School wants to arm students with rocks for protection from active shooters

[Shooter45]

That makes sense. We protect the President and DOS personnel with guns but why don't we transition to rocks. I would request a drug test of this school superintendent to see if he tests positive for eating tide pods like his students. That is the only acceptable response to this decision.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/23/pennsylvania-school-wants-to-arm-students-with-rocks-to-protect-them-against-active-shooters.html

[Wulf202]

Can I choose a blunderbuss?

[Gman]

“If an armed intruder attempts to gain entrance into any of our classrooms, they will face a classroom full students armed with rocks and they will be stoned.”
Dude? You're stoned.

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

[Irving]

This is a good thing.

[ben4372]

Not a terrible plan. But the fact that the deputy stopped the Maryland shooter in under a minute with a gun, maybe more effective options exist. I remember a story from a while back about a teacher and canned food. She made the 10 year olds practice throwing tuna cans and such. Classroom looked like a food drive.

[BPTactical]

While I commend the thought I will agree, the Superintendent is stoned.


I guess anything that gives one a fighting chance is better than being a hide in place target of opportunity.

[buffalobo]

If a rock is all you got, it will have to do.

I would have thought the intelligentsia would be more creative.

[ray1970]

Rocks are kind of like palaeolithic era “assault rifles”. I’m surprised the use of “assault rifles” is being brought up as a way to defend oneself.

[Irving]

Rocks are kind of like palaeolithic era “assault rifles”. I’m surprised the use of “assault rifles” is being brought up as a way to defend oneself.

This is exactly why it's good. It's a slippery slope argument. The next step is slingshots. The idea of a ranged projectile is already embedded into this solution.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Imagine a classroom of students armed with bolas smacking the shit out of each other.

[thebolt]

"Never bring a rock to a gun fight"

[SideShow Bob]

Imagine a classroom of students armed with bolas smacking the shit out of each other.

Remember these ?

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[Mazin]

Well it at least it is a little more proactive than telling them to just deficate themselves.......

[JohnnyDrama]

If a rock is all you got, it will have to do.

I would have thought the intelligentsia would be more creative.

Yep, slippery slope. Pretty soon these children will realize they don't have to be victims.

Mindset....

Look at your sig line.

[Gman]

Remember these ?

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Yes, clackers.

United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Article_Consisting_of_50,000_Card board_Boxes_More_or_Less,_Each_Containing_One_Pair _of_Clacker_Balls)

[CS1983]

https://i.imgur.com/gZZwGSL.png

[theGinsue]

"Wait! Don't shoot me yet. Give me a minute to dig through my book bag to find my rock so I can throw it at you before you shoot me".

I agree that it helps develop the mindset of fighting back versus just being a victim, but come on, unless you get a lucky throw and knock out the assailant you're just going to piss them off more. Plus, with most kids these days they throw like a two year old - I can't see this being effective.

[wctriumph]

If the rocks are kept in a bucket that holds more than 10 rocks, would that then be a high capacity ammunition storage or feed device?

[Gman]

If they can throw multiple projectiles with a single arm motion, then it gets very troubling. No kid needs an arm capable of firing a burst.

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[CS1983]

Maybe they could introduce a good old fashioned sling into the PE curriculum. Takes a bit to get used to, but pretty darn deadly once you have it down.

[Irving]

Is that a bible reference?!

[CS1983]

Classical antiquity, actually.
https://www.heritagedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/didyouknow2.jpg

They could couch it in terms of "indigenous peoples" appreciation month or something, too.

[MrAK]

Everyone here who is doubting the lethality of those rocks should remember the number of illegal aliens in our public school system. Those kids and Palestinian kids can be pretty handy with a rock.

[GilpinGuy]

I love the idea of teaching kids that they need to be able to defend themselves. I doubt this will be the lesson here though.

I was reading an article the other day where they were discussing how many kids these days can't even throw stuff - like anything. A football, baseball, frisbee, etc. Rocks? Please...no video games have you throwing rocks so it's totally foreign.

(here comes a link to a video game where you throw rocks)

[Gman]

Maybe you can get rock throwing practice if you still have a Nintendo Wii.

http://www.rayfowler.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/flat_screen_tv_with_remote.jpg

[BushMasterBoy]

Navys new submarine can be and is controlled by an Xbox controller. The USS Colorado. Whatever works.

[Gman]

School that gives students rocks to repel active shooter to add armed security (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-that-gives-students-rocks-to-repel-active-shooter-to-add-armed-security/ar-BBKIv9T)


A Pennsylvania school district that drew media attention and public mockery for its plan to arm students with rocks in case of an active shooter situation has arranged to add armed security for its buildings.

Helsel says the influx of attention came from “social media posts that took comments out of context and misrepresented our actual planned responses to armed intruders (particularly with the planned use of stones).”

[Big E3]

While I think rocks are woefully inadequate for defense, it is a step in the right direction. The very least that can be learned is that projectiles are useful for self-defense. Eventually they may understand the need for a better projectile launcher like the one the shooter is using against them and thereby understand the need for a real gun. This may be as close as a school will ever get to teaching the importance of the 2A.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I'm all for teaching kids that they don't have to be victims, that active defense is possible. Once they got to practicing and realized how ineffective the rocks were, they'd naturally get around to questioning some of the other liberal pap they're being spoon-fed. In the meantime, send that principal to California where he can rot with the other idiots.