Popular Post tgo Posted May 25, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Omar, SpLeEnBeAnS, TitansPDO, and 7 others 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Is the plan to do this to all schools and day cares? Then I guess it’s no big deal when he instead shoots up a grocery store next door? A church? Is the solution to turn everything into a fortified compound? Also note that we had “good guys with guns” engage this guy and they let him get into the school and barricade himself in a classroom anyway. IsntLifeFunny, and 'Nator 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, OILERMAN said: The Republican playbook is really just to make it past these few days with the same responses they always give. Wait for people to forget. Don’t pay any attention to the fact that they never even try to enact any of the few policies they do suggest in the wake of gun violence. When was the last time Republicans voted to increase funding for schools, even if for security? What about the purposefully nebulous “mental health” programs they point to instead? If anything, they’re trying to dismantle the few programs that we have. pamo9, 'Nator, Jerry Blair, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 The politicians will continue to do nothing of note and simply use the incident to support their narrative (stricter laws, that have well established loop holes, or needing armed security at schools). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, BudsOilers said: The politicians will continue to do nothing of note and simply use the incident to support their narrative (stricter laws, that have well established loop holes, or needing armed security at schools). One difference worth discussing, at least to me, is Democrats have actual policies they enact at the state or local level while Republicans really just have platitudes. What has been stopping conservative states from turning their schools into fortresses? IsntLifeFunny 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, Titans279 said: One difference worth discussing, at least to me, is Democrats have actual policies they enact at the state or local level while Republicans really just have platitudes. What has been stopping conservative states from turning their schools into fortresses? Probably because the costs of doing so outweigh the risks. If you are looking at it purely from an economical standpoint, a mass shooting picking off 20 kids every few years (on a national level) doesn't justify it across the board. My guess is that the larger high schools may have some security measures whereas a school like this surely would not. Far more people die from gun violence in 1's or 2's than these mass shootings that are always done by some mentally deranged jackass. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oilertattoo Posted May 25, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) Seemed fitting to me considering that kids can get killed in a Texas school, but abortion is bad. Living in Parkland and having to go through what our community did, my heart goes out to the families suffering through this once again. Edited May 25, 2022 by Oilertattoo pat, Jerry Blair, Starkiller, and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 33 minutes ago, BudsOilers said: Probably because the costs of doing so outweigh the risks. If you are looking at it purely from an economical standpoint, a mass shooting picking off 20 kids every few years (on a national level) doesn't justify it across the board. My guess is that the larger high schools may have some security measures whereas a school like this surely would not. Far more people die from gun violence in 1's or 2's than these mass shootings that are always done by some mentally deranged jackass. Could be, which means it's likely any Republicans bringing it up as a solution is probably being disingenuous. If you're looking it in in purely cost benefit standpoint there would be a ton more benefits to having a more effective mental health system in our country than just potentially preventing mass shootings. All kinds of crimes could be prevented with early intervention. I've yet to see a Republican state or locality do anything there. IsntLifeFunny 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Just now, Titans279 said: Could be, which means it's likely any Republicans bringing it up as a solution is probably being disingenuous. If you're looking it in in purely cost benefit standpoint there would be a ton more benefits to having a more effective mental health system in our country than just potentially preventing mass shootings. All kinds of crimes could be prevented with early intervention. I've yet to see a Republican state or locality do anything there. I've yet to see any state do it effectively regardless of the political control of said state. While there are partisan aspects to legislation, the fact is that policy makers consistently have failed to solve really any of the big social problems in my lifetime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Titans279 said: Conservatives have no plan to address this kind of thing. Arming teachers is the dumbest idea I've ever heard I've always found it interesting that a large segment of our society believes this problem would somehow be fixed by adding more guns into the equation. I wonder if they would extend this same logic to fixing the nation's addiction issues by making opiates, heroin, and cocaine readily accessible to anyone who wants them? Jerry Blair, Starkiller, and titanruss 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitansPDO Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 4 hours ago, OILERMAN said: Keep in mind that the Senate kicked it into high gear when people were only peacefully protesting near Supreme Court Justice's homes.... And of course, Pelosi and the Democratic house leadership went all out to save their beloved Henry Cueller in Texas who has an A rating from the NRA. OILERMAN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitansPDO Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, Titans279 said: Could be, which means it's likely any Republicans bringing it up as a solution is probably being disingenuous. If you're looking it in in purely cost benefit standpoint there would be a ton more benefits to having a more effective mental health system in our country than just potentially preventing mass shootings. All kinds of crimes could be prevented with early intervention. I've yet to see a Republican state or locality do anything there. Any type of money thrown at better mental health services would be an improvement here in Texas, especially when the largest mental health facility is the Harris County Jail in Houston. IsntLifeFunny 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitansFan777 Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 I see the right wingers have gone hardcore on the “he wuz a tranz” aspect of the story Jerry Blair 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Nator Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 Teachers, who are plotting to turn your kids into gay tranny experts in critical race theory should also be armed at all times in order to thwart men with semi auto weapons in tactical gear. OILERMAN, and IsntLifeFunny 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titans279 Posted May 25, 2022 Report Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 minute ago, TitansFan777 said: I see the right wingers have gone hardcore on the “he wuz a tranz” aspect of the story Which is false, predictably. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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