School violence and football

mcneill · June 18, 2001, 09:30 AM

The following was contained in an e-mail from the GOPnewsand views. Another interesting statistic from John Lott.

If You Outlaw High School Football...

"Welcome to the brave new world of 'zero-tolerance' schooling, where young minds are molded to abhor aggression. Schools are banning dodge ball and tag because the games ncourage 'violent behavior.' Some schools are removing any references to the military from their libraries, and some high schools are banning military recruiters.

"Elementary students in Texas and Louisiana have been suspended for pointing pencils and saying 'pow' and drawing pictures of soldiers. Students in Mississippi were held in jail for trivial infractions, such as throwing peanuts at one another. A fifth-grader in St. Petersburg, Fla., was arrested for drawing pictures of 'weapons.'

"Recent victims of this witch hunt include an exemplary high-school student, a National Merit Scholar, jailed in Fort Myers, Fla., because school authorities found a kitchen knife under her car seat. The knife had accidentally fallen there during a move between apartments. 'Terrorist threat' criminal charges were filed against two 8-year-olds in Irvington, N.J., for 'playing cops and robbers with a paper gun.' Second-graders have been arrested for bringing toy guns to school. And while juvenile records can be expunged, in some cases, such as for Brady law background checks, they last a lifetime.

"Fear over school shootings is legitimate, but common sense is needed. Since the most recent school shootings started in the fall of 1997, 32 students and three teachers have been shot to death at U.S. elementary or secondary schools, an annual rate of less than one death per 4 million students. This includes deaths from gang fights, robberies and accidents as well as from incidents such as at Columbine High School in Colorado. By
contrast, during that same period, 53 students died playing high school football."

- Columnist John Lott, Los Angeles Times

croyance · June 18, 2001, 05:48 PM

I'm just curious what will happen when all of these children raised in a "violence free" environment grow up and discover they are actually humans. Will they have the context and control mechanisms we have to deal with their "darker" emotions? Or will they be too conditioned to repress their negative feelings?

The (darkly) funny thing is that this can lead to more serial killers, mass killers, and large numbers of disfunctional families.

The comedy continues.

June 18, 2001, 09:30 AM	#1
mcneill Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2000 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 288	School violence and football The following was contained in an e-mail from the GOPnewsand views. Another interesting statistic from John Lott. If You Outlaw High School Football... "Welcome to the brave new world of 'zero-tolerance' schooling, where young minds are molded to abhor aggression. Schools are banning dodge ball and tag because the games ncourage 'violent behavior.' Some schools are removing any references to the military from their libraries, and some high schools are banning military recruiters. "Elementary students in Texas and Louisiana have been suspended for pointing pencils and saying 'pow' and drawing pictures of soldiers. Students in Mississippi were held in jail for trivial infractions, such as throwing peanuts at one another. A fifth-grader in St. Petersburg, Fla., was arrested for drawing pictures of 'weapons.' "Recent victims of this witch hunt include an exemplary high-school student, a National Merit Scholar, jailed in Fort Myers, Fla., because school authorities found a kitchen knife under her car seat. The knife had accidentally fallen there during a move between apartments. 'Terrorist threat' criminal charges were filed against two 8-year-olds in Irvington, N.J., for 'playing cops and robbers with a paper gun.' Second-graders have been arrested for bringing toy guns to school. And while juvenile records can be expunged, in some cases, such as for Brady law background checks, they last a lifetime. "Fear over school shootings is legitimate, but common sense is needed. Since the most recent school shootings started in the fall of 1997, 32 students and three teachers have been shot to death at U.S. elementary or secondary schools, an annual rate of less than one death per 4 million students. This includes deaths from gang fights, robberies and accidents as well as from incidents such as at Columbine High School in Colorado. By contrast, during that same period, 53 students died playing high school football." - Columnist John Lott, Los Angeles Times __________________ NRA Patron; TSRA Life; NMLRA; JPFO; SAS Associate "His name was Jeremiah Johnson, and he wanted to be a mountain man. ... He was looking for a Hawken gun, .50 caliber or better. He settled for a .30, but d*** it was a genuine Hawken. You couldn't go no better."

June 18, 2001, 05:48 PM	#2
croyance Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2001 Posts: 3,604	I'm just curious what will happen when all of these children raised in a "violence free" environment grow up and discover they are actually humans. Will they have the context and control mechanisms we have to deal with their "darker" emotions? Or will they be too conditioned to repress their negative feelings? The (darkly) funny thing is that this can lead to more serial killers, mass killers, and large numbers of disfunctional families. The comedy continues.