View Full Version : Walk out - Feb 27 (Northern, CO)
SouthPaw
02-21-2018, 16:11
An image is being passed around social media in my area about staging a walkout in protest on our current gun control laws; much like the many that are already going on. The image is currently being sent to people on both sides of the fence. My question is, how does the community feel about a legal, polite, intelligent, counter protest? As this is close to home for me, it is hard to sit back and just watch it happen and do nothing. Of course this would be complete legal protest and no funny business but a way to rebuttal aside from posting comments on FB, Instagram or the like.
https://s13.postimg.org/awz408j4n/ptest.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/deav7i30z/)
thedave1164
02-21-2018, 16:12
Who is paying for the Pizza?
follow the money
KevDen2005
02-21-2018, 16:13
I get extremely irritated when school aged kids leave the classroom for any type of protest
KevDen2005
02-21-2018, 16:14
Who is paying for the Pizza?
follow the money
And save me a slice. I'll show up for that
thedave1164
02-21-2018, 16:14
And save me a slice. I'll show up for that
LOL, only gonna be cheese
Does anything really need to be done? Has a walk out ever accomplished anything?
thedave1164
02-21-2018, 16:16
I get extremely irritated when school aged kids leave the classroom for any type of protest
Who is gonna protect them while they are skipping school?
SouthPaw
02-21-2018, 16:22
"Bring water and good shoes"
It's the middle of February, bring a damn jacket.
"Stay in old town square until necessary"
Until want? All the azzault rifles are turned in?
KevDen2005
02-21-2018, 16:22
Does anything really need to be done? Has a walk out ever accomplished anything?
Yes, it's clogged roadways, wasted time of teachers, security, police, etc., it's made tons of people irritated
On the other hand, young people learn by being taught, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to educate they on why this is not the right thing to do.
KevDen2005
02-21-2018, 16:24
On the other hand, young people learn by being taught, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to educate they on why this is not the right thing to do.
I'm all for assembly of the people. I just hate when juveniles believe they can do whatever they want and not stay in the classroom, which is where they need to be. Always an excuse to not be in class.
Bailey Guns
02-21-2018, 16:28
I think I'm gonna stage a walkout tomorrow and get pizza.
Shit...I gotta work and be a productive member of society. Apparently a lot of people are counting on me.
Seriously... Where are the parents? I would make it abundantly clear to my offspring that if they participate in this SJW bullshit there are gonna be some serious consequences. It would be one of those, "This is gonna hurt you a lot worse than it's gonna hurt me" type consequences. I would also make sure they understand they're a lot safer in school than they will be if they come home after participating in a useless walk-out. Might as well take a blanket and your pillow and the rest of your shit. Oh, wait. That's all my shit that I loaned to you. Nevermind.
Fear of the father is a great motivator. Ask either of my kids.
kidicarus13
02-21-2018, 16:33
Go Texas!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/student-walkout-punishment-trnd/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/student-walkout-punishment-trnd/index.html)
SouthPaw
02-21-2018, 16:39
Go Texas!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/student-walkout-punishment-trnd/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/student-walkout-punishment-trnd/index.html)
Maybe this warrants a phone call to the surrounding schools to punish these little hoodlums.
KevDen2005
02-21-2018, 16:47
Go Texas!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/student-walkout-punishment-trnd/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/student-walkout-punishment-trnd/index.html)
I like it
thedave1164
02-21-2018, 16:56
Go Texas!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/student-walkout-punishment-trnd/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/student-walkout-punishment-trnd/index.html)
That is the way to deal with this
Martinjmpr
02-21-2018, 17:05
Always an excuse to not be in class.
Hey, the world needs ditch diggers too. ;)
KevDen2005
02-21-2018, 17:06
Hey, the world needs ditch diggers too. ;)
You actually think these people will be willing to do any type of work?
Or do you mean like a hard labor prison?
hollohas
02-21-2018, 17:07
I am so sick of hearing kids proclaim they are "tired of being afraid".
If they truly go to school scared everyday, they have serious emotional issues. Are we really raising this many trembling whiners?
I suspect they are simply being disingenuous and they aren't actually afraid, but who knows.
You really think the kids came up with "tired of being afraid" ???
Bailey Guns
02-21-2018, 17:15
Are we really raising this many trembling whiners?
"We" aren't. But plenty of leftist parents are.
KevDen2005
02-21-2018, 17:17
My wife really wants a third child. This has actually pushed me in thinking about that. Maybe I need to bring one more conservative into this world.
buffalobo
02-21-2018, 17:25
Of course the kids are being "Advised", somebody is making/building/training victims. Goes along with entitlement mentality.
Another step on the path...
kidicarus13
02-21-2018, 17:30
Who is paying for the Pizza?
follow the money
Seriously, who IS providing the pizza ...and what is their motivation to do so?!
Student choices:
1.) Stay in class and listen to lectures
2.) Walk out, get free pizza (drinks probably too) and get to hang out with your friends.
Mmm, let me think which one I would have chosen when I was age of 14-17.
hollohas
02-21-2018, 17:37
You really think the kids came up with "tired of being afraid" ???No.
hollohas
02-21-2018, 17:38
My wife really wants a third child. This has actually pushed me in thinking about that. Maybe I need to bring one more conservative into this world.I considered ^this a very big plus when we had our 3rd recently.
It seems important to point out that people are upset that schools are no longer considered any more safe than the street/public, and that leaving school to go into the streets, with the soul purpose of complaining about how unsafe they feel, doesn't follow logic. Would it matter if anyone were able to get that message out? Unfortunately, probably not.
Great-Kazoo
02-21-2018, 17:57
Think who ever organized this should learn math, they missed 4-20 by a week.
JohnnyDrama
02-21-2018, 18:38
Who is paying for the Pizza?
follow the money
I reckon this organization may be a likely suspect...
https://www.resistandprotest.com/
Here's another candidate...
https://www.womensmarch.com/
Just a guess but I'm thinking these are farms for cultivating a new crop of "useful idiots". Of course, the real money comes from much higher on the food chain....
You really think the kids came up with "tired of being afraid" ???
Gee, I wonder.
"In a follow-up statement on Wednesday, Gray said the the original letter was designed to let parents know that the walkout next month was planned by an outside group with no connection to the school."
How about a "prop out" for every day they "protest", we neglect to pay that proportion of property taxes... If only the King would let us, of course. Make $ involved and the school district would practically have swat out to houses... If only.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
Bubble thought to self, "Hell, I'm going to send DougCo a demand letter requesting they refund the portion of the school mil levy taxes I pay for any day kids in DougCo walk out of any school."
How about a "prop out" for every day they "protest", we neglect to pay that proportion of property taxes... If only the King would let us, of course. Make $ involved and the school district would practically have swat out to houses... If only.
This is correct. Schools with a lot of illegal kids flip out about attendance because lower attendance means less money. Families that have freshly, and not legally, immigrated here often bounce back and forth between countries, for extended duration, and that gives the kids a spotty attendance record. If the county decided to take attendance during every walk out, they'd happen a lot less.
I hope it's 10 below none of them will showup.
Wish we had truancy officers that could ticket and fine for missing school....
Sounds to me like you should pull a permit for a gathering in the old town square that day and displace them.
...unless this is being professionally organized, in which case they would have already pulled a permit and you can find out who pulled it.
Either case would be a win for heading down to city hall.
O2
Great-Kazoo
02-22-2018, 00:50
Sounds to me like you should pull a permit for a gathering in the old town square that day and displace them.
...unless this is being professionally organized, in which case they would have already pulled a permit and you can find out who pulled it.
Either case would be a win for heading down to city hall.
O2
The up and coming liberal/leftist enclave of Ft collins give a permit to a group they'd rather go away. Not cause a ruckus, with visions of white supremacist goose stepping through old town. Exercising their 1st amendment with a logical counter talking point. Never happen.
Ft Fun is too busy making sure the homeless have safe & secure places to freeload. Like in front of the business (that pay wages and taxes) they've been lodging at. Using the library as a comfort station when life's woes get to them. Plus that warmth allows ones circulatory system to move easier. Better for the heroin to flow when they shoot up, usually in the childrens section, after 6.
Yeah not seeing the city issue a permit for a Pro Gun Rally.
Should have a bunch of pro2a folks go with open carry ar15s to protect the kids....
KevDen2005
02-22-2018, 07:43
So...who gets blamed when one of these little delinquent brats gets hit by a car as he/she is walking to Old Town? Sue the school district? The Marxist organizers? Gun owners? I’m sure the Press will be out in force up here. We are just a few yrs behind the People’s Republic of Boulder.
The school district for not keeping them in and the police for not stopping traffic
GilpinGuy
02-22-2018, 08:49
For every walk out day, extend the school year one extra day into the summer.
Teachers would hate that shit.
kidicarus13
02-22-2018, 08:58
For every walk out day, extend the school year one extra day into the summer.
Teachers would hate that shit.
"But my kid didn't walk out and he/she's being punished." This is a country of YOU CAN'T WIN no matter what you do.
KevDen2005
02-22-2018, 09:12
"But my kid didn't walk out and he/she's being punished." This is a country of YOU CAN'T WIN no matter what you do.
Then it's a crappy lesson in democracy. If you don't help influence the stupid they will make decisions for you.
For every walk out day, extend the school year one extra day into the summer.
Teachers would hate that shit.
"But my kid didn't walk out and he/she's being punished." This is a country of YOU CAN'T WIN no matter what you do.
Then it's a crappy lesson in democracy. If you don't help influence the stupid they will make decisions for you.
Pretty sure the state BoE (or each school district?) mandates a certain number of required classroom days per school year.
I'm pretty sure that's why they give a specific time for the walk-out. If enough periods (or hours?) have been completed, it qualifies as a countable school day.
Some of the teachers today may seem to be idiots, but don't think for a minute that they are stupid, or do not have an intrinsic knowledge of the inner workings of the system.
They are not going to give Joe Taxpayer a viable leg to stand on to sway public opinion against their wishes, or cause harm to their livelyhood.
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They are not going to give Joe Taxpayer a viable leg to stand on to sway public opinion against their wishes, or cause harm to their livelyhood.
Because Joe Taxpayer is a pushover (I wanted to use a different word).
Joe Taxpayer could have purged them many, many times. JeffCo, DougCo, etc... Joe Taxpayer wouldn't pay for the postage stamp.
In then Joe Taxpayer hands his kids off to his enemies for 6-8 hours of indoctrination because he "can't afford otherwise" while paying property tax, vacations, new SUVs, etc...
Joe Taxpayer has fucked himself and his kids. I can only hope the kids someday recover.
From what I recall, they count attendance in the morning. If they leave part way through the day, they're still counted.
Aloha_Shooter
02-22-2018, 15:42
Seems to me there's an opportunity for a counter protest here ... a walk-out to be safe by eating pizza with folks who are practicing open and/or concealed carry so the kids know there's someone to protect them instead of being locked away in a target-rich environment ...
SouthPaw
02-28-2018, 09:58
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2018/02/27/fort-collins-student-walkout-draws-crowd-1-500-old-town/379275002/
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2018/02/27/follow-live-fort-collins-students-walk-out-protest-florida-school-shooting/376956002/
I miss the days of truancy laws.
Compulsory School Attendance Law (https://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/homeschool_attendancelaw)
(c) On or before January 1, 2009, the state board shall adopt rules establishing a standardized calculation for counting unexcused absences of students, including the circumstance in which a student is absent for part of a school day, and the format for reporting the information to the department pursuant to section 22-33-107.
thedave1164
02-28-2018, 10:28
LOL, they did it yesterday since the "official" walkout was during their spring break, guess spring break is more important.
colorider
02-28-2018, 11:46
Wonder how many of these students walking out actually feel unsafe in their school. I would guess very few. Jump on the bandwagon and get a day off to hang out with your buddies
Walk-outs should always be scheduled to start at around 2:30-3:30 since that is when the school zone lights start flashing. If safety is the name of the game, than maximizing safety of students all around should be the goal.
BushMasterBoy
03-12-2018, 20:25
We used to call this a "smoke break".
How would they walk out if there was no school in session to walk out of? That's why it wouldn't be on a break.
You're a troll.
FIFY
These kids know nothing of the real world and their voice is currently meaningless. It is based on emotions, not logic and reasoning.
The odds of being shot in school are small compared to being killed in a car accident. It's just guns are scary and the left needs them gone for their populace controll.
Well considering these kids are coming from a public school tells me that's they were very liberally indoctrinated and secondly probably haven't had any real history taught to them ever. Hell they don't even teach cursive anymore, gee sure hope the translation of the constitution is right.......With that said why would I give any credit to a "Demonstration" like that? What basis could I ever give any credit for that, its just more ignorant people trying to act like experts and the subject, personally if I wanted to see that crap I would watch CNN.
So your all about getting off the Internet and doing somthing to safe guard the children?
Join the military and put some of those scum down that are feeding this shit to our young.
How about go volunteer as security on your days off for a school?
I for one will be giving severely discounted group rates on CCW instruction for all teachers and church security staff.
How about we get real for a sec and talk about the real reason we have this crap going on, we as a society have lost our morals and the way to properly bring up young. Instead of being interactive in every facet of a child's life parents for decades have relied on the television and the media to entertain their young. You wonder why children are desensitized but yet the kid spends 12hrs playing call of duty or any other FPS game or just watched "Saw #15" or whatever the latest bs Hollywood puts out.
We don't have a gun problem we have a people problem.
Hey dont forget to join the NRA after all they are and have been the oldest organization out there to support YOUR right to own a firearm to protect yourself, the 2nd amendment wasn't about hunting it was about not being a slave to whoever protects you and puts a person's ability to defend themselves back in their own hands and that i includes the children that will grow up an be adults.
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