Just a 1$ smoke ‘bomb’ from the 4th of July fireworks tent from the Walmart parking lot.

Yep. People who saw a ladder in front of them, left by the previous generation, so they climbed it but pulled it up afterwards and then complain why the newest generations are still on the ground floor.

A tale as old as time. People say that we don't fund education in America, but the fact is that we dump money into our schools. The problem is that so much of that money is gobbled up by private enterprise before it can ever hit the classroom (or, God forbid, the teachers' bank accounts). Training, security, software licenses, etc. etc. etc.--schools are an absolute cash cow for private enterprise. And legislatures and districts both are eager to foster these relationships.

So it's no wonder that we see a pilot program for a potentially massive public outlay to solve a problem that shouldn't exist in the first place. Why undertake measures to address gun access and mental health when you can address the problem by committing the schools to funding an open-ended arms race against some prospective school shooter?

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That's right, huddle everyone together in a room that isn't sealed on the bottom

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We could do both. But at least American companies are held accountable to an independent judiciary or do enough business in the EU to be forced to be compliant with their rules as well. Comparing the US/EU to the CCP is impossible because they are two different forms of government and judicial accountability.

The other 2 sides of the "box" are regular wall and probably/definitely not reinforced, so a shooter could just shoot through the walls or use explosives.

Sitting ducks

Yes, they have sent them for training.

Old ignorant fools who already made their fortunes due to inheritance, exploitation of the natives, abject cruelty, market manipulation, nepotism, or just blind stupid luck. The American way. Anyone can do it--except now there are regulations, and no more natives, and the old guys make laws preventing upward mobility...

Found the teacher. What a country!

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If the sell they'd sell it to Microsoft/Apple/Amazon/Oracle/Google/(and most likely) Meta.

I mean yeah those American companies are Chinese shills too because they sell so much user data to Chinese companies, but they are still American companies.

Like… wouldn’t you have obtained a press packet from their city with pictures for the release? People are just so bad at their high paying jobs.

Then maybe we should be addressing American social media companies selling our data to Chinese companies as well...it's literally the same thing with a few extra steps...and possibly a bit more treasonous...

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They would have a jump start being pilots already. Add to that they are likely learning on PC simulators before they arrive for official training so they can take delivery ASAP.

You're aware that Facebook sells our data to Chinese companies right? Like they openly do this.

If Tik Tok was a Meta company, China would still be getting the data....just with a price tag attached, and we still couldn't opt out do anything about.

So you're right...the American companies are worse because if China is a hostile nation then these American companies are committing Treason in these well-documented and undisputed sales of American user data to Chinese companies.

Maybe we do need to look at the American companies for a minute...

They don't mind if data is harvested here then sold to China.

...just like Meta does constantly...

But we're only talking about Tik Tok when Meta has been involved is some very heinous privacy breaches.

This isn't whataboutism, it's asking if we're trying to solve the problem or not. Because forcing divestment in Tik Tok while not enforcing anti trust laws and data regulation on Meta means you aren't trying to solve the problem.

Do you have any idea how much user data Facebook WILLINGLY sells to Chinese companies? Yet that ban that's suspiciously missing from any proposed laws.

Let's just not lie about it, this is a move by the government to "bail out" Meta.

Yeah, but if they're maintained and operated by Alabamans, it's kind of pointless. Are they contracting anyone further north to make sure they don't hurt themselves with it?

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What you do when guns are more important than kids