama Proclamation, can’t remember which one.
One of the People interviewed was a Sixth Grade Teacher. Part of her response included blaming the “Do Nothing Republican House” for the problems at hand.
These are the uninformed Idiots teaching our Children.
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