There was an article in the WAPO yesterday that just shows me how ‘little’ some folks really understand about crime and criminals…
Donna St. George was the author of the article-
“Law enforcement officers provide the appearance of security, but should not be part of a holistic, concerted effort to ensure that children are safe,” says the report by the Advancement Project, long active on school issues.
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“We need strong adult-student relationships, and that comes in the form of counselors and psychologists, as well as increased presence of parents and volunteers, and proven programs that reduce violence,” said Judith Browne Dianis, co-director of the Advancement Project. “Armed guards are not the answer.”
It’s a decent article, you can read the whole thing HERE; but there seems (at least to me) to be a significant lack of understanding of the real issues…
Shooters WILL pick on gun free zones to act out their fantasies, as we continue to see. Right now there are at least 10,000 armed police officers serving as School Resource Officers in a variety of schools all over the USA; however many are in high schools and maybe a few middle schools, leaving most elementary schools unprotected. What in AP’s approach will actually ‘protect’ the children?
Nothing that I can see, but it’s obvious they are anti-gun, and are hell bent on ostracizing security/LEOs/anyone else who is allowed to carry and protect our children.
And when you start digging down on the Advancement Project, guess who’s funding them… Link HERE.
And from the Washington Times, Emily Miller’s fisking of the latest Bloomie ads, HERE…
Somebody needs to find out who this turkey is!
I’m amazed that, as Miller points out, he’s violating three of the four rules! I’m betting he’s an actor, hired for his ‘redneck’ look, and posed with the gun and the accent. I’m also betting he doesn’t know a damn thing about guns!!!
Sigh…
And in other news, reader Stretch sent a link to The Old Salt Blog, and the ongoing problems with the Navy’s LCS. USS FREEDOM is still limping toward it’s new home in Singapore, but don’t expect much… This is, in my opinion, another program ripe for being stopped to save money; and go back to building DDGs that can actually make a difference!
I’m just wondering where we’re going and why we’re in this handbasket!
Progressives hate the police for a number of reasons…unless somebody is mugging them. Then they love the police. There was a move in the ’80’s to get all police out of uniforms and to give them blue blazers with a city crest on the pocket and those experiments (which failed) took place in liberal havens such as Sunnyvale, California and Englewood, Colorado.
The world still needs rough men and women with firearms to keep it safe. And though progressives can’t face the inconvenient truth, all of their liberal sanctuaries are incredibly violent. And the areas where armed citizens are the rule are not. If you try to explain it to them, it’s like showing a cross to a vampire (or a progressive) and they hiss and spit at you.
Also keep in mind that “Gun Free Zones” apply up to University Level Schools and down to Day-Care, Head Start, Parochial and Private Schools.
Just be glad that the Gunnies haven’t figured out that…..uh, I think I’ll send you an eMail in Private. No use feeding the enemy.
When progressive communists see their failures, they double down on their silliness. Their solution to the Lone Gunman problem is to try a bit harder with psychologists and counselors. “If only we had counseled better, this would not have happened.” They WISH that supplying counselors would make the world a violence-free zone, and wishing makes it so in their immature minds.
Concur with the other commenters.
LL- Yep, I was stationed at Moffett in the 80’s, I remember that… And you’re correct on the ‘average’ response!
Les- Concur, and copied all
Opus- Understood, but they are two/three generations ‘behind’ on the counselling (and a couple of wars/police actions)…
Rev- Thanks
The turds need to get a productive life, and a real job.
A rural Missouri school district, near West Plaines, MO, has authorized some of their employees to be armed during school. The article I read didn’t state whether the armed employees were teachers, or school staff.