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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow- A school in Arlington Virginia was on lockdown and now a live shooting going on in Arlington Texas. Really effing sad state of the world. [/quote]
Also Alexandria Virginia. On lockdown student with a gun outside[/quote]

They've only said weapon this far. And the suspect was detained[/quote]

Mayor has stated on his fb page that it was student, with a loaded handgun, on school property (but not inside the building however being on campus still counts).  Student was arrested. SROs being on campus definitely could have prevented this.  Furthermore, in the past at least one SRO was assigned to be at Bradlee after school, usually around McDonalds and would keep an eye on things and interact with the kids. They are not only there to be a police officer, but to also build connections between them and the students, become a part of the school community and be another positive adult in their lives.  So for all the posters crying "well the stuff at Bradlee was off campus and couldn't have been prevented", how do you know?  If the SROs were still funded, and were there last month and this month, at school and at Bradlee, maybe things wouldn't be so chaotic. Maybe a student would think twice about bring a loaded handgun, starting a fight, shooting someone in the arm. The students are all going through intense stress and trauma having to go to school in these conditions. The violence, the fights, the lockdowns, the rumors, the students being arrested, etc.  The mental health issues will only increase.[/quote]

Exactly what part of today would an SRO have prevented. Would they have used minority report and prevented him from coming to school. Sounds like he was arrested before anyone was hurt which likely would have been the same outcome if an SRO was there.

And again COPS ARE NOT MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. IF  the problem is mental health and the increased stress of students address with proper professionals and resource. [/quote]

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