What to do about school shootings?

[unixronin]

"Hold up textbooks as shields", says Bill Crozier, a Republican candidate for Oklahoma State Superintendent of Schools.

Oh yeah.  That's going to be REALLY effective.  Maybe the shooters will laugh hard enough not to think of shooting where the textbook ISN'T ... even assuming you can find enough eight-inch-thick textbooks to give every kid one the first day a wacko comes in with a rifle.  Oh, wait, that already happened.  Several times.  Silly me.

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman was skeptical.

"He probably needs to take a look at some ballistics tests," Lt. Pete Norwood said.

Yeah.  What he said....

Comments

[arasirsul.livejournal.com]

Ah, well, you see, the problem's just because you don't understand the math. Sure, it takes an eight inch thick textbook to stop a high caliber rifle shot, but see, you don't have to stop it: You just have to slow it down sufficiently that it's not lethal. So there's no need to go handing out eight-inch-thick textbooks, I mean, that's just crazy talk.

Issuing all the children _six_ inch thick textbooks should do the trick just nicely.

And, of course, a "Sponge Bob Square Pants" kevlar helmet.

-JDF

[novel-tharkun.livejournal.com]

Don't forget the bionic reflexes.