PA Teachers to get mini bats to combat active shooters.

[Admin]

ERIE, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania school district has given its teachers small wooden baseball bats as a reminder to fight a school shooter with any weapon available should other options fail.

Pa. Teachers Get Bats As A Reminder To Fight Back In A Shooting

What could go wrong?

 

[Chevy 2 65]

They can swing and hit the bullets back at the crazy f***tard.

 

[Stryker]

I think that this is maybe a great tool for waking teachers up - those that have been saying 'we don't want to be armed; weapons have no place in schools' - the bat is a great symbol IMO - one that tells the teachers that help may not come as fast as you want, and you will need to protect yourselves so here is a mini-bat that you can use.

Hopefully that would come across as ludicrous and maybe get some thinking that they should push for better means in defending themselves.

My thoughts at least...

 

[Sentenza]

Bat shit crazy.

 

[Admin]

I think that this is maybe a great tool for waking teachers up - those that have been saying 'we don't want to be armed; weapons have no place in schools' - the bat is a great symbol IMO - one that tells the teachers that help may not come as fast as you want, and you will need to protect yourselves so here is a mini-bat that you can use.

Hopefully that would come across as ludicrous and maybe get some thinking that they should push for better means in defending themselves.

My thoughts at least...

That is a very legitimate angle.

 

[amm5061]

I know this is in PA, but aren't those things illegal in Massachusetts?

Also, is this supposed to work in complement with the bucket of rocks?

 

[Frizzle Fry]

I'm with Stryker.

That looks like the novelty bat I got at a Sox game when I was a kid... try as I might, I couldn't seriously injure my cousin with it.

 

[whacko]

My wife teaches 2nd grade. They still do the "cower in place" drills every quarter. Stack the kids all on one corner and shut the door. Stupid.

I've discussed this with my wife. I told her the first thing I learned as a young infantryman was that when you take fire.....small arms or indirect......SPREAD OUT. It forces the enemy to move and aim and less likely to hit more of your squad. Kids should be spread out on the walls throughout the room not piled into one corner for the enemy to just stack rounds into a pile of kids. They should also all grab a couple of books before they spread out against the wall.......tell em "anyone opens that door that's not wearing a badge you start throwing books at em". KIDS AND TEACHERS NEED TO BE TRAINED TO DO SOMETHING! If the shooter is met with 20 to 30 flying text books it should do something to put him off guard and may even get him to decide to move on.

that's my angle anyway.

 

[amm5061]

My wife teaches 2nd grade. They still do the "cower in place" drills every quarter. Stack the kids all on one corner and shut the door. Stupid.

I've discussed this with my wife. I told her the first thing I learned as a young infantryman was that when you take fire.....small arms or indirect......SPREAD OUT. It forces the enemy to move and aim and less likely to hit more of your squad. Kids should be spread out on the walls throughout the room not piled into one corner for the enemy to just stack rounds into a pile of kids. They should also all grab a couple of books before they spread out against the wall.......tell em "anyone opens that door that's not wearing a badge you start throwing books at em". KIDS AND TEACHERS NEED TO BE TRAINED TO DO SOMETHING!

that's my angle anyway.

Or at least teach them that loading up 3-4 large books in your backpack can create a fairly effective bullet stop.

 

[snax]

I believe in MA once you state it's for defense they charge you with carrying a billy.

 

[Blackmore]

That is a very legitimate angle.

I thought the same until the principal - with a straight face - said a bat would be under lock and key in each room

 

[Kicker96FS]

Or at least teach them that loading up 3-4 large books in your backpack can create a fairly effective bullet stop.

Whats a book?

 

[ISOTOX]

Think I'd rather have the bucket of rocks...unless there is something better behind door number 3.

 

[not new guy]

Who’s the genius that thought this was a good idea? Who held one in their hand and said “this will do”? Who actually handed them out with a straight face and instructions? Oh right, one of our brilliant, fearless public servants. These morons are educating our kids.

 

[MachineHead]

Looks like they’re at least empowering you to go down swingin’.

 

[Fishfinder]

Maybe they should have spent that $1800 putting locks on all the classroom doors. If this were actually about safety and not just about gun control there are plenty of things that could be done to ensure the safety of the kids.

 

[Fishfinder]

If they aren’t going to arm teachers then they should at least ensure there are locks on the doors, each classroom have a big canister of bear spray and every adult issued, and trained, on a tazer. But no, they opt for either nothing, a bucket of rocks, or a locked up novelty bat. Has anyone even taught the kids of the effectiveness of a fire extinguisher?

 

[Jason m]

I hope they didn't buy those, cause they just could of had the wood shop crank out a couple hundred like I did in high school.

Jason.

 

[wmccurdy53]

I think someone once said, Don't bring a bat to a gun fight.

 

[swatgig]

Great idea - (Warning NSFW)

 

[JoseyWales]

I know this is in PA, but aren't those things illegal in Massachusetts?

They used to sell these bats at Red Sox games.

 

[nstassel]

Hilarious. Every room should have a simple door jam or bolt to keep it secured from inside.

 

[Oldarmy]

Maybe they can use them to beat some sense into themselves. These dopes have gone bats.

 

[SKumar]

What could go wrong?

They'll be taken home and used for uhh..."other" purposes.

 

[whalerman69]

They used to sell these bats at Red Sox games.

They used to give them out on bat day. Boy I'm old...

 

[falcon123]

 

[Stryker]

Maybe a tactical bat is better

 

[rcoolbaugh]

ERIE, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania school district has given its teachers small wooden baseball bats as a reminder to fight a school shooter with any weapon available should other options fail.

Pa. Teachers Get Bats As A Reminder To Fight Back In A Shooting

What could go wrong?

It's right up there with a "Bucket of Rocks"!

 

[Toast]

They used to sell these bats at Red Sox games.

They used to give them out on bat day. Boy I'm old...

What I never understood was when they had Bat Day when the Yankees (and their fans) were in town. Seemed like they were asking for trouble.

 

[DarrenL]

My wife teaches 2nd grade. They still do the "cower in place" drills every quarter. Stack the kids all on one corner and shut the door. Stupid.

I've discussed this with my wife. I told her the first thing I learned as a young infantryman was that when you take fire.....small arms or indirect......SPREAD OUT. It forces the enemy to move and aim and less likely to hit more of your squad. Kids should be spread out on the walls throughout the room not piled into one corner for the enemy to just stack rounds into a pile of kids. They should also all grab a couple of books before they spread out against the wall.......tell em "anyone opens that door that's not wearing a badge you start throwing books at em". KIDS AND TEACHERS NEED TO BE TRAINED TO DO SOMETHING! If the shooter is met with 20 to 30 flying text books it should do something to put him off guard and may even get him to decide to move on.

that's my angle anyway.

I never understood cower in place. If the building is on fire, you leave the building. If there is a bomb, you leave the building. if there is a chemical leak/spill, you leave the building. If there is an armed killer hunting you down, STAY PUT!!! WTELF?
At my work they said the best (non self defense) option is to run out of the building and don't stop until you get to the next town.

I also don't understand why they suggest things like buckets of rocks, soup cans, or mini-bats. Are they hoping someone will try to use these, fail, and get more people killed?