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Originally posted by Honor93
reply to post by sonnny1
agreed and for anyone to think that the budget for the SS detail comes from POTUS' personal pocket is reflective of the level of igornance that surrounds us.
Originally posted by bknapple32
I went to one of those schools. Called Landon in Bethesda MD. The reason there are armed guards is because children of politicians and what not are kidnapper targets. The people of influence can be in quite a pickle if someone kidnapped their kid at school. Its really a national security issue.
Not a class issue, a national security issue
Originally posted by Honor93
reply to post by bknapple32
for not understanding the question, you sure repeated it awfully well.
now, please answer it.
you know, like you said, he pays for it ... so you say, now prove it.
oh, and while you're at it, how 'bout some proof that Landon uses 'armed guards' as well.
Originally posted by sonnny1
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
The point is "we the people" don't have the same "protection" given to our children, all the while these people that "serve" the American public hypocritically try and take those same rights away from us. Would you agree?
Originally posted by Timing
Which I'm sure was a deciding factor in them choosing that school.
I'm not sure about the rest of you all, but if I had kids I'd feel they are just as important as the presidents kids and deserve the same amount protection, with all things needing to be "fair" and "equal" and for the children and all that feel good stuff.
Originally posted by Asktheanimals
But you know, it's not just the school the Obama's daughters attend that has armed guards - many Congressmen, business leaders and just rich people send the kids to these schools because they're safe. Do you not see the hypocrisy that their kids are more valuable than yours? Don't let anyone tell you that armed guards cannot keep a school safe. They don't even have to be openly armed and look like stormtroopers.
We're all entitled to safe schools, if it takes armed guards to keep their kids safe ours are worth it just as much.
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
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