And this poor kid’s life took a really tragic turn after this picture as well. https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/1-year-later-hart-family-crash/

The Jean family can grieve any way they choose, and if forgiveness helps any of them cope, I have no objection to it.

The judge going to comfort her, and the police officer later are another story. That was too far. After so much evidence was presented about he lack of care for the victims well being. How little she…

Ugh. Nothing against the Jean family if this is how they need to process their grief, but I thought we’d already learned our lesson about using these types of images as simplistic propaganda.

Here’s the problem with forgiveness and why I loathe calls for it: victims are expected to forgive the perpetrators who, most of the time, have done nothing to merit absolution let alone ask for it. Plus there are some things, like murder, where “I’m sorry” isn’t going to cut it for some people, like myself!

EXACTLY.

They threatened to sue the school?!?! After he was talking about shooting it up?!?! AND THEY LET HIM COME BACK?!?!?

I teach moderate to severe special education students in elementary school. We work on daily living skills, functional communication, and other skills that most of take for granted. So please forgive me if I can’t see the silver lining in your comment.

Special forces combat medic is always good training no matter where you are. I imagine you’ll have to deal with injuries from kids being reckless and diffusing tactics are great for domestic violence issues. Many of these skills you’re learning can apply to MUCH more than just an active shooter.

Some of the PDs I have to take this year besides active shooter drill: understanding human reactions emergencies

I was pregnant during the election and just cried and cried. 

*sue

Hell, I promise you most of these kids know the signs deeply and intimately. More than any of their parents or other adults who are supposed to be protecting them. They just know if they try to actually report someone they’ll be ignored.

Horrifying as it is that a PSA such as this should even need to exist, everyone should see this.

Exactly. I don’t want to have a kid just to have this country chew them up and spit them out. 

I feel, and am right there with you. My kiddo is almost 4 and while we live in a relatively safe neighborhood- the assigned school is very close to an outdoor shotgun range and we have a lot of Trumpers and 2nd amendment asses living among us (and this is in liberal AF Seattle). The thought of him starting school…

At this point I think it’s because they like school shootings. They want them to happen because every time they do, they sell more guns. 

At least we’re protecting them from vaping

What a completely fucked up world we live in where an ad like this basically has to exist.

Is it possible the reason conservatives don’t do anything on guns or with school shootings other than make them more horrific is because they want to encourage more home-schooling?

My teenagers already had their ALICE drills at the start of the school year (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate).