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DP. Most of the world manages to deal with criminals in their midst without arming their citizenry. |
A minor is not the same as an adult. You didn't answer the question of what to do with all of these locked up people that we have no room to imprison. |
Most places in the the world have pretty harsh sentences for violent crimes. They also do not provide a free public education to older teens who don't show academic aptitide. |
Educate them in an alternative educational setting that minimizes possible violence towards innocent classmates. This young man should not have been walking freely around that school building. |
That's not a fix. He's turned into the workforce at some point and does the same. What's wrong with you? |
PP here. Some kids can't be "fixed," but we can try to help and support in an alternative setting that keeps other kids safe and prevents possible suicides like this one. |
| Juvenile justice system is dangerous because violent kids can remain violent adults , still buy guns, their past violence hidden. It should only be used for non violent crimes /not involving weapons |
We incarcerate more people than most countries in the world so I'm not sure what you mean by "most places in the world have pretty harsh sentences for violent crime." Please show your stats. I'm pretty sure that most developed nations (to which we supposedly belong) don't have harsher sentences than us. Also, what are you stats for "most countries" not providing a free public education to "older teens who don't show academic aptitude"? |
PP here. Try reading. It's too much to report. Those of us in the education field are aware. |
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Turns out the shooter's story is more nuanced than just "violent kid with gun."
Of note: The shooter was a 2A advocate: "..a bright, 17-year-old and passionate advocate for the Second Amendment right to bear arms who felt he had the right to possess firearms — perhaps even on a high school campus. And law enforcement sources say that attitude, at least partly, led him on a tortured 16-month path from a promising future as a potential engineering major to the woods outside of Bailey where he took his own life earlier this week." And he wasn't someone without academic aptitude, as an earlier poster suggested: "He was described as making good grades and progressing on probation." I'm guessing there are mental health issues with this kid that may never come to light. Nevertheless, the students and staff at the school should have never had to deal with the presence of a student at the school who had an intense interest in guns and who was known to possess guns. Given the history of school shootings in the US, we should have a zero tolerance approach to students who even hint at having a gun, let alone possessing one. https://denverite.com/2023/03/24/east-high-school-shooter-history/ |
Many people broke vehicle laws Today, so time to get rid of all cars right? |
| You gun hating repeat the same skreed over and over folks fail to acknowledge the greatest amount of mass casualties at a school involved zero guns. A mad man will manage to cause carnage, gun or no gun. |
There are many, many more cases where they override school personnel wrt discipline. There are many cases of sros and police abusing students with disabilities. Studies have shown they make young students less safe. |
Citations for your claims. Credible citations. And, you said, "many" so a single incident or even a couple won't suffice. |