You Decide - Overreacting or Not?

[Calamity Kris]

Fox article this morning. 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/04/class-assignment-to-build-toy-gun-prompts-university-lockdown.html

[Pat Riot]

This would have been over reacting a few years ago but now it's the new norm...the new norm of STUPID.

[W. D. Pickett]

Well, in the typical liberal frenzy at the word gun, this is a massive over reaction to a non threat.  I think that the university needs to be sued for violation of civil rights, discrimination, and any federal funding removed.  The chemistry classes work with far more dangerous materials than a toy rubber band gun but you don't see the liberals running about screaming about explosive mixtures, bombs or anything like that.  Typical YCFS.

[Sedalia Dave]

Well it is obvious that at least 1 engineering professor is not a liberal.

[Alpo]

How about the "man with a gun" at Colgate University? Four-hour lockdown. "Shelter in place".

 

It was a hot glue gun.

 

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59081d3ce4b0bb2d0870ec2e

[Clay Mosby]

Typical response from a viewpoint of total intolerance. If it is not approved by (insert subset here) it must be destroyed by any means possible and those responsible must be punished and removed.

 

That being said, perhaps the choice of what to manufacture was not the best choice given the above mentioned intolerance.  They have enough to keep themselves riled up without giving them more ammo to use against others.

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

With things the way they are now a days .

I would say it was stupid to even hold a class like that in the first place.

It was set up for a failure from the start.

 

Until we get rid of gun free zones .

Gun free zones will be the attack zones !

[MAYOBARD SASS #13025L]

Typical libtard over reaction. 

[Buffalo Douglas]

I would want to see a photo of the rubber band gun honestly. There are some people who are a truly great craftsman and can make even a rubber band gun look convincing. I've seen some of the things cosplayers make as replicas and some of those people should go work for Hollywood with their talent. Just for an added example, take a look at what's on the market for airsoft and pellet guns. Aside from a small, orange ring, there is no distinguishing them from the real deal at any kind of distance. 

 

I'm definitely not saying the reaction of the University was correct or warranted. I just want all the information.

 

Another instance of extreme over reaction...

 

AN EVIL, LARGE, ASSUALT RIFLE!

[Pat Riot]

37 minutes ago, Buffalo Douglas said:

Another instance of extreme over reaction...

 

AN EVIL, LARGE, ASSUALT RIFLE!

Some people are too stupid...unfortunately they are not stupid enough to stop breathing...

[Pat Riot]

Do you ever think that things like this happen on purpose to further an agenda...what ever that agenda might be...

[Rye Miles #13621]

Considering anti-gun liberals freak out when a kid points his finger like a gun, this is NOT surprising at all! Overreacting? You bet they are!!!

[MAYOBARD SASS #13025L]

[J-BAR #18287]

As a person with an engineering degree, I find it sad that an undergraduate engineer was stupid enough to let it be seen.  If it had been a bottle of booze he would have at least transported it in a paper bag!

 

[Tennessee Trapper Tom]

Over reaction. I hope the student sues. Hey how about the kid that brought a project that looked like a bomb to school and got invited to the White House. Also they successfully sued the school. I know it is different, but we now live in a very stupid world. I can remember having rubber band gun fights during recess in elementary school. Store bought rubber band guns

[Sedalia Dave]

3 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said:

With things the way they are now a days .

I would say it was stupid to even hold a class like that in the first place.

It was set up for a failure from the start.

 

Until we get rid of gun free zones .

Gun free zones will be the attack zones !

 

I disagree.  We need more professors that refuse to knuckle under so that the complete and utter stupidity that occurs on college campuses can be publicized and ridiculed out of existence.

 

Pretty hard to kill a cockroaches without shining a light on them.

[Clay Mosby]

2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

Do you ever think that things like this happen on purpose to further an agenda...what ever that agenda might be...

Well of course they do, it's how they roll these days! 

[Pat Riot]

6 minutes ago, Clay Mosby said:

Well of course they do, it's how they roll these days! 

We...I, need a sarcasm font!

[Clay Mosby]

I don't!  (Well, okay, maybe that was a bit sarcastic!) 

[Tascosa, SASS# 24838]

We are sending our kids to college to learn how to build rubber band guns????? We were doing that at 7 and 8 yrs old. College is becoming a waste of good money in my book. Im glad my kids are all out of college now. Geeesh.

[Noz]

As Ron White wopuld say: "You can't cure stupid" even with a college education.

 

[Sedalia Dave]

1 hour ago, Tascosa, SASS# 24838 said:

We are sending our kids to college to learn how to build rubber band guns????? We were doing that at 7 and 8 yrs old. College is becoming a waste of good money in my book. Im glad my kids are all out of college now. Geeesh.

 

I suspect it was not your childhood rubber band gun. The ones I have seen from engineering classes are usually works of art. Depending on the professor the student may have to construct theirs from provided plans or they may have to draw up a design that will adhere to a stringent set of specifications. Then get the design approved by the 'Customer" and once approved build the gun according to the specifications. They can even be real or artificial budgets for labor and materials that have to be complied with. 

 

Students or teams of students are graded on multiple facets not the least of which is adhering to some unique and challenging design  specifications. Often materials other than wood are required to test the students ability to work with materials that may have limited structural strength or are hard to work with.

 

Designing a rubber band gun to comply with  a creative set of specifications requires the students to do more than memorize their text books. It forces them to apply what they have learned into a relatively inexpensive yet fun project.    

 

All that said I still think most colleges have become a waste of money because most fail to teach students practical real world  skills.

[MAYOBARD SASS #13025L]

4 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

We...I, need a sarcasm font!

 

[Pat Riot]

My Mom said I could become anything I wanted to when I grew up.

I became Sarcastic. 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

I've ben saying for years that Political Correctness was going to destroy the country.

 

I had no idea how many idiots would take it as a personal challenge.

[Pat Riot]

I believe it was After WW2 the USSR would assign a Political Officer to each command structure of their armed forces. This officer's job was to promote the agenda of their political system and to report on those that didn't adhere and yo keep each group in check.

 

We now have a bunch of melon headed dipwads doing the same thing only they aren't getting paid or threatened to do it. They are just brainwashed ignorant fools.

[Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme]

This one wins "Thread of the Week", hands down. 

[Tascosa, SASS# 24838]

8 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

I believe it was After WW2 the USSR would assign a Political Officer to each command structure of their armed forces. This officer's job was to promote the agenda of their political system and to report on those that didn't adhere and yo keep each group in check.

 

We now have a bunch of melon headed dipwads doing the same thing only they aren't getting paid or threatened to do it. They are just brainwashed ignorant fools.

"Dipwads"???  We called 'em something similar but different when I was in the military.

[Pat Riot]

7 minutes ago, Tascosa, SASS# 24838 said:

"Dipwads"???  We called 'em something similar but different when I was in the military.

I was trying to be...shall we say...less colorful in my description.

[Ace_of_Hearts]

You can point your finger at somebody......................... Just don't raise your thumb straight up in the air at the same time......... All hell will break loose!

 

[Calamity Kris]

What amazes me is it happened at SLU, an excellent private university.  I thought better of them than this..........

[McCandless]

A man wearing a black hoodie and who may have a hand gun is in Spring Hall. All are advised to stay clear of Spring Hall.

— SaintLouisUniversity (@SLU_Official) May 3, 2017

Students living in Spring Hall are being relocated to Simon Rec. No injuries have been reported.

— SaintLouisUniversity (@SLU_Official) May 3, 2017

 

While that evacuation was underway, police got a report of possible shots fired outside of Marchetti Tower East, a dorm a few blocks away.

Shots fired out side Marchetti East shelter in place

— SaintLouisUniversity (@SLU_Official) May 3, 2017

"No students have been injured," Fowler said about 6 p.m. "No reports of any injuries."

He also said police found no evidence of gunfire.

Campus is safe. Tonight’s alert was the result of a student carrying a toy gun. More: https://t.co/C3IL1VGUnd

— SaintLouisUniversity (@SLU_Official) May 4, 2017

 

Oy vey!

 

We had an incident here at a mall recently, where someone may have thought they heard shots fired... or someone thought they heard someone say they heard shots... or someone farted load... or nothing at all... near the food court.   Folks were hurt in the ensuing stampede, Mall went on lockdown, multiple searches followed... result  "0".  To this day there is still no final explanation of what spooked the herd.

the fear of what could have happened

[MAYOBARD SASS #13025L]

And here at the Reno Mall there is a kiosk where you can get a massage for your poor tired back while shopping.  I tossed my concealed carry piecein the little basket with my wallet and keys under the massage table.  The masseuse asked me what kind of pistol I had.  I told him.  He tells me he carrys a Springfield XDS.  Excitement over.  No one locked down the mall.  I saw two other shoppers open carrying.  No one gave them a second glance.