ANOTHER SCHOOL/PUBLIC SHOOTING

[Maggot]

I would have a tough time shooting a kid, even if he had a gun, it just goes against most peoples grain. he may have hesitated or he was taken by surprise. I don't know.
I believe the best way to prevent these things is better security for schools it is the one thing that will help prevent future attacks.

Interesting.

You've made a number of posts strongly defending and justifying officers shooting certain unarmed kids or kids with toy guns when those kids weren't shooting anybody...you know, 'like anybody would'.

NOW you're claiming that an armed officer would be justified in hesitating to shoot this teen, a big kid who was actively slaughtering people at the time....because you know, 'it just goes against most peoples grains'.

I think you're way off base with your assertion that it goes against most people's grains. I'd definitely shoot the teen without hesitation if I had the chance to save a bunch of lives, including my own, in that situation. And, I'm not even trained to do so like officers are.

The resource officers in this school were still training for student shooting encounters many schools in Texas already have trained resource officers in place. I was not an actual witness to what happened and neither are you.
I also believe that I have never endorsed officers shooting kids with toy guns and would never believe that they would willingly shoot a child for no particular reason.
I do still believe that increased security in schools would be the fastest way to prevent more attacks, I also agree that diligent scrutiny towards gun laws and culpability towards gun owners to be responsible with their weapons that end up in the wrong hands should become a common theme.

I also believe you would hesitate when given the decision to kill a child and fully believe they will do the same to you ever heaven forbid happens. I myself would hesitate on a first time surprise encounter. If not for any reason but because I'm not a fully trained resource officer. Now a full grown man attempting to mug me.........I'll blow his head clean off his shoulders without remorse.

To me a child is different and maybe that's why I find all this shit really stupid.
I'm sure you have something substantial and metallic to say about all this but the sky really is blue.