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[–] avieshek 7 points 5 days ago

Has bullying stopped there or is it still a thing?

[–] Harvey656 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

“I never thought I’d need this,” one student told Fox 29. {mosads}

But parents and guardians of students told the news outlet that while a bulletproof backpack may be extreme, it’s necessary.

“You hear about these school shootings almost weekly, and I can’t believe that’s where we are in our nation today, but that’s the fact,” said one great-grandparent

Fuck... this was 2018. Sure hope those kids never needed those backpacks.

[–] SupraMario 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

School shootings are the equivalent of hide under a desk for nukes. It's pointless, they're super rare, and a fucking backpack, just like a table, is not going to save someone.

[–] Harvey656 1 points 5 days ago

I mean, true. But I'd still take anything if I was a kid again, to defend myself in those horrible situations.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

We could instead be out of billionaires in two months.

[–] Atrichum 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I hate this fucking country so much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Cheer up, buy a range toy, have fun.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

I'm glad they said it was Pennsylvania, I would have never guessed this was the US.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

Imagine being telling kids to wear body armour rather than dealing with the gun problem.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (10 children)

Pretty fucked up, but not a bad idea for the situation they are in.

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[–] moshtradamus666 10 points 6 days ago

That's some real most developed country in the world shit

[–] boogiebored 8 points 6 days ago

Was one given a gun?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Those plates don't stop rifle rounds. The school shootings we hear about (actual mass shootings) nearly always involve a rifle. Given that fact, those plates are just useless weights.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Local conservative afraid of everything, dumps his trauma onto kids. More at eleven.

[–] HexadecimalSky 2 points 5 days ago

Gives me the idea to get a plate....I have a spot for a camelbak on my backpack, I could put in a plate and have yet another reason my backpack is called "wierd".

[–] over_clox 2 points 6 days ago

I thought they'd be giving them to preschoolers these days..

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