“We’re not looking for a fair fight. We’re looking at an overwhelming advantage“
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida (RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images)
According to The New York Times, the Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto, Florida, hired the school guardians to comply with state legislation requiring schools to have at least one “safe-school” officer.
Principal Bill Jones said they have good reason to go above and beyond the minimum requirements.
“We’re not looking for a fair fight,” Jones said of potential active shooter situations. “We’re looking at an overwhelming advantage.”
One of the guards has 15 years of infantry experience, and the second veteran guardian will start working later in February.
Jones wanted combat veterans who can be trusted to react quickly and correctly under fire.
“I wouldn’t hire anybody who hadn’t been shot at and fired back,” Jones said. “I need someone who has been in that situation.”
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This is a very interesting approach. It reminds me of something a lot of us have been saying for a very long time.
“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun.”
What do you think?
Do you think this is a smart move or not?
Let me know in the comments.