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In reply to the discussion: What will a perpetually bored cop do in school? [View all]Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)57. Goths are still there. =)
It's a surprisingly long-lived subculture.
As for the cops in schools thing, I like that this thread is actually talking about the problems with the idea instead of just vilifying it because that jackwagon LaPierre suggested it. That's inane, especially considering Bill Clinton made the same sort of proposal in 2000. Ideas should stand or fall on their merit, not their origin.
My take? It would be a hideously expensive waste of time.
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And what if the cop flips out, like the one in northern WI that wounded my cousin's son...
Archae
Dec 2012
#1
He'll be fucking with the "different" kids, the blacks, the goth types (or whatever's replaced that)
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#9
Many schools already have armed "Resource Officers" that take part in educating
davidn3600
Dec 2012
#23
The problem with DARE is that they don't tell the whole truth and they do sometimes lie
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#37
So you're saying that an exceptional individual can overcome the inertia of a failed program?
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#41
Many kids are only exposed to cops when they see them arresting people they love.
proud2BlibKansan
Dec 2012
#60
I can't imagine doing unannounced drills to keep the LEO attentive, either.
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#34
The same thing bored guards/cops do at gov't buildings, courthouses, banks, etc.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Dec 2012
#36