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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
Why is anybody surprised at this?
Schools, the Gov't, Police...Hellfire, our entire society have spent the last 30+ years indoctrinating people to believe that they are incapable of defending themselves or others, that to do so "a'int yore place, boy," and that the correct response is to "be a good witness." These kids were simply doing what their schools, teachers, TV news anchors, DARE officers, and assorted other Zampoliti have been telling them to do.
Can't have people taking the law into their own hands, after all.
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If this were an everyday occurrence, you'd be right. Since it's not, well, you're not.
The fact that we're all feeling righteous indignation means that even if we're being indoctrinated, the process isn't nearly as complete as you'd like us to think it is. So your attempt at indoctrinating us is still incomplete as well as demonstrated by the number of people in this thread saying the opposite of what your anticipated party line would be.
Or we can have some silly conversation about why it's somehow appropriate for high school kids to be allowed to carry firearms, but the presence of alcohol makes that a moronic argument that I don't think either of us particularly wants to have. Mainly because it involves drunk teenagers with guns. Even the US Army is smart enough to realize what a volitile mess THAT would be.