Quote Originally Posted by boomerhc9 View Post
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/te...-a-high-threat

my favorite part was what one parent said:
"There's a fine line between privacy issues and the well-being of the community," she said. "Is the privacy of one student worth the safety of 2,000?"

looks like we found the next obama

http://www.google.com/url?url=http:/...x5j0UrDAHdrwnA
LOL - you'll quickly learn that just because folks on here like guns doesn't mean that many don't otherwise hold the same view and embrace the same restrictions to freedom as the left (OC anyone?). Some may recognize you are speaking to the greater issue of calls to violate/reduce individual privacy based on the actions of a single bad apple though most will not grasp it beyond the circumstances of this case. This is just a gun forum, don't expect the same commonality of views regarding any other topic.

It's possible there is room for improvement in the procedure the school followed and that should certainly be scrutinized however to the question

Is the privacy of one student worth the safety of 2,000?
The answer is "yes, yes it is." because it's not the privacy of one [crazy] student but the privacy of all at stake. Fry the bastard, leave privacy rights alone though it's understandably difficult to perceive the bigger picture gripped by the emotion of the event. It's interesting (but not surprising) that "Ms. Horn's" children have graduated and would be unaffected by the action she demands.

I agree it's time all men and women were held fully accountable for their actions, too often a label of "child" or "official" is attached to shield individuals from the repercussions of their actions.

It's sad and unfortunate that evil will find a way or that crazy doesn't usually seem that crazy but in the end it's still the individual and no atrocity justifies any infringement to the sanctity of individual rights. You simply can't trade liberty for security no matter how noble the intent, you lose the one but gain only an illusion of the other. Rights are seldom lost with a sweeping grand gesture but the slow insidious "common sense" nibbling at the edge that ultimately results in benevolent servitude.