Neuromancer@lemm.eeM to Conservative@lemm.ee · 10 months agoUtah passes bill to encourage teachers to carry guns and defend their classrooms against school shooterswww.dailymail.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down149
arrow-up1-42arrow-down1external-linkUtah passes bill to encourage teachers to carry guns and defend their classrooms against school shooterswww.dailymail.co.ukNeuromancer@lemm.eeM to Conservative@lemm.ee · 10 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareGigan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down15·10 months agoKind of crazy it’s come to this. I think it’s a lot to ask of teachers, the job is already pretty demanding and doesn’t pay that well. But maybe just knowing some teachers are armed will dissuade potential shooters.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·10 months agoTeachers: help, we’re underfunded and many kids don’t see a future in this capitalist hell scape they’re fully aware they live in! Utah: here, take some guns and shoot em if they act up Teachers: do I get training or more pay? Utah: Take it out of your school supply budget
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eeOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down17·10 months agoI’m not a fan of arming teachers but this is a topic worth discussing.
Kind of crazy it’s come to this. I think it’s a lot to ask of teachers, the job is already pretty demanding and doesn’t pay that well. But maybe just knowing some teachers are armed will dissuade potential shooters.
Teachers: help, we’re underfunded and many kids don’t see a future in this capitalist hell scape they’re fully aware they live in!
Utah: here, take some guns and shoot em if they act up
Teachers: do I get training or more pay?
Utah: Take it out of your school supply budget
I’m not a fan of arming teachers but this is a topic worth discussing.