03-26-2018, 09:17 AM
Generally speaking, I think it's great for people of all ages to learn CPR, basic techniques to assist bleeding victims, etc... But you're right that CPR is often not the right thing to do for someone whose internal organs have been ripped apart by an AR15.
What was ludicrous about Santorum's comments is that (1) he criticized activists for pressuring their elected representatives to actually do their jobs and represent them and, (2) he painted the young people/survivors participating in the protests as lazy pests who should just accept their fate and prepare to be victims INSTEAD OF engaging in the political process with the goal of preventing/minimizing school shootings.
Santorum and people like him want teachers acting as soldiers, armed guards surrounding schools, students acting as medics....they want American citizens to stop trying to change gun policy and just accept as normal that school zones should be treated as war zones so that the NRA and some Americans who like to play with military-style weapons don't feel put out. That kind of mentality and propaganda is one of the reasons this country is facing so many gun homicides in the first place, in my opinion.
What was ludicrous about Santorum's comments is that (1) he criticized activists for pressuring their elected representatives to actually do their jobs and represent them and, (2) he painted the young people/survivors participating in the protests as lazy pests who should just accept their fate and prepare to be victims INSTEAD OF engaging in the political process with the goal of preventing/minimizing school shootings.
Santorum and people like him want teachers acting as soldiers, armed guards surrounding schools, students acting as medics....they want American citizens to stop trying to change gun policy and just accept as normal that school zones should be treated as war zones so that the NRA and some Americans who like to play with military-style weapons don't feel put out. That kind of mentality and propaganda is one of the reasons this country is facing so many gun homicides in the first place, in my opinion.