>>113452906>>Arming the teachers would workFUCK.
THAT.
NOISE.
Cops are armed because they are trained, as a career, on the proper use of firearms. They do training as to when to use a gun, how to use it properly, and WHEN TO USE A FUCKING GUN. This is their whole career. If they fuck it up, someone is likely dead, they might see prison time, there might be riots (If it's white cop/black target), but their career is basically over unless it was done 10000% BY THE BOOK. Soldiers are trained in the proper use of force, and when to not shoot children. Both of these careers carry a likelihood of PTSD and other mental illnesses, just due to the stress of the job.
Teachers are trained with an entirely different skill set. They get a masters' degree in teaching. This is their career training. They are not trained to be cops, or soldiers, or surgeons, or lawyers, or plumbers. You're asking that teachers now take on the training and responsibilities of a soldier or a cop, while still getting a Master's of Ed., and while still being under helicopter parent scrutiny about how well and nicely they teach their Little Angels algebra. All for 40 grand a year, because there's no fucking way they'll pay teachers more for this training.
Also, as a teacher, I've had stuff stolen from my desk, and I've had my pocket picked. If there was a gun in my desk, or my pocket, well....
