YOU TUBE VIDEO



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...mp;feature=youtube_gdata


He notes that the Principal's rushing the gunman in a hallway was a bad decision, an error. She had no gun. He had multiple guns--she was approaching him evidently from a distance down the hall.

He notes that the ONLY PROBABLE TO POSSIBLE result of that is for the unarmed person rushing the armed person will be killed--USELESSLY.

Another major point he makes is that the teachers who locked their doors--good--and drew the curtains--good--

and stood their children in a group in a corner--were foolish in the later instruction/deed.

That they would have been wiser to have broken the windows and gotten the kids away before the gunman shot the locked door open and found the children as an easy target in a tightly massed group.

. . . that a locked door . . . is a slight delay at best . . . the shooters will realize that in most schools, EVERY CLASSROOM will have some ready targets. A locked door will not long be a reliable barrier.

I THINK HE'S RIGHT.

He goes on to assert that staff and children need taught about escape options.

He encourages folks in such situations to mentally say: I'M GOING TO SURVIVE. NOW WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IMMEDIATELY TO SURVIVE.

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I think he's largely quite correct.

Certainly his points are worth considering.

Good summary, Quix. Thanks.

Thanks for your kind reoply Sanguine.

Assuming all rooms have locks and curtains. I worked in several schools. I had rooms with no windows and locks on the door. I had rooms with windows IN the door. One of the last rooms I had, had glass for a "wall" and overlooked a walkway and an atrium. There would have baen nowhere to hide--for anybody. It was "open" with grade levels in big areas.

I believe the teacher who had the kids in a closet was in the library. Most libraries have storage closets that are big enough to get a bunch of little kids in. I still marvel that most of the kids must have remained silent while hiding!

Bottom line--we don't know how we would react in similar circumstances and I don't think Monday morning QBs have the answers.

I would probably wet my pants and pass out!..and the kids would have to take care of me!

Understandable . . .

I do think that trying to escape . . . is a fitting thing in most cases where remotely possible.

Also . . . I think a knot of students in a corner as a massed target is worse than scattered--even than on both sides of the door and assaulting the shooter. IF that's their only hope of survival, it's better than dying in a knot of an ideal target.

imho.

I watched the whole segment. Some food for thought in there.

I'd be interested to learn more about the speaker. Seems as if he has a military or police background.

Off Topic: Seems the guy's name is Jack Spirko, which I learned from another youtube segment of his,



http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=bgRw...ature=endscreen


Published on May 28, 2012


This is the first video in a long series on the basics of permaculture, during this series we will be covering the ethics, principals of design, earth works and more. In this video though I just want to explain why I am doing this series and how permaculturerelates to modern survival thinking.

THANKS, Joya, for the other link.

Blessings. Great seeing you hereon.

We'll trust no one says anything to FR. LOL.