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Old 12-17-2012, 06:14 PM
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That is essentially the recommendation of the experts for airplane hijackings prior to Sept. 11, 2001.

It was predicated on the assumption that the hijackers/intruders wanted hostages for bartering purposes. It was based on past experience where hostage negotiators and special operations teams were successful in wearing down hostage takers or if worst came to worst killing them while minimizing the risk of harm to the innocents.

As we learned on Sept. 11, some people don't want hostages, they want scalps. So, the thinking and tactics changed starting that day to fight back, even if people die it's better than being slaughtered like sheep.

The same goes for mass murder at schools, mall, churches, or any other public gathering. ------ didn't take hostages, he broke in and murdered his victims. -------- at Virginia Tech took hostages only long enough to kill them. ------- in Arizona killed people, he wasn't interested in hostages either. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the point.

The plan you outline assumes that the intruder/hostage taker will meekly submit to directions by authority figures. If they were willing to do that, they wouldn't be intruders or hostage takers.

Here is thought.

Secure the kids as best as possible.
Find and engage the intruder.
Ambush is the best way, so be as quiet as possible.
If you have a gun and he won't submit to your orders, shoot him to the ground.
If you don't have a gun, a baseball bat is an innocuous item that no one objects to you having in your classroom. When applied to the arms or head or an intruder it will cause him to stop for at least a second. Take the opportunity to repeatedly hit him until he falls to the ground.

Don't be a passive victim.

Every employee of the school should be trained in this.

The ideal would be for a willing cadre of teachers, administrators, and staff to be trained and equipped with firearms.

Last edited by GaryS; 12-24-2012 at 05:02 PM.
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