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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that there is a need for someone with training to break up fights. But it's a failure of imagination to then insist that person must be a police officer with a gun. I've been combing through school shooting databases, some of which include instances where an SRO was the one discharging their weapon. The good news: I didn't see any instances where an SRO intentionally shot anyone without arguable justifcation. The bad news: I saw more instances where the gun went off by mistake than I did instances where it was used to neutralize a threat.

Attitudes about police vary a lot. I'm about to speak in broad generalities so please know I understand there will be many exceptions to these statements. Upper class people living comfortable lives tend to believe the police are there to protect them. This attitude extends to their children who see SROs at school and feel safe. Their day to day police interactions are pretty minimal. People living in communities with more violence, or just more policing, are a lot more wary. They may know people who've had bad run ins with cops. They may experience harrassment from cops when they're just going about their daily lives. Their children see this too. Those children may see SROs at school and feel resentment - [i]even if[/i] that particular SRO has been through the world's best training and is a perfect human in every way. The badge and gun - the things that make you feel safe - come with a lot of baggage for others.

Spend time thinking about why the presence of someone with the ability to use [b]lethal[/b] force, is necessary for you to feel safe and protected. They don't stop school shooters - we already know that. So why?[/quote]

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