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The San Diego Unified School District Police Department has acquired its own vehicle, known as a MRAP, and expect it to be operational by October.
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Police intended to use it to rescue children – be it from rampaging gunmen or natural disasters, he said. “When we have an emergency at a school, we’ve got to get in and save kids.”
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San Diego’s school police obtained the MRAP in April and have been busy modifying it at a transportation centre in the east of the city. Details emerged only this week. Critics were not mollified by the fact the district got the vehicle, valued at $700,000, for free.
How many kids could that "rescue?" 20? Yea, sure, ok, every life is precious, and if my kid was one of the 20 rescued, I probably would be glad. But how many more kids could be rescued by diverting that money to other resources instead of this money pit? They should at least be honest and admit it's for the protection of the responding officers and not the kids.
Nothing says safety like a MRAP crashing through the walls of a classroom. Certainly they will need the big gun to soften up the wall first. Kids if you survive the lunatic shooter remember that is just a warm up. You now have to survive the help sent in your behalf.
Growing up in the 60's and 70's, I don't recall any of my schools having a pickup truck much less an Mrap. The teachers and administrators all had their personal vehicles, but I'm pretty sure there were no school-owned vehicles, with the possible exception of sedans for use in student-driving class.
We did have monkey bars and jungle gyms. Nowadays not only would that be 'racist,' but if you dropped on your noggin from the jungle gym, the Mrap would plow over everything to save you. Perhaps plowing over you in the process.
Nah, that is just to lob in some h.e. in any classroom where there might be some independent thought not approved by the State...
Can't wait till a school goes Waco or something because some kid asks about the Rothschilds and the "Fed"....LOL
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