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We should all be proud that we live in a nation that gives the average man, or the man with no means who is a good law abiding man, the same authority to protect his loved ones and his/their right to life as those who inhabit the elite class.
I don't buy it. I know that's the rationale, but I don't buy it. "Your kid's on her own, but mine get protection cuz I'm a big shot."
Screw that.
An armed guard at all the schools would give you a false sense of security at best. A gunman could target the kids lining up outside to get on the bus, at a basketball game, at a skating rink, a theater or a park. Arming the world is not going to stop the loony tunes, it will just create more George Zimmerman's who get trigger happy and shoot before they think. If you feel your kids need protection, then seek out a private school that fits your criteria. They're around.
Sidwell has between 1,000 and 1,100 students and says 39 percent of them self-identify as students of color. Tuition this year for elementary school is $28,442; for the middle school, $29,442
These parents are paying for the extra protection Sidwell provides.
If you want more protection for your kids ... then you need to pay for them to go to a private school, just like Obama is doing now.
Should we employ 11 armed guards for every two kids in the nation? Think about what you say for a second. Why don't you hire your own 11 armed guards for your kids. I dont want to pay for your paranoia.
So a desire to protect kids from harm at school is "paranoia", huh?
I wonder what the parents in Newtown, CT would say about that?
You conservatives are funny. You are here arguing that the elitist class should have no extra benefits beyond what you have available to yourself but on the other hand you complain all the time on this board when you think your tax dollars are helping the poor to something you think they should work for or do without. If you want to protect your child in the manner of a president's children then seek out a private school that meets your those standards and pay for it with your own money.
You conservatives are funny. You are here arguing that the elitist class should have no extra benefits beyond what you have available to yourself but on the other hand you complain all the time on this board when you think your tax dollars are helping the poor to something you think they should work for or do without. If you want to protect your child in the manner of a president's children then seek out a private school that meets your those standards and pay for it with your own money.
Not nearly as funny as the liberals who are defending hypocrisy.
It's not about whether they are important ... it's about whether they would be likely targets for kidnapping or worse.
The children of Newtown are essentially unknowns to the rest of the world.
Too bad the children of Newtown aren't the sons and daughters of the liberal elite. Perhaps then liberals would give a darn about them.
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