And see Australia, which solved this problem after ONE mass shooting. It is perfectly fixable, and not defensible for the US to continue down this path. |
If the gun came from their house, hopefully the state holds the parents accountable and puts them on trial. That's a small step that can start helping until we politicians/judges who will enable real answers. |
There is a huge difference between reasonable restrictions for public safety and a police state. The problem with the current crop of Republicans is that everything is black and white. There are never gray areas for them. There are never partial measures. So, they stick their heads in the sand like ostriches and expect better outcomes from doing nothing. But history has consistently shown that doing nothing...accomplishes nothing. We need to add reasonable restrictions for public safety. We need to be open to discussion restrictions without allowing the NRA to shut down all discussion before they even start. We need to learn from these tragedies into what restrictions would help. |
Yes. That father needs to be handled like the Crumbleys were. He should have his day in court, but the community should see what type of irresponsible parental behavior is considered criminal and punishable. There are far too many parents who are not responding to their children's cry for help and who are not ensuring that their children do not have access to household firearms. |
I think we need to find out if indeed the weapon came from the home first. |
We already know: - the kid made repeated, specific threats, - more than a year in advance - threats were so serious the FBI got involved, and yet: The school did not expel him. They did not even suspend him. Not even for a day. Not one day?!? Seriously?? |
This makes me want to FOIA our school system to see how many school-shooting threats they are covering up. How many known-dangerous kids are in class right now with your children? |
So your solution is to lock up any troubled kid who voices a threat? Look, I'm not minimizing the importance of identifying kids who potentially pose a risk, but we can't just start locking up kids for threats. Surely there's a better way to handle it. |
I agree. This father should be held accountable. |
The FBI went to his house to interview him and the dad. This was not simply a one-time, passing, childish threat. |
Thanks, Captain Obvious. |
Ok, so what's your solution? We lock the kid up forever? Plenty of kids make stupid decisions and threaten violence but never follow through on it. Again, I'm not minimizing the severity of the situation, but I just don't see how it's reasonable to lock up every kid who makes a threat. |
If the FBI went to his house, a minimum requirement should be that household weapons be secured. If the gun came from his house, the father should be put on trial. |
Yes, I definitely agree with this. I'd also be interested in figuring out a way to expel these kids and place them in a school with higher levels of security. I don't think we should be throwing kids in jail, but if they pose a threat to other kids they should be removed from that setting. |
You won’t get that info from a FOIA request. |