Speak Out: Are Schools, Public Places Safe?
In the wake of last week's mass shootings—one at a mall, another at an elementary school—how safe do you feel? Should more measures be put in place to ensure safety?
On Tuesday, a gunman opened fire in an Oregon shopping mall, killing two. Then on Friday, the nation began looking toward Newtown, Conn., in the wake of a shooting at an elementary school that left 27 people dead, including 20 children. Related news: Newtown School Shootings: News Hub (Newtown Patch) Though these events happened far across the country, they have to make one wonder: “Could these shootings have happened where I live?” We shudder to imagine either of these tragic incidents happening in metro Atlanta, but in the wake of these tragedies, we want to know: How safe do you feel in public? Share what’s on your mind with us, and then return here to see what your neighbors in Paulding, Douglas and Cobb have said.
Pete
1:26 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013
You cannot eliminate crazy.. You can only hope to contain it, and rules and regulations and laws are in place to do that.. That said, I find it a much better mission for our military to have a deputized soldier posted in every school rather than fighting a hopeless holy war in the middle east. Wouldn't cost us a dime more in taxes than what we already pay... more ›