Opinion
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- “Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win great triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Ever-more sophisticated “facial-recognition technology” is currently in-use by government agencies, banks, casinos, et al.
Several IT companies are now suggesting that the technology be applied to schools in an effort to identify “potentially violent” persons as they approach school buildings. “This technology will put an end to school shootings,” we’re told.
Of course, we’re never told who is going to actually, physically “stop” this VCA, once he has been “recognized.”
Like the canary in the coal mine, this technology doesn’t actually “do” anything about violent threats.
I have to ponder how corrupt Marxist control-freaks throughout our entire government strata will predictably employ this technology, not to protect children, but to “mark” innocent political opponents, including “capitalists,” adherents to Western religions, and particularly gun-owners, as “possible” violent school invaders.
The NKVD, and the KGB, loved creating these endless, overlapping, and always secret lists of “enemies of the party,” “counter-revolutionaries,” and “fascists.” Most were rounded-up and sent off to gulags. Precious few were ever seen again.
Such “lists” are ever-lasting. They never go away.
Nowhere is it suggested that dedicated teachers and school administrators, competently trained and armed, represent the most effective, most immediate, and most legitimate protection for children.
Liberals will never, ever admit that adequately protecting school children will logically require a determination and willingness on the part of educators to engage in a “shooting war,” when necessary.
Heaven forbid that one of their poor, “misunderstood” VCAs would be unceremoniously removed from the kingdom of the living.
Adults, at least in this nation, are legally permitted to protect themselves with gunfire, when reasonably necessary. Some choose not to, but that is a personal decision made by individuals for reasons that apparently make sense to them. It is a free, individual choice, either way.
However, children need real, physical protection from violent criminals.
We already know the gaggle of self-indulgent gas-bags who are going sit on the sidelines and talk about it, ad nauseam.
But, who is going to actually “do” it?
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out where the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes-up short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasm, the great devotion; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, when he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat” ~ Theodore Roosevelt, again
/John
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Once again Rob you have covered almost all of the arguments about school security the same as all of the politicians have done since 1999 we have to be politically correct don’t offend anybody you are acting like them all kinds of excuses and no results WHAT IS THE PRICE OF A CHILDS LIFE????????????? Why won’t you Post That Price, everybody has an excuse as to security but no one will post that child’s life’s price, Just dance around the security subject as always!!!
I have read the article and the posts. I am a teacher and there are several concerns that I have in regards to this. One: the cameras. I have worked in a few schools that have cameras for ‘security’ and it is greatly abused. Since security will only be less than .000001x% of the time, administration uses the cameras to examine what is taking place in the classrooms, observing teachers through a digital lens. Who reading this would want to work with a camera on you constantly and a phone call from an admin interrupting your classroom instruction to tell… Read more »
The idea of arming teachers, administrators, staff in schools is so often dismissed out of hand. The thought of having guns in schools freaks some people out. These same people hate the idea of having trained resource officers in schools. Even some trained professionals balk at the idea of teachers being armed. Of course these trained professionals tend to have an “only one’s” attitude. Arming school staff is something that has been tried in some school districts, without any negative outcomes, such as in Texas. Of course, such staff should be volunteers, strictly vetted, and highly trained. Selectively armed staff… Read more »
This is how it has gone on since Columbine in 1999, everybody says we have to do something about school security, all of the politicians, lip service and more gun laws on law abiding citizens not the real problem of school security. As said with your tech after they are identified who is going to stop them from doing their acts of violets? This is all because quote I have rights, You have to be politically correct, and You can’t offend me by doing anything about the problem!!! First the T S A was formed after 9/11 put in place… Read more »
It will vary from state to state as to who will do it. There’s a lot of feel good measures and bravado gong on right now with “veterans” being the golden ticket. The issue that no one likes to talk about though is you can’t claim 80-100% disability with PTSD or TBI and not be able to work in an office of no stress but be able to work with a school full of kids. The 2nd part is the media. Until enough stoppages of shooters is reported and the people’s mindset is no longer geared that schools are soft… Read more »