Mission Impossibly Insane
The Los Angeles Unified School District is now the proud owner of:
61 M16 assault rifles
three grenade launchers and
a mine-resistant protective vehicle
Yes, the school police are ready for WWIII.
Republicans are determined to kill public education one way or the other.
My favorite comment on this story is this one —
In more dangerous times, do we need school police armed with semiautomatics? YES. It’s a sign o’ the times. The LAUSD sends a message that they are ready to quickly and efficiently deal with child murdering crazies and thug gang bangers that are just as armed.
First off, people who shoot up schools are on a suicide mission. They might think it’s fun to go out with a rather large bang.
Second off, ARE YOU FREEKIN’ CRAZY?
Thanks to Deb for the heads up.
There are things a school can do to maintain security. The elementary school down the street keeps all exterior doors electronically locked. If you want to come in the front door, the only door available to the public, you must hit a button to buzz the staff who then look out a window to check you over before tripping the lock. As for windows, they were all changed out to the type that open a little bit from the bottom and one can get out but not in. As for weapon bearing students, most of the schools around here have those electronic monitors at the exterior doors. They greatly resemble the monitors in airports. There are still some schools on a waiting list for such equipment. Now frankly that is what I call pro-active and pre-emptive. Schools are not supposed to be armories.
1The District spokesman says they are really just keeping these for their friend, the LAPD. Which I think is supposed to reassure me, at least that’s what the kids thought when they tried it. Nope, not workin this time either.
But maybe there is a bright side here, We can use this to improves math scores! There’s a Carlin bit that can be slightly repurposed for this story. The freedom launchers can be used as an example in math class. Officer Friendly fires a freedom blob and takes out 7 children. If the class originally had 26 children, how many remain?
2I wonder how long it will be before the feds sell the mines to the general public or survivalists? Then the disgruntled survivalists can lay down mines in playgrounds so the cops can justify using their mine resistant vehicles. Or, maybe a kid will find them laying around the house, bring it to school and bury it under the swings.
3And I thought the Ferguson police department overdid it. This stuff is overkill, in every sense of the word. Rational thought has become a rare and precious commodity.
4So, when does the school district take delivery of their nukes?
5I’m sorry, I’m going to go back to bed and get up again, I hope this time on the right planet.
6Just so you don’t think San Diego is not in the “militarization” of schools, SD Unified has their very own MRAP. Apparently we are training the next generations for the never-ending War On Terror!
7The superintendent must be addicted to Terminator movies.
8What possibly justification could anyone dream up for using a grenade launcher in a school?
I hope the Republicans don’t think they have WMDs or we might have to invade LA.
9This classic song applies well to right-wingers as well as to those who imbibe too heartily:
The Famous Pig Song
(Clarke Van Ness, music by F. Henri Klickmann)
‘Twas an evening in October, I’ll confess I wasn’t sober,
I was carting home a load with manly pride,
When my feet began to stutter and I fell into the gutter,
And a pig came up and lay down by my side.
Then I lay there in the gutter and my heart was all a-flutter,
Till a lady, passing by, did chance to say:
“You can tell a man that boozes by the company he chooses,”
Then the pig got up and slowly walked away.
Walked away, walked away,
He was really too particular to stay.
“You can tell a man that boozes by the company he chooses,”
Then the pig got up and slowly walked away.
For full lyrics: http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/Famous_Pig_Song.htm
10Oops. I meant to post that for the “They Stink” article.
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