This is the best way to fight terrorism
<div class="IPBDescription">Scare the little kids!</div><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/13/faked.attack.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/05/13/fa...=rss_topstories</a>
At least the law suits will be funny.
At least the law suits will be funny.
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So.... pretty much exactly what they did in this one, which they thought was real?
This is without a doubt one of the stupidest and craziest things I've ever heard. What, exactly, did they expect this to acomplish? To have kids say "Oh, it's not real, don't do anything" if it really happens?
There is no emoticon that is able to truly catch the meaning of this quote.
It's funny, then it's sad, then it's funny again.
I like how it poor judgement is just involved, rather than being the actual culprit.
It could only happen in America..
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Although in, say, Iraq, it would not have been a simulation.
Good intentions can go so very, very bad. Sucks for the kids and the teachers are definetely at fault but I don't think anyone deserves money for it.
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Of course someone deserves money for this. Its impossible for anything to <i>not</i> be someone's fault these days, and if its someone's fault they can be sued.
Yay justice!
It could only happen in America..
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I can see it happening in the UK too, as the country gets more and more paranoid. I mean, just look at the fiasco with the London Underground shooting.
People in glass houses...
Of course someone deserves money for this. Its impossible for anything to <i>not</i> be someone's fault these days, and if its someone's fault they can be sued.
Yay justice!
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eeny%2C_meeny%2C_miny%2C_moe#Lawsuit" target="_blank">Lawsuits ftw</a>.
This would have been better if they were simply trying to tell the kids what to do and of course let them know it's not real, you know like in fire drills and stuff?
Surprising them isn't going to help them.
Too bad one of the kids wasn't packing. That would have certainly taught the teachers a lesson, at least.
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They <b>will</b> be packing now, after this "exercise" <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
Ouch.
Thankfully a few of the teachers raised a stink before it went down.
don't forget your adapter!
I can see it happening in the UK too, as the country gets more and more paranoid. I mean, just look at the fiasco with the London Underground shooting.
People in glass houses...
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Somehow I don't think even our failing education system is thick enough to stage something like this.
The best part of all this is that I heard down the vine not long ago that my old highschool was going to try something like this. Only they were going to wait till all 1500 kids were in a big room, then the sheriff's department was going to storm in wearing camouflage and <b>shooting blanks from live weapons</b>.
Ouch.
Thankfully a few of the teachers raised a stink before it went down.
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Haha, oh wow. Then multiple kids are killed in the resulting stampede.
Here's what I want to know though, what ARE you supposed to do in a situation like this? Really? "Run away" would be the proper choice right? Wouldn't everybody do that ANYWAY? Or are you supposed to train the kids to charge the shooter?
Haha, oh wow. Then multiple kids are killed in the resulting stampede.
Here's what I want to know though, what ARE you supposed to do in a situation like this? Really? "Run away" would be the proper choice right? Wouldn't everybody do that ANYWAY? Or are you supposed to train the kids to charge the shooter?
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The proper response is a 2 shots to the head 2 to the chest, tight grouping. Of course, for that to work all the kids have to be carrying guns, but the NRA is working fervently on that right as we speak.
Sink ships?
Sink ships?
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Win. I love that movie.
I think what they tell kids these days is to lock the door and pretend to be invisible. Most of these shooters aren't hardcore killers, so their adrenaline and what not are through the roof. They won't stop to bust into a door if it's locked if they think standing around too long is dangerous. Which it is.
Any shooters in these kinds of situations ought to understand that they're now on borrowed time. They won't be leaving alive unless it's in cuffs heading for a jailcell. My best advice would be for schools to invest in heavily reinforced classroom doors.
Running about and making noise is just giving the guy really easy targets.
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I agree.
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That's just a stupid remark to make. Think before posting
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That's just a jingoistic remark to make. Also think before posting.
<!--quoteo(post=1626828:date=May 15 2007, 05:01 AM:name=Nil_IQ)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Nil_IQ @ May 15 2007, 05:01 AM) [snapback]1626828[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Of course someone deserves money for this. Its impossible for anything to <i>not</i> be someone's fault these days, and if its someone's fault they can be sued.
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If you truely believe that then how about I'm going to sue you. Hell, let's sue everybody until we are all broke and the lawyers are filthy rich. Awesome plan, that'll solve EVERYTHING! Score!!!!1
That's just a stupid remark to make. Think before posting
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Yowch, I'd hate to see you at a stand-up comedy routine.
"That's a stupid remark to make. Think before talking."
"That's insensitive. Think before talking."
"That's vulgar. Also think before talking."
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By executive, imperial order: you are no longer allowed near the "Add Reply" button.
<a href="http://www.archive.org/details/DuckandC1951" target="_blank">That's easy!</a>
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I know that's all from 1951 and it's been made fun of in many entertaining ways already, but I swear at 3:09 he says "...and then - very tightly - you cover the back of your neck with your face."
WE MUST OBEY THE CIVIL DEFENSE WORKER!
...(yea, yea, it's old and that 'with' was supposed to be an 'and').
...we now return you to your regularily scheduled beration of idiotic choices of people in authority...
actually, the 'duck and cover' program was more successful than people give it credit for. the objective was never to save anyone's life, if you get nuked you're pretty much boned. the objective was to calm the public and prevent panic.
actually, the 'duck and cover' program was more successful than people give it credit for. the objective was never to save anyone's life, if you get nuked you're pretty much boned. the objective was to calm the public and prevent panic.
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I was actually referring to a staged assault on students and then telling them "this is not a drill!" when it is, in fact, a drill.
Some of the Civil Defense films are actually useful...they tend to be better when you get out of the 50s. I know there's one that basically shows having crap in your yard and a bad paint job on your home makes it more likely to catch fire from the heat of the explosion (...with actual atomic bomb tests on 2 or 3 houses). Sure it was in a desert, but still, nuking specially built homes just for a video: taxpayer money at work for good cinema.
(The morals of this thread so far: nuclear weapons derail threads easily; painting your home will make it less likely to catch fire, if it survives the blast wave from a nuclear weapon; a 'mock school shooting on a camping trip' is a bad idea for numerous reasons.)
i remember in highschool, whenever the principal came over the intercomm and said "Code Red. This is a drill. blahblahsomethingsomething do not panic. Hide and go to your happy place" over and over again, we'd pick up a cordless drill (most of my classes were in the woodshop or the lab next to the woodshop) and wait next to the intentionally unlocked door so we could pull out the infinitely cheesey dundee line while pointing the tool at the SRO in a mildly threatening manner... good times
That's just a jingoistic remark to make. Also think before posting.
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No it isn't.
Jingoism is refferencing aggressive nationalism/foreing policy.
Go read Jingo by Terry Pratchet to get a good idea of jingoistic actions.
Oh, and bomb drills were fun in school!
Teach: File out of the classrom and don't stand infront of the doors
Me: Why?
Teach: To avoid flying glass
Me: What about the glass display cases that line almost all of the walls in the hallway?
Teach: ....
Meh, duck and cover IS a good drill, it does protect you in the case of bombing, but only if it isn't a dirrect bombing. Lots of crappy thigns can happen to you even if you are decently far away from the blast )flying glass is actualy a problem)
I agree.
That's just a stupid remark to make. Think before posting
That's just a jingoistic remark to make. Also think before posting.
If you truely believe that then how about I'm going to sue you. Hell, let's sue everybody until we are all broke and the lawyers are filthy rich. Awesome plan, that'll solve EVERYTHING! Score!!!!1
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