Another US school shooting

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Probably gang related, which is nothing new. When i was in high school (which is 21 years ago), we had SEVEN drive by shootings, all of them gang related; and I went to the better high school in my area. The other was much worse. Guns were not the only weapons, nor the most common. Usually knives, baseball bats, chains, fist bats, etc etc.

EDIT:
Now that I think about it, I remember I used to carry a 5 inch folding buck knife in my jean jacket every day during high school for self defense.

I...

What?!

That's insane!

I hope they've cleaned up that area now!

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I...

What?!

That's insane!

I hope they've cleaned up that area now!

Insane?

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I...

What?!

That's insane!

I hope they've cleaned up that area now!

You mean where i grew up and went to high school? Oh yeah they've managed to clean it up.

I went back some years later to visit an old friend from my graduating class who went back to be a teacher. While there it was hard not to go down memory lane, but some of the things i noticed right away:

- Brick work on the buildings themselves were painted over with an enamel to make it easier to remove grafitti.

- A wrought iron perimeter fence was installed. Presumeably to keep shady characters out, I think it was to keep the students in. Damn school looks like a fortress now.

- Lastly, and most importantly, they got rid of the three "rent a cop" styled security guards that worked there while i was attending and the local PD opened a satellite office on campus. Some kid does something stupid like pick a fight, his reward is a nice set of matching "bracelets", and a chauffeured ride in the back of a cruiser to the city lockup.

I'm pretty sure the gang problems are a thing of the past there now. I haven't heard anything to indicate otherwise, but then again, I just didn't normally go by there anymore.

Problem is there's so many 'Laws' to protect us that We are no longer allowed to protect ourselves.

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

You mean where i grew up and went to high school? Oh yeah they've managed to clean it up.

Well, good.


It's funny how you're the one who felt the need to defend himself at school, but I'm the one who will probably spend my life in mental health care.

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Well, good.


It's funny how you're the one who felt the need to defend himself at school, but I'm the one who will probably spend my life in mental health care.

Your down under so talk to Tarjak about that.

(You are on the one place on the planet that everyone Civilized sent 'those types' to.)

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by privateer

Your down under so talk to Tarjak about that.

(You are on the one place on the planet that everyone Civilized sent 'those types' to.)

We sent the religious nuts to the Thirteen Colonies.

Originally Posted by Oberon

We sent the religious nuts to the Thirteen Colonies.

Damn it! I'm trying to goad him to make a point!
Then you come in with logic and all that!

[Sailor Steve]

"Our forefathers were kicked out of every decent nation in the world!"
-Bill Murray, Stripes

[Bubblehead1980]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Or sometimes the thread itself just decides it doesn't want you in it any more:




(EDIT: Quite a remarkable story behind the above picture - http://www.gallagher.com/ejection_seat/ )

A-6 is possibly my favorite naval plane ever, perhaps after F4U and F-14.Know any of the back story to this photo? Looks like fired ejection seats, perhaps were not 0/0 seats and chute opened?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

AKnow any of the back story to this photo? Looks like fired ejection seats, perhaps were not 0/0 seats and chute opened?

Click on the link.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

I rarely hear about school shootings in China or India, and both those countries roughly have 1,000,000,000 more people...

What about other violent crimes? You are right population should not have a correlation with gun usage as that is more cultural. But I do think there is a correlation between population and the number of violent crimes committed.

I could be wrong.

[August]

Originally Posted by the_tyrant

This type of attack is impossible in China.

I wonder if this degree of security is worth the heavy handed rule that is required to achieve it.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Platapus

What about other violent crimes? You are right population should not have a correlation with gun usage as that is more cultural. But I do think there is a correlation between population and the number of violent crimes committed.

I could be wrong.

Japan? Culture has more to do with it than numbers IMHO.

http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Japan/United-States/Crime

Or more telling

http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Australia/Japan/Crime
Note the assault ans firearm murder stats.

Originally Posted by Platapus

What about other violent crimes? You are right population should not have a correlation with gun usage as that is more cultural. But I do think there is a correlation between population and the number of violent crimes committed.

I could be wrong.

The topic was a school shooting and my note was the same, about school shootings.