Guns and Mass Shootings

posted by jmog

Whats SROs? Honest question  

I think he meant school resource officers, but I might be off on that.

posted by jmog

Whats SROs? Honest question  

School resource officer?

The dad was arrested tonight and facing a bunch of charges including cruelty to children. He apparently gifted the assault rifle to the kid for Christmas last year. 

I think we’ll find out the dad absolutely failed this kid.

posted by iclfan2

Don’t forget what party doesn’t want SROs. 

Several of the last school shootings had SRO’s and they did nothing. 

I had no idea we had so many communists on this board.

A lot of absolute insanity in this thread.  

posted by Ironman92

Scary stuff honestly.

When I see these potential types they often get cooler kids picking on them….I always let those kids know they need to stop it in general but really should not tease that kid. It’s a thing.

Fiancee's nieces son is going into junior high and is extremely short for his age. He has been getting bullied at school, his mom has complained about it, and the school has done nothing. Kid comes home crying all the time. See a lot of this around here on a regular basis. If it's a racial situation, the school won't touch it for fear of "rocking the boat."

posted by Trueblue23

I had no idea we had so many communists on this board.

A lot of absolute insanity in this thread.  

Oh boy 

posted by BR1986FB

Fiancee's nieces son is going into junior high and is extremely short for his age. He has been getting bullied at school, his mom has complained about it, and the school has done nothing. Kid comes home crying all the time. See a lot of this around here on a regular basis. If it's a racial situation, the school won't touch it for fear of "rocking the boat."

Bullying is very tough for schools to regulate and almost impossible to stop. Many times the teacher stepping in just makes it worse. Often no good answers. Not sure what you mean about the racial situation that schools won’t touch maybe you could expand on that 

posted by geeblock

Bullying is very tough for schools to regulate and almost impossible to stop. Many times the teacher stepping in just makes it worse. Often no good answers. Not sure what you mean about the racial situation that schools won’t touch maybe you could expand on that 

Where I live, there have been several instances of a black kid bullying a white kid. The bully moved to another local school district and is still bullying. Schools won't do anything to the kid because they don't want to have the finger pointed at them as racists. Bullying isn't ok in any circumstance.

posted by geeblock

Several of the last school shootings had SRO’s and they did nothing. 

So take them away? That’s illogical.

posted by iclfan2

So take them away? That’s illogical.

I’m just saying it’s not a long term solution. 

posted by geeblock

I’m just saying it’s not a long term solution. 

I haven’t read everything yet, but how did he get an AR into the school? It’s not like you can conceal it. Also fuck that Dad. What a moron.

also am i crazy or were they showing a black kid as the shooter yesterday?

posted by CenterBHSFan

I think he meant school resource officers, but I might be off on that.

Thanks, brain fart.

posted by friendfromlowry

School resource officer?

The dad was arrested tonight and facing a bunch of charges including cruelty to children. He apparently gifted the assault rifle to the kid for Christmas last year. 

I think we’ll find out the dad absolutely failed this kid.

Saw that he gifted the gun to him AFTER the kid had already  been investigated for threatening to shoot up the school.

If that is true that dad will and should face a ton of jail time. What an absolute asshole.

posted by geeblock

also am i crazy or were they showing a black kid as the shooter yesterday?

I haven’t seen anyone do such a thing.

posted by Laley23

1. Required 30 min mental health sessions starting in 5th grade. Every school has at least 1 professional talking to these kids weekly. If they miss 30 min of a class, they miss 30 min of a class. Bigger schools obviously need to have more than 1. Mental health and feeling worthy in life, etc are the main issues with troubled individuals. Starting them talking with professionals -- without the stigma of outside help, because the entire nation does it -- early on in life would hopefully help. Kids will still pick on someone and you will get made fun of, but venting every week would go a long way to coping with issues. It would also be a direct line to a professional seeing signs early and taking precautions. 

Distant 2. Assault Rifle and Semi Automatic weapons ban - it wont happen overnight, but eventually over time you will severely limit the amount that are in the areas where the mass shootings seem to happen. 

"Semi-auto weapons ban"

Just say you don't understand guns brother, it's okay.  

Semi automatic weapon ban? Well there goes 90+% of all hand guns…..most hunting rifles gone….i could keep going. 

posted by jmog

Semi automatic weapon ban? Well there goes 90+% of all hand guns…..most hunting rifles gone….i could keep going. 

Reminds me of the CNN clip where they shot an AR at a range... "okay now I'm prepared to go FULL semi-automatic"

Idiots 

posted by iclfan2

I haven’t read everything yet, but how did he get an AR into the school? It’s not like you can conceal it. Also fuck that Dad. What a moron.

Very glad to see the dad charged with murder.  

There's already a shortage of mental health workers in this country.  Multiple school psychs to talk to kids "weekly" isn't remotely feasible.

But if you want to put A LOT more kids on A LOT more drugs, that's probably a good idea.