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Post by charlotte on May 24, 2022 15:01:49 GMT -6
You know what to do
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Post by charlotte on May 24, 2022 15:06:13 GMT -6
Well now I’ve just turned on the news and I can’t.
I hate it here. Our children should never, ever forgive us for the world they have to live in.
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Post by charlotte on May 24, 2022 15:09:46 GMT -6
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Post by mapleme on May 24, 2022 18:19:42 GMT -6
Well now I’ve just turned on the news and I can’t. I hate it here. Our children should never, ever forgive us for the world they have to live in. I hugged my kids extra tight tonight. I am heartbroken and so angry at this country. So angry at the people who think that access to guns should be utterly unfettered. So angry at the people who don't believe that every human being deserve to have their basic needs met. I don't know what drove them to this, but people who's basic needs are met - physically and mentally - don't do this. Instead we live in a country that sucks every ounce of anything out of people until they break. And then this country takes their broken psyche and aims it at some manufactured "other" and turns that rage into political and monetary gain. To build penis rockets and malfunctioning cars or just buy whatever political favor suits their whim. There is so much hurt and pain that then causes so much more hurt and pain and it is all so monumentally fucked up. |
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Post by mapleme on May 25, 2022 17:43:49 GMT -6
TW TW
I don’t have a good thread to drop this in, so I’ll put it here.
Apparently there was a student at our high school who was fully armed and ready to commit a school shooting last week. Concerned students and faculty came forward and reported it and the PD stepped in and removed the weapons and ammunition from their house (including an assault rifle). The student is “cooperating with officials.” I don’t know other details, but holy hell. This would be the second thwarted school shooting in Vermont. IT SHOULD NOT BE EASIER TO BUY A GUN THAN GET HEALTH CARE.
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Post by mapleme on May 26, 2022 10:11:04 GMT -6
I wonder how many school shootings are thwarted each year? They mentioned that the elementary school had an armed security guard. Did it have locked doors? Do those matter (our school always lets me right in when I show up to our locked door)? Our case (and the other thwarted Vermont shooting that I know of) was stopped because the PD could use a red flag law to take away the kid's guns. Would a law like that have prevented the shooting? Did anyone else have an inkling that it would happen? If we have to live in a country that values guns over lives, what rules/laws/behaviors can do put in place to protect our children and our public spaces?
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Post by ovenrack on May 26, 2022 11:59:33 GMT -6
I wonder how many school shootings are thwarted each year? They mentioned that the elementary school had an armed security guard. Did it have locked doors? Do those matter (our school always lets me right in when I show up to our locked door)? Our case (and the other thwarted Vermont shooting that I know of) was stopped because the PD could use a red flag law to take away the kid's guns. Would a law like that have prevented the shooting? Did anyone else have an inkling that it would happen? If we have to live in a country that values guns over lives, what rules/laws/behaviors can do put in place to protect our children and our public spaces? I wonder this, too. Our elem school has locked doors - but, I mean, tons of windows everywhere. The main door is locked during school hours and all outside doors aren’t allowed to be propped open. The main administrator’s desk is positioned by a window so she sees you to buzz you in - however, I get the feeling she buzzes in any adult who is looking… normal? She also seems to have one of those amazing minds though, so maybe only buzzes in people she recognizes. I am not sure. |
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Post by mc13 on May 26, 2022 12:21:28 GMT -6
mapleme, Pip’s school has an intercom system and the office staff has a clear view of those at the outer door. The inner doors are also locked so once a person enters the outer door their only option is to enter the office area. Pip’s old school was rebuilt to be the same way. This is how our school is set up. I’m at school multiple times a week and am still asked “What’s your name and what are you here for?” And if your kid is early pick up or late drop off, you must call ahead and let them know the time of your arrival. But then again like ovenrack said, there are windows everywhere! And it’s all ground level so really, how secure can the building be? |
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Post by rugger on May 30, 2022 4:39:27 GMT -6
🍷 Wine: I'm at the beach and it's beautiful and so nice to hang with extended family
😩 Whine: my period just started on Day 2 here
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