Message #6235

[Ted S]

While I agree with your theory, the problem is you forget that people like to play hero if and when they can.

I disagree. People like to avoid trouble and many will do nothing thinking it is somebody else's responsibility.  I don't buy the hero angle.  Ever watch that TV show "What Would You Do?" In unusual situations most people choose not to get involved and and I've got to think that when real bullets are flying most people will turn and run.

That being said I think that we should have armed security guards and not armed teachers.  Maybe post 2 in each wing that way both sides can be protected at the same time

At least four full-time security guards for every school?  That will cost a fortune and the chances of there being an actual shooting at any given school are infinitesimal.  I would guess that the chances of the school catching fire is greater so perhaps we should have a fire engine and full crew standing by in the parking lot in case fire breaks out.

We need to keep all of this in perspective.

If it's a large urban school with a lot of gang activity then four armed guards might not be enough.  If it's a small school in an affluent neighborhood then a couple of teachers willing to take on the responsibility -- that there is only a one-in-a-million chance they will ever have to use -- may be enough.  This is why the decisions need to be made at the lowest level possible.

And remember, doing nothing is always an option.