The image is not far from the truth. About 1700 of the 3600 schools with JROTC give cadets the option of rifle training at in-school shooting ranges (we got them removed from San Diego City schools in 2009). Those cadets do see references to MLK in their Pentagon-supplied textbooks, but the text never points out that King was a pacifist who condemned participation in war. At a minimum, officially-approved guns and shooting ranges should be banned from schools. Once that’s done, we can talk about why JROTC shouldn’t even be there.
Glenn
A student in a local high school wrote an essay that was so disturbing because of its threatened violence that his teacher notified authorities, hoping to head off another high school mass murder by another psychologically disturbed youth.
The student was interviewed by authorities and he explained that he had signed up for a delayed post-graduation enlistment in the Marines, and that the violence he fantasized about was not going to be inflicted on Americans, so the teacher’s concerns were unwarranted.
The student was then praised for his intention to kill only as a member of a (not their words) “government organized mass murder team”, in service to (in MLK Jr.’s words) “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government,” and sent on his way with great cheer and best wishes.
Only a sick society would create an atmosphere where the desire to commit mass murder in wars of aggression could be considered normal and healthy.
kozandaishi
“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government.” Still true, after all these years.
The image is not far from the truth. About 1700 of the 3600 schools with JROTC give cadets the option of rifle training at in-school shooting ranges (we got them removed from San Diego City schools in 2009). Those cadets do see references to MLK in their Pentagon-supplied textbooks, but the text never points out that King was a pacifist who condemned participation in war. At a minimum, officially-approved guns and shooting ranges should be banned from schools. Once that’s done, we can talk about why JROTC shouldn’t even be there.
A student in a local high school wrote an essay that was so disturbing because of its threatened violence that his teacher notified authorities, hoping to head off another high school mass murder by another psychologically disturbed youth.
The student was interviewed by authorities and he explained that he had signed up for a delayed post-graduation enlistment in the Marines, and that the violence he fantasized about was not going to be inflicted on Americans, so the teacher’s concerns were unwarranted.
The student was then praised for his intention to kill only as a member of a (not their words) “government organized mass murder team”, in service to (in MLK Jr.’s words) “The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government,” and sent on his way with great cheer and best wishes.
Only a sick society would create an atmosphere where the desire to commit mass murder in wars of aggression could be considered normal and healthy.
“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government.” Still true, after all these years.
As long as she doesn’t use that weapon, no doubt endorsed by Mr Trump and the NRA, on the pupils….
Henri
I love shock therapy.