I know you were not referring to me, but I just consider it a case of the professor over-reacting, and feel all that is called for is a public, formal appology by the teacher.pndragon26 wrote:
Wow,
Talk about knee jerk reaction. Is this the new Obama America? People think his rights were violated? That it is fascist?
I am betting he did not view it as a farce, and lots of people agree with him. I do, for instance.pndragon26 wrote:
Lets see... Communication 140, 100 series usually denotes a freshmen or at least lower level class so he "could" be fresh out of high school. His belief is that turning the Va. Tech campus into a gunfight at the OK corral would have ended the shooting earlier, not safer?... but earlier... oh, okay... no quotes from his speech. What was the speech like? What did he say? How serious was he about this farce?
I believe it can be construed as intimidation.pndragon26 wrote:
The police did not arrest him but asked him to come down... then legally went thru a list of his registered guns and asked about the were abouts of them. What is illegal about that?
On that, i believe we agree, except I would like to hear the speech first before I assume the teacher had adequete cause to go to the police. Being in college does not make one automatically an idiot, and having a job and being a teacher does not automatically make one experienced with good judgement.pndragon26 wrote:
Bottom line, I think the speech and oral presentation should be heard before you "fire the professor" or get all over her. She already passed here college exams and has a career, along with at least some experience. Something he said in that speech caused her to inform the police. They handled it correctly.
I do not believe he is advocating the arming of all college students, but rather those who can qualify for a concealed carry permit in the state the college is in. Generally, the class and application process can weed out some, if not most of the idiots.pndragon26 wrote:
I would be wary of anyone who seriously believes arming college students with weapons is a good idea.
I thought you wanted to hear the speech first?pndragon26 wrote:
I would have called the police too.
I am curious. When did this incident occur? Why were armed National Guardsmen on your campus?pndragon26 wrote:
And by the way I am a republican, I hate guns and while in college I was shot at by two drunk National Guardsmen, on campus. Who I disarmed (with no gun) as the police drove up.
Not true. That is your opinion, of course. I think that one or two armed citizens could have caused it to go much differently, and I hardly think I am a moron. It sounds like you are projecting your own experiences into the situation. It also sounds like you have a generally low opinion of anyone who owns a gun or would carry one concealed.pndragon26 wrote:
Any idiot can pull a trigger, it takes no talent. Hitting something -you mean to- does. No way would more guns have helped the situation. You have to be a moron to think that.
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