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  • MikM Mik

    The author points out rather trivial objections and situations that might make this an imperfect solution in some cases. My belief is it is the low hanging fruit and should be taken seriously. It works quite well in our district and can be done without the time and effort involved in firearm legislation.

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    Axtremus
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    #157

    @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

    The author points out rather trivial objections and situations that might make this an imperfect solution in some cases. My belief is it is the low hanging fruit and should be taken seriously. It works quite well in our district and can be done without the time and effort involved in firearm legislation.

    I wouldn't characterize all the objections as trivial. Indeed similar design concepts are being evaluated by/for schools here as well. Given the sizes of the school buildings and student populations here, though, actual proposals are more along the line of "multiple entrances, open just around school opening times to let students in quickly, then locked down all but one entrance during class hours." During class hours, the school may have select entrances opened to accommodate specific field/PE traffic, but otherwise will effectively have only one usable entrance that has other security design features to screen all comers.

    Even that sort of design concept costs a good sum to implement, and that's reflected in bond proposals and property tax discussions. Wanna guess who are the ones most likely to argue/vote against school bond proposals and against raising property taxes to fund these things? Yeah, the same folks most likely to vote/argue against stricter gun control regulations. It's like the rest of the population has to bear the non-trivial extra cost of "hardening school security" to accommodate the feelings of the pro-gun/anti-tax crowd, just to keep everyone's children safe.

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    • JollyJ Jolly

      @Axtremus said in Texas shooting.:

      Texas Tribune article talking about proposals to "harden schools" with "single entrance" design:

      https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/28/uvalde-shooting-school-doors/

      Actually, I gave you recommendations the other day from a guy that did executive security. Entrance and egress were among his evaluation.

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      @Jolly said in Texas shooting.:

      Actually, I gave you recommendations the other day from a guy that did executive security.

      How well does "executive security" translates to "public school security"?

      Security for a billionaire, his/her immediate family, and his/her entourage has got to have many significant differences than security for hundreds and thousands of public school children, right? The difference in cost of security $ per protected person has got to be huge, right?

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      • AxtremusA Axtremus

        @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

        The author points out rather trivial objections and situations that might make this an imperfect solution in some cases. My belief is it is the low hanging fruit and should be taken seriously. It works quite well in our district and can be done without the time and effort involved in firearm legislation.

        I wouldn't characterize all the objections as trivial. Indeed similar design concepts are being evaluated by/for schools here as well. Given the sizes of the school buildings and student populations here, though, actual proposals are more along the line of "multiple entrances, open just around school opening times to let students in quickly, then locked down all but one entrance during class hours." During class hours, the school may have select entrances opened to accommodate specific field/PE traffic, but otherwise will effectively have only one usable entrance that has other security design features to screen all comers.

        Even that sort of design concept costs a good sum to implement, and that's reflected in bond proposals and property tax discussions. Wanna guess who are the ones most likely to argue/vote against school bond proposals and against raising property taxes to fund these things? Yeah, the same folks most likely to vote/argue against stricter gun control regulations. It's like the rest of the population has to bear the non-trivial extra cost of "hardening school security" to accommodate the feelings of the pro-gun/anti-tax crowd, just to keep everyone's children safe.

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        @Axtremus said in Texas shooting.:

        @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

        The author points out rather trivial objections and situations that might make this an imperfect solution in some cases. My belief is it is the low hanging fruit and should be taken seriously. It works quite well in our district and can be done without the time and effort involved in firearm legislation.

        I wouldn't characterize all the objections as trivial. Indeed similar design concepts are being evaluated by/for schools here as well. Given the sizes of the school buildings and student populations here, though, actual proposals are more along the line of "multiple entrances, open just around school opening times to let students in quickly, then locked down all but one entrance during class hours." During class hours, the school may have select entrances opened to accommodate specific field/PE traffic, but otherwise will effectively have only one usable entrance that has other security design features to screen all comers.

        Even that sort of design concept costs a good sum to implement, and that's reflected in bond proposals and property tax discussions. Wanna guess who are the ones most likely to argue/vote against school bond proposals and against raising property taxes to fund these things? Yeah, the same folks most likely to vote/argue against stricter gun control regulations. It's like the rest of the population has to bear the non-trivial extra cost of "hardening school security" to accommodate the feelings of the pro-gun/anti-tax crowd, just to keep everyone's children safe.

        Like the author, your approach is assuming defeat at the hand of some imagined enemy simply because you won’t agree to anything but impossible gun control laws.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        • MikM Mik

          @Axtremus said in Texas shooting.:

          @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

          The author points out rather trivial objections and situations that might make this an imperfect solution in some cases. My belief is it is the low hanging fruit and should be taken seriously. It works quite well in our district and can be done without the time and effort involved in firearm legislation.

          I wouldn't characterize all the objections as trivial. Indeed similar design concepts are being evaluated by/for schools here as well. Given the sizes of the school buildings and student populations here, though, actual proposals are more along the line of "multiple entrances, open just around school opening times to let students in quickly, then locked down all but one entrance during class hours." During class hours, the school may have select entrances opened to accommodate specific field/PE traffic, but otherwise will effectively have only one usable entrance that has other security design features to screen all comers.

          Even that sort of design concept costs a good sum to implement, and that's reflected in bond proposals and property tax discussions. Wanna guess who are the ones most likely to argue/vote against school bond proposals and against raising property taxes to fund these things? Yeah, the same folks most likely to vote/argue against stricter gun control regulations. It's like the rest of the population has to bear the non-trivial extra cost of "hardening school security" to accommodate the feelings of the pro-gun/anti-tax crowd, just to keep everyone's children safe.

          Like the author, your approach is assuming defeat at the hand of some imagined enemy simply because you won’t agree to anything but impossible gun control laws.

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          @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

          @Axtremus said in Texas shooting.:

          @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

          The author points out rather trivial objections and situations that might make this an imperfect solution in some cases. My belief is it is the low hanging fruit and should be taken seriously. It works quite well in our district and can be done without the time and effort involved in firearm legislation.

          I wouldn't characterize all the objections as trivial. Indeed similar design concepts are being evaluated by/for schools here as well. Given the sizes of the school buildings and student populations here, though, actual proposals are more along the line of "multiple entrances, open just around school opening times to let students in quickly, then locked down all but one entrance during class hours." During class hours, the school may have select entrances opened to accommodate specific field/PE traffic, but otherwise will effectively have only one usable entrance that has other security design features to screen all comers.

          Even that sort of design concept costs a good sum to implement, and that's reflected in bond proposals and property tax discussions. Wanna guess who are the ones most likely to argue/vote against school bond proposals and against raising property taxes to fund these things? Yeah, the same folks most likely to vote/argue against stricter gun control regulations. It's like the rest of the population has to bear the non-trivial extra cost of "hardening school security" to accommodate the feelings of the pro-gun/anti-tax crowd, just to keep everyone's children safe.

          Like the author, your approach is assuming defeat at the hand of some imagined enemy simply because you won’t agree to anything but impossible gun control laws.

          What's your idea?

          Please love yourself.

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            #161

            I already have said the first and easiest thing is to harden ingress to schools.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              I already have said the first and easiest thing is to harden ingress to schools.

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              @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

              I already have said the first and easiest thing is to harden ingress to schools.

              Hey, I'm down. I don't see how that would actually help against people who really want to commit some violence, but it'd be something to try.

              Please love yourself.

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                It would have kept Ramos out.

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  Another suggestion? Keep classroom windows 6’ above grade or narrow enough to prevent a wide field of fire. Now this would only apply to schools built in the future, but it would work well if ingress was taken away.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • MikM Mik

                    It would have kept Ramos out.

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                    @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

                    It would have kept Ramos out.

                    Show up during bus arrival and it doesn't really matter.

                    Please love yourself.

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                      #166

                      Uvalde cops confront the trolly problem.

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                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

                        Education is extremely important.

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                        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                          @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

                          It would have kept Ramos out.

                          Show up during bus arrival and it doesn't really matter.

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                          @Aqua-Letifer said in Texas shooting.:

                          @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

                          It would have kept Ramos out.

                          Show up during bus arrival and it doesn't really matter.

                          His planning for this attack didn't seem advanced enough to coordinate with bus schedules. And the death count would likely have been lower if he had done it that way.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • HoraceH Horace

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in Texas shooting.:

                            @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

                            It would have kept Ramos out.

                            Show up during bus arrival and it doesn't really matter.

                            His planning for this attack didn't seem advanced enough to coordinate with bus schedules. And the death count would likely have been lower if he had done it that way.

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                            @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in Texas shooting.:

                            @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

                            It would have kept Ramos out.

                            Show up during bus arrival and it doesn't really matter.

                            His planning for this attack didn't seem advanced enough to coordinate with bus schedules.

                            It doesn't take much to decide to show up at 4:00.

                            And the death count would likely have been lower if he had done it that way.

                            I doubt it.

                            Please love yourself.

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                              #170

                              No approach is going to be foolproof. But locked doors would have helped or prevented this situation. Nothing you can suggest for gun control will be foolproof either and will be far more difficult.

                              It is said politics is the art of the possible.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              • HoraceH Horace

                                The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

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                                jon-nyc
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                                @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

                                Deserved, no?

                                Only non-witches get due process.

                                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                  The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

                                  Deserved, no?

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                                  @jon-nyc said in Texas shooting.:

                                  @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                  The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

                                  Deserved, no?

                                  Probably deserved by one of them, some decision maker. Then the others fell in line, as is their job. It's easy to say each individual should go renegade and be dirty harry, but I think it's ignorant to think that would be the obvious decision in the moment. Unless you also think each individual who failed to make that obvious decision is a cowardly dirt bag. More likely that they're normal people, making normal decisions in an abnormal moment. But shitting on all of them will teach their counterparts throughout the country a lesson, so it's probably for the best.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                  • HoraceH Horace

                                    @jon-nyc said in Texas shooting.:

                                    @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                    The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

                                    Deserved, no?

                                    Probably deserved by one of them, some decision maker. Then the others fell in line, as is their job. It's easy to say each individual should go renegade and be dirty harry, but I think it's ignorant to think that would be the obvious decision in the moment. Unless you also think each individual who failed to make that obvious decision is a cowardly dirt bag. More likely that they're normal people, making normal decisions in an abnormal moment. But shitting on all of them will teach their counterparts throughout the country a lesson, so it's probably for the best.

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                                    @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                    @jon-nyc said in Texas shooting.:

                                    @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                    The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

                                    Deserved, no?

                                    Probably deserved by one of them, some decision maker. Then the others fell in line, as is their job.

                                    Ah, the Nuremberg defense.

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                      @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                      @jon-nyc said in Texas shooting.:

                                      @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                      The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

                                      Deserved, no?

                                      Probably deserved by one of them, some decision maker. Then the others fell in line, as is their job.

                                      Ah, the Nuremberg defense.

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                                      @Aqua-Letifer said in Texas shooting.:

                                      @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                      @jon-nyc said in Texas shooting.:

                                      @Horace said in Texas shooting.:

                                      The country is going to take such a massive shit on those cops.

                                      Deserved, no?

                                      Probably deserved by one of them, some decision maker. Then the others fell in line, as is their job.

                                      Ah, the Nuremberg defense.

                                      You just keep on doing something. It's impressive.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        It would have kept Ramos out.

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                                        @Mik said in Texas shooting.:

                                        It would have kept Ramos out.

                                        11:27 a.m. — Video footage shows a teacher at Robb Elementary propping open an exterior door. Ramos reportedly entered through this door.

                                        11:28 a.m. — Ramos’ vehicle crashes near the school. A teacher ran back to a classroom to get a phone and came back to the door, allowing it to remain open. Two men, at a nearby funeral home, made their way to the crash scene where they saw Ramos exit the vehicle from the passenger side with a gun and backpack. The witnesses reportedly began running and Ramos tried shooting at them.

                                        11:30 a.m. — 911 receives a phone call that there was a man who crashed his vehicle and has a gun.

                                        11:31 a.m. — Ramos “reaches the last row of vehicles in the school parking lot,” McCraw said. The 18-year-old began shooting at the school, while police responded to the funeral home. McCraw adds that previous statements that officers confronted Ramos were inaccurate, and that an officer who heard the 911 call “drove immediately to the area he thought was the man with the gun, to the back of the school, which turned out to be a teacher.” McCraw said the officer drove by the suspect, who was “hunkered down behind a vehicle.”

                                        11:32 a.m. — Ramos fires multiple shots at the school from outside, then enters the building.

                                        11:33 a.m. — Ramos begins shooting in a classroom. McCraw says audio evidence from video footage shows Ramos shooting over 100 rounds.

                                        11:35 a.m. — Three officers enter the school through the same doors that Ramos reportedly entered. Later, four more officers joined. The initial three officers were shot at, and some were grazed by bullets. Ramos shut the door to the classroom.

                                        11:37 a.m. — Over 16 rounds are fired.

                                        11:51 a.m. — More police begin to arrive.

                                        12:03 p.m. — As many as 19 police officers were in the hallway outside the classroom. McCraw said they believed the active shooter situation had transitioned into a barricaded person call. A female caller dialed 911 from the classroom. The length of the call was less than 90 seconds. She said her name and said she was in classroom 112.

                                        12:10 p.m. — The caller tells 911 that multiple people were dead.

                                        12:13 p.m. — The female calls 911 again.

                                        12:15 p.m. — More technicians arrive with shields.

                                        12:16 p.m. — Female calls 911 again, adding that eight to nine students are still alive.

                                        12:19 p.m. — Another person, in room 111 called 911. “She hung up when another student told her to hang up,” McCraw said.

                                        12:21 p.m. — Suspect fires more shots at the door. Law enforcement moved down the hallway. A 911 call also captured three shots being fired.

                                        12:36 p.m. — Another 911 call lasted for 21 seconds. The caller, a student, stayed on the line quietly. “She told 911 that he shot the door,” McCraw said, adding that the student asked 911 to “please send the police now.”

                                        12:46 p.m. — Student tells 911 she can hear police next door.

                                        12:50 p.m. — Officers breach the door using keys obtained from a janitor and kill the suspect.

                                        12:51 p.m. — The 911 call was “loud” and “sounded like officers were moving children out of the room,” McCraw said.

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                                          The above is the timeline. That exterior door was obv a fatal error in retrospect. Ramos was firing at the school from the parking lot at first, didn’t seem like he had a plan but probably saw that door was propped open.

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