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The school, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, has 11 security officers and is seeking to hire a new police officer as we speak. If you dismiss this by saying, "Of course they have armed guards -- they get Secret Service protection," then you've missed the larger point. The larger point is that this is standard operating procedure for the school, perio
Originally posted by sconner755
reply to post by bknapple32
So then it stands to reason that anybody who has a job that could affect national security, like a computer programmer for the Air Force, should have their children protected by armed guards too.
But then the children of garbage collectors shouldn't need armed guards to protect their kids. Some kids are worth protecting, some aren't.
I bet every parent thinks their own kids are worth protecting though.
Originally posted by sconner755
reply to post by bknapple32
So then it stands to reason that anybody who has a job that could affect national security, like a computer programmer for the Air Force, should have their children protected by armed guards too.
But then the children of garbage collectors shouldn't need armed guards to protect their kids. Some kids are worth protecting, some aren't.
I bet every parent thinks their own kids are worth protecting though.
Originally posted by Timing
reply to post by bknapple32
But as we have seen play out in the national media time and time again, children have been chosen as targets for senseless violence.
Are you trying to argue the fact that a politicians kids life is more important than Joe Six Packs and Suzy Homemaker's kids down the street?
Beyond that how many politicians kids have been victims of kidnapping plots while attending school with these security measures in place?
So that level of security works. Shouldn't all kids feel just as safe at their school?
Originally posted by bknapple32
Not a class issue, a national security issue
Originally posted by sonnny1
Originally posted by bknapple32
Not a class issue, a national security issue
I thought ALL children in America warrant the same kind of Protection?
Originally posted by bknapple32
Jeeze, some of you people jump to too many conclusions.. I NEVER SAID THAT. see my above post for the obvious point im making
Originally posted by Timing
reply to post by bknapple32
I get what your saying about National Security, but at the same time without checking the statistics and just assuming, the success rate of having armed guards in schools protects and prevents kidnappings and other events that could be a threat to national security is high enough for politicians and the like for them to keep paying for their children to attend those schools.
The point I'm trying to make is, the policy works. So what is the big deal about having an armed resource officer in every school?