With mass shootings killing more people than ever in America, a New York college is offering students regular drills in surviving “active shooter incidents,” preparing them for an emergency that has seemingly become routine.
Stony Brook University is hoping that instructing students and faculty in the finer points of running and hiding might up their chance of surviving a mass shooting on campus. The class offers students an opportunity to role-play “active shooter scenarios” not just in the classroom but also in dorm hallways and off-campus housing.
Students run the drills once a week, equipped with helmets, assault shields, bullet-proof vests, and of course, (fake) weapons.
Perhaps most importantly, the class reminds students to show they are “unarmed and not one of the bad guys” by putting their hands up when the cops finally arrive. Earlier this week, police entered a bar in response to an active shooter 911 call only to shoot and kill the bar’s security guard, who had engaged the gunman while they were en route.
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Gee. What could go wrong there?
Let's train the kids to be eternal victims and be scared of everything and everyone.