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Why not have school-wide martial arts training or something instead? Empower the populace, and discourage people from attempting it in the first place. "An ounc
by 24gttghh 8y ago
Why not have school-wide martial arts training or something instead? Empower the populace, and discourage people from attempting it in the first place. "An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure" as they say...
These shelter in place drills are addressing a symptom, and not the cause of violence.
- magduf 8y agoMartial arts are pretty useless when some nut has an assault rifle and other firearms at hand. This isn't a Hollywood movie.
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- sprucely 8y agoA Hollywood caricature of martial arts might be useless. But my understanding of some martial arts is that they emphasize keeping a cool head, awareness of surroundings, deescalation and evasion over violent confrontation. Being even somewhat competent in those skills could prove valuable in an active shooter situation.
- 24gttghh 8y agoExactly. The hardest part about martial arts in my opinion is the state of mind necessary to react to a situation appropriately.
- jakeogh 8y agoIt's not about preparing anyone. The (sometimes unannounced) murder drills are about learned helplessness. I know of instances where it was done to special-needs students. I find it difficult to articulate how much it pisses me off. Teachers are each responsible for a priceless group of people, if they individually would like the option to defend themselves and their students they should get the proper training and carry a firearm.