This school district in California now has a military-grade ARMORED TRUCK just like the ones US soldiers ride to combat in Afghanistan. While we could chide the chief for wanting this in case of a major food fight, we feel the defensive reason for having this armored truck available for rescue is valid.
The school district’s police chief, Rueben Littejohn, says the truck is intended to be used as a rescue vehicle that could evacuated [sic] up to 40 children in the event of an emergency.
Meanwhile here’s the “expert” point of view.
School safety expert Robert Macy disagrees.
‘A school that has someone in charge of the school safety plan and someone in charge of what you do when someone is on campus and they practice the protocols — you are going to get more mileage out of that than many armed vehicles,’ Macy, who heads the International Trauma Center, told VICE News.
‘It’s not as easy as putting big heavy weaponry on campus.’
‘A tank is cartoonish,’ he added. ‘It gives the school a false sense of security.’
We don’t know where they found this “expert” but we’d send him back. First it’s not a tank. Second safety plans and protocols aren’t going to stop bullets. Third it’s been stripped of all weaponry.
