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[Commander Jameson]

I assume that only white teachers will get guns.

 

[red731]

Onion will file for bankruptcy if you will continue as this.

 

[His Majesty]

Because more guns in schools (or society altogether) is going to solve all problems. What if a mentally disturbed student or disgruntled employee gets ahold of one of these guns?

you're absolutely right

the only solution to avoid such a tragedy is arming every kid in school so they can respond

 

[CS_Dan]

Because teachers are always in the right state of mind to be carrying deadly weapons...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26990735

Spoiler

I know it's a different country, but the point presumably would still stand

 

[Zushin]

This is such a ridiculous proposition I can't believe that it's reality.

 

[Shredderi]

Just revert back to the wild west model where everyone is packing at all times

 

[Maximo]

Just revert back to the wild west model where everyone is packing at all times

Blacks were slaves and women were objects, sounds like a dream to republicans.

 

[RangerX]

Whenever I talk to Americans I find it hard to articulate how batshit crazy their country looks from the outside. My brother is heading to Colorado in a few days for research work. I better tell him not to go near any schools.

 

[CaviarMeths]

Maybe the plan is to just keep throwing guns at the gun problem, eventually the gun mass will be so great that it will create a gun singularity and wipe out humanity from our sorry-ass existence.

Pretty good idea, in theory.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

I feel like America is some kind of drunk performance artist these days. Like if Andy Kaufman was a country and was just trying to weird out the rest of the world constantly.

 

[Hektor]

To counteract the teacher having a gun, give all the kids crossbows.

Crossbows are useless. Swords beat guns, guns beat fists and fists beat swords, did you never pay attention to anime?

 

[Darklor01]

Whenever I talk to Americans I find it hard to articulate how batshit crazy their country looks from the outside. My brother is heading to Colorado in a few days for research work. I better tell him not to go near any schools.

We are currently testing what would happen if our country were governed as if it were run by a TV Network who's ratings have gone so far down they will try anything to get viewership back. So far, the ratings have skyrocketed, but the country is a complete mess.

Oddly, this is also the result I get whenever I try to play one of those Sim City or Civilization style games.

 

[DoubleYou]

you're absolutely right

the only solution to avoid such a tragedy is arming every kid in school so they can respond

I think you might be on to something

 

[Shredderi]

Blacks were slaves and women were objects, sounds like a dream to republicans.

No doubt.

 

[TTOOLL]

Thanks God not a bit of hyperbole in this thread!

 

[Mechanized]

Wouldn't that just put a target on the teacher as the first one to take out?

 

[HStallion]

Thanks God not a bit of hyperbole in this thread!

Yeah because no one has ever snapped and shot up a place with an easily obtained gun in the US ever.

 

[Impeccable]

Thanks God not a bit of hyperbole in this thread!

To match the hyperbole that teachers need to be armed in the event a 0.000000006% chance event occurs?

 

[Sojgat]

In the future, will people even know that the fake ads in Robocop were satirical?

 

[Hyun Sai]

All the hospital staff should carry too. At least they're already on site should something happen.

 

[Phrozenflame500]

sounds like the start of a >be american greentext

 

[Llyranor]

Yeah this doesn't seem like its going to have dire consequences when some teacher loses it one day. No not at all.

They'll just blame it on mental health while doing nothing for mental health programs and call it a day.

 

[Chuckie]

Thanks God not a bit of hyperbole in this thread!

They want to arm teachers in a first world country. Think about that for a second.

 

[Tecnniqe]

All the hospital staff should carry too. At least they're already on site should something happen.

Fuck it. Everyone regardless of age and where should carry.

Might as well just get it over with.

 

[siddx]

I'm a teacher, do not give me a gun.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

In the future, will people even know that the fake ads in Robocop were satirical?

The dark twist is that Verhoeven's films were never satires at all, they just came out too early. The Bugs are coming people, there's still time to move out of Buenos Aires.

 

[Tecnniqe]

They want to arm teachers in a first world country.

I mean...

 

[Hyun Sai]

I'm a teacher, do not give me a gun.

Job that hard huh ?

 

[ReplacementPelican]

In the future, will people even know that the fake ads in Robocop were satirical?

There have actually be studies on the way satire impacts on people. People are likely to take satire with their pre-existing ideals. What I'm saying is, these people would see Robocop and not just agree but think the targets were people who disagree.

 

[ShironRedshift]

Thanks God not a bit of hyperbole in this thread!

And arming teachers isn't an overreactice, hyperbole to rare events? Especially one the rest of the world doesn't have such a problem with, since they don't have as many guns to begin with? The solution to a gun problem is not to double down on what's causing the problem in the first place, but work to correct it. But alas...

 

[Zepp Twofist]

So now kids don't even have to bring their own guns?

 

[Joe Condor]

 

[CaviarMeths]

Thanks God not a bit of hyperbole in this thread!

Nah, you're lacking perspective. As a non-American living in a country that functions perfectly fine day-to-day without a 2nd Amendment, I find that the idea of arming civilians who work with children is batshit fucking insane on a fundamental level.

 

[Mivey]

I take it there are lot of Grizzlies in Colorado? Sounds like a reasonable and well-meaning measure then. The only thing bears like more than honey is entering human settlements and breaking into schools.

 

[Morat]

That may be the single most insane thing I have yet come across from the US

 

[jiggles]

So they shoot the teacher first.

 

[so1337]

To protect the students from potential grizzlies, I assume?

 

[Hyun Sai]

Nah, you're lacking perspective. As a non-American living in a country that functions perfectly fine day-to-day without a 2nd Amendment, I find that the idea of arming civilians who work with children is batshit fucking insane on a fundamental level.

But remember, it doesnt make any difference, John Wick killed 2 people with a fucking PENCIL ! Guns are obviously not the problem !

 

[MilkyJoe]

"I said stop talking and take your seat, Billy.."

 

[itwasTuesday]

In Tom Berenger we trust.

 

[Sleight of Jam]

I can see the headline now:

"Teacher who was a CONSUMER OF MARIJUANA held a classroom hostage and killed serveral students"

 

[Acheteedo]

Soooo if some kid loses their mind and attacks the teacher with the intent of obtaining the gun, what then? Should the teacher shoot first? Better hope they're alert enough to the imminent danger if such a situation occurs.

It's not "how can this go wrong?", it's "how can this go right?".

 

[Somnid]

Whenever I talk to Americans I find it hard to articulate how batshit crazy their country looks from the outside. My brother is heading to Colorado in a few days for research work. I better tell him not to go near any schools.

Weld county is poor, rural Colorado. I'd be surprised if your brother had any business there unless he's researching meat-packing.

 

[family_guy]

That's funny. Those teachers ain't protecting anyone but themselves on that salary.

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Teachers too busy fucking the students I'm supposed to trust them with guns?

 

[Attack You]

At some point, prison will be safer than school.

 

[moggio]

Lost track of the amount of teachers we made cry at school.

I doubt it would've turned out well if they had guns.

 

[pantsmith]

Why not arm the students, too?

With proper (gun) education and some trigger discipline they'll become stalwart defenders of the constitution, freedom, and their education.

 

[BigDes]

I am sure that no teacher will shoot a kid

Sure of it

It won't happen. I think I would probably start homeschooling my kids if I lived in an area where armed teachers was widespread.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

*Shakes head at how terrible an idea this is.*