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[–] dreamy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Face shields cost only a few bucks. I don't think this achieves anything.

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[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

The lengths we'll go to not do gun control.

[–] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 9 points 1 month ago

You know how conservatives yell about protecting the children? HEY MOTHERFUCKERS, KIDS NEED A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN AND JUST BE WITHOUT GODDAMN ARMED DRONES FLYING AROUND THE HALLS OF THEIR SCHOOLS. THAT SHIT IS PERVERSE AND WEIRD. WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE THINKING? IS NOTHING SACRED? LEAVE THE FUCKIN CHILDREN ALONE.

[–] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Wow, that's insane.

[–] yarrage@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Quick, initiate lockdown, barricade all windows and pull down the curtains!

But sir, what about dem drones?

You're right, leave the doors open en don't pull down the curtains!

Lockdown succesful, lives saved

[–] Onyxonblack@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What was that movie from the late 80s or early 90s that had metal detectors at the high school. The students looked dangerous. And the teachers, or substitute teachers, they were all human-looking Killer Androids? There was a bunch of gang warfare as well?

[–] Atomicbunnies@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] RoddyStiggs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 month ago

Uh, FUCK THAT? Maybe?

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How does one "install" a drone?

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[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you can't (or won't) cut down on having firearms freely available, and if you cannot (or will not) do more on the mental health side of prevention, and you have already invented bullet proof whiteboards, doors like battlefield tanks, and implemented a system of metal detector entry checks and maybe deployed an armed guard, then this is an almost good idea. It's the blinking light in the window and an alarm system sticker on the window that may deter a thief but for school shootings.

I'm not sure about pepper spray. Is a blind shooter unloading their AR-15 magazine an improvement over a fully sighted one? Why aren't they equipping them with tranquilizer darts? Cross promotion potential for zoos as well.

What are the odds that we get coordinated school attacks and we find out one part-time student at the control center can't fly 5 drones in 5 different high schools at the same time?

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

Pepper spray doesn't have to be accurate and it's more immediate than a tranquilizer (which could also be dangerous because the same amount of traquilizer used on a grown adult could kill a kid).

That being said this is "let's try anything except addressing mental health, bullying, and gun control".

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

welp, I'm sure that will never be misused....

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

School shooters respond by using attack drones.

[–] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Yes, this is obviously the best way to solve the problem

[–] Sirdubdee@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I got these for the office to stop people from slacking off. Works like a charm. They’ll get you good if you spend too long at the water cooler.

[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'll send you my script to have them monitor bathroom usage. I've perfected lobing the pepper balls over the bathroom partitions.

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