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Kim Chapple's avatar

This is so very difficult to read. This paragraph alone SHOULD move people... Why doesn't it is what I wonder... "A recent study reported in The American Journal of Medicine found that, in 2017, 'there were 144 police officers who died in the line of duty [including for medical reasons] and about 1,000 active duty military throughout the world who died [of all causes], whereas 2,462 school-age children were killed by firearms.'” This is preventable, everyday tragedy here in the U.S. ...

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docrhw Weil's avatar

Sometimes when I'm substitute teaching in a public school they do a required lockdown practice. I tell the kids that I grew up during the Cold War and we had to jump under our desks for protection from an atomic bomb. They usually say we were nuts, I agree but add that everyone was scared of The Bomb...and it didn't happen! Then I add that active shooters are more common but still rare and they shouldn't live their lives in fear. Maybe that helps them keep some perspective on the world. Kids are given too far too much to be afraid of, and that's no way to grow up.

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