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kind of a good point rockerslinger....at first i thought it was silly, but after consideration i have two points to bring up for discussion. first being:
supposed they did have slings and rocks....sure a gun man would kill some, but in a school of hundreds or thousands of kids and teachers, 15 or 20 slinging rocks simultaneously could be a damper for the guy's good time...but it would require training, not just in rock throwing/slinging but in coordinating the return strike, i.e. military tactics.
secondly though and this is the one i've been ponder the hardest since giving this consideration....even if in practicality it turned out to be a stupid idea for providing safety, in theory and in the immediate, perhaps it does something as equally important...giving the students some sense of self empowerment and a feeling of confidence to be able to defend themselves, thus making them at least feel safer in a place that probably is safe, but granting to them some level of reassurance..idk how it is in the rest of the world, but a lot of american kids are afraid to go to school these days. a real life and death fear. the press is much to blame for the sensationalism, but nonetheless if/when the danger does appear it is real and bad. so to me, just having something like that, to where the anxiety of being nothing but a target has a feeling of relief for one's own defense...imo, that makes it not such a bad idea in the current environment. and allow kids to focus on study, fear a failing grade...instead of the other. just my opinion.
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