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A teacher barricaded himself inside a locked classroom at a Georgia high school on Wednesday and apparently fired a single shot from a handgun, authorities said.
No students were in the classroom at the time, and the only injury reported was a student who hurt their ankle running when Dalton High School was evacuated.
The teacher was identified by the Dalton Police Department as 53-year-old Jesse Randall Davidson, a social studies teacher and play-by-play voice of the Dalton football team.
Police spokesman Bruce Frazier said the teacher was taken into custody after a 30- to 45-minute standoff with officers.
Here is more from the Atlantic Journal-Constitution:VIDEO: Dalton High students running to safety after reports of shots fired. @DaltonPD says the suspect is believed to be a teacher. Suspect is in custody. Video credit Dalton HS Student @wesleycaceres5. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/pFyoBVbtFc— Chris Jose (@ChrisJoseWSB) February 28, 2018
The incident at Dalton High School, about 91 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, sent panicked students running through hallways and alarmed parents already on edge in the wake of a mass shooting earlier this month at a Florida high school.
About 11:30 a.m., some students tried to get into Randal Davidson’s classroom and he would not let them in, Dalton police spokesman Bruce Frazier said.
They alerted the principal. When the principal came to the door and used his key to try to open it, Davidson forcibly closed it on him, Frazier said.
At that point, the principal heard a gunshot. Police have not said what type of gun was used, only that it was a handgun.
"We had officers inside the building quickly,” Frazier said. Officers evacuated a hallway and secured the area first.
During the evacuation, a female student was hurt, police said. That student is being treated by emergency officials for an ankle injury.
As the incident was unfolding at least one Dalton High student made the obvious observation.
You do not know if a person is a "bad guy with a gun" until they do something bad with that gun.@nra my favorite teacher at Dalton high school just blockaded his door and proceeded to shoot. We had to run out The back of the school in the rain. Students were being trampled and screaming. I dare you to tell me arming teachers will make us safe.— Chondi🌙 (@_omg_chondi_) February 28, 2018
Until then they are just a person with a gun.
And people, even good people, have very bad days.
Having access to a firearm can make that very bad day, a deadly day for them, and for those around them.
In short sending armed, overworked teachers into American classrooms is fucking stupid!
Jesus, I thought we'd already used up our idiot quota for the week.
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NRA at work with another brilliant idea, arming teachers, what will they come up with next to hold the USA hostage to their stupidity?
ReplyDeleteI wondered how long it would take for someone to figure out arming teachers wasn't a great idea because the teacher can go bonkers and kill all the students.
I had an algebra teacher that had a mental breakdown during class, this was is the 60's so we were gun free school. The worst that happened was he chased a student out a window and around the school. I am sure if he had a gun most of us would be dead.
I teach in a university which is very vulnerable - unfettered public access to all buildings.
DeleteHowever, JUST earlier this week an overworked underpaid colleague lost it, screaming fit, quit, big scene in the office pods. What if she had a gun? She was not thinking clearly and was clearly in mental trouble. Maybe she would "only" have killed herself.
Really stoopid idea to arm us. My institution would never go for it anyway.But if they did, I'd quit.
Marco Rubio wanted to change name of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to O.K. Corral High School.
ReplyDeleteHe decided it was not a good name when he learned only 3 people were killed at O.K. Corral shoot out.
Where's Brian Dennehy when you need him?
ReplyDeleteI went to college with his daughter, Elizabeth (who is an actress herself). We were in a show together and her dad came to see her. I remember him standing in a doorway backstage and he filled up the whole opening. A large, imposing man, but very kind and supportive to all of us young college kids who were a bit starstruck!
Deletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/ga-teacher-opened-fire-inside-classroom-charged-making-terroristic-threats-trump-remains-mum-shooting/
ReplyDeleteDumb donnie will say this wasn't one of those adept, expert teachers.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the guy just snapped under some sort of strain. This may not be a popular opinion, but as somebody who snapped or almost snapped in the past, I kinda feel sorry for the guy, especially as the use of that gun just landed him in a bunch of trouble. He'd be a lot better off if he'd just thrown a stapler at the wall.
ReplyDelete>>> Tom, in FL
I think the gunman was making a point that if you arm the teachers, you can not guarantee they may start shooting for their own reasons. Someone will be there with a gun not to stop another's massacre, but engage their own.
ReplyDeleteI thought that as well. If so, a great lesson and he will take the brunt for saying so. Over the top, yes, but THIS is what this nation come to. If not, how much more can teachers take?
DeletePersonally, I think that would be a stupid thing to do. Why? Because once the conspiracy jackasses discovered it - and they would - it would only reinforce their determination to arm ALL teachers, claiming they are so afraid of the idea working that they had to fake things like that.
DeleteA perfect example of who Trump wants to pay a bonus.
ReplyDeleteIs there a daily double on a bonus if a carrying teacher kills someone? Would they still get a bonus if they shoot and miss? This is a stupid idea Trump is pushing.
DeleteWith AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack With the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/02/28/us/ar-15-rifle-mass-shootings.html
https://www.drainthenra.com/company-information-1
https://www.drainthenra.com/politicians
In case you missed it, we've added 50 big companies with corporate PACs that give substantially to NRA-approved candidates & campaigns to the "Other Companies on Our Radar" portion of the #GrabYourWallet site:
https://twitter.com/shannoncoulter/status/967443168512782341
https://grabyourwallet.org/Other%20Companies%20On%20Our%20Radar.html
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NdQsk3RZl8TpZ0ZlDiirhJ0AIEkzrclpCMDYPLtLiO0/edit
Senator Marco Rubio just called the survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School massacre "arrogant" for taking a stand against gun violence. He believes they are "infected with disease."
ReplyDeleteYou read that correctly.
...There are a LOT of slimy, corrupt, greedy, self-centered and soulless Republicans in Congress, but the slimiest by far has to be @marcorubio. He is beyond disgusting. For shame!
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/968879301839015941
https://twitter.com/TopRopeTravis/status/968841004181794816
he is infected with bloody gun money disease-also called-i just voted myself out of office disease.
DeleteWhereas Cadet Bone Spurs wants to suspend due process and the second amendment. He told the police they should take guns away and worry about the courts later.
DeleteThe NRA was finally right. A president is coming for their guns. They just got the wrong president.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-nra-warnings_us_5a9713dde4b07dffeb6f5096
"For years, the National Rifle Association has been warning gun-loving Americans of a president who will take away their firearms, no matter what the Second Amendment says.
On Wednesday, that conservative nightmare became a reality when the current Republican U.S. president, Donald Trump, proposed taking away people’s guns, even without the legal right to do so.
“Take the guns first. Go through due process second,” Trump said at a meeting with Democratic and Republican lawmakers at the White House. “I like taking the guns early.”
Trump said law enforcement officers should specifically have taken the firearms possessed by Nikolas Cruz, the suspected gunman in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.
“I think they should have taken them away, whether they had the right or not,” he said."
Of course, now he's walking it back after a "great meeting" with an NRA lobbyist. But we all know Trump. Whoever gets to him last wins.
WHAT A DAY IN ILLINOIS! @MomsDemand
ReplyDeleteALL PASSED!
-HB1465 ban on bump stocks
-HB1467 21 to own assault weapons
-SB1657 & HB1273Gun Dealership Licensing - On to GOVERNER!
-HB772 Lethal Order of Protection passed by Senate
-HB1468 - 72-hour cooling off period
#NeverAgain #ExpectUs
https://twitter.com/Quadrant4change/status/968998295682076672
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/walmart-will-raise-minimum-age-for-gun-purchases-to-21-years-old-1/
DeleteWhile it is a start, why is raising the age to buy a gun anything to celebrate? What will it prevent?
DeleteThe shooter in Los Vegas was over 21.
Is it fair to call an AR-15 and assault rifle?
ReplyDeleteThe shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School left 17 people dead and many more wounded. That act of terrorism has caused media outlets and anti-gun politicians to make sweeping calls for bans on rifles like the AR-15 the shooter used inside the school. The AR-15 is, once again, being called the “mass shooter’s weapon of choice.” Yet is is inaccurate to call it an assault weapon.
http://tribunist.com/news/when-you-hear-someone-call-an-ar-15-an-assault-rifle-show-them-this-2/?utm_source=MOH
And my continuing question will be, "WHY weren't innocent children Sandy Hook enough?" Because teenagers have a polite way of saying FUCK YOU, and make them PAY attention? I came of age Vietnam.
DeleteI don't care WHAT kind of thing it is--it's purpose is to kill as many living human beings as possible in a few minutes. If that isn't an 'assault' on humanity, what is?
DeleteHas the AR-15 hired a PR firm? This crap about 'The AR-15 is not an assault rifle – it simply is not capable of doing what an assault rifle does.' is trending with ammosexuals.
DeleteBristol's marine says the Tribunist article is real information... "Since there's already calls for an "Assault Weapon" ban, whatever the heck that is. Let's at least get some real information out there."
https://www.facebook.com/SgtDakotaMeyer/posts/1783653138341186
He only parts way with Trump when Trump is not NRA enough. He is 100% behind weaponizing schools and everyone. It's hard to believe he knows Track Palin so well and he supports him and his world of guns.
State Law Says Only Law Enforcement Can Carry on Campus. So This Sheriff is Deputizing Teachers.
http://tribunist.com/news/state-law-says-only-law-enforcement-can-carry-on-campus-so-this-sheriff-is-deputizing-teachers/?utm_source=MOH
it doesn't matter what is it called. it's a gun that kills lots of people in a span of minutes.
DeleteIn Los Anchorage, right after Vietnam, in the mid 70's, the ones in the military use to joke about AK-47's ; to any civilian curiosity, to "leave the shooting to the real professionals" while putting the firearms out of reach.
DeleteThey did not encourage use by civilians. Just them! haha.
Thats the way it should be!
My 10-year-old daughter told me tonight that she and her classmates know not to trust the fire alarm anymore because it might be a bad guy trying to kill them.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/968652474000265217
Sorry to bring this shit (literally) here, but this kind of stupidity has me outraged.
ReplyDeleteIsraeliCojones MaMcGriz • 7 hours ago
Expropriation without compensation. This sentence makes me shudder. (in regard to a speeding up of the process to return white-stolen South African land to black Africans)
Where the fuck were you Israeli NO COJONEs when the whites stole the land from the black Africans? Fuck You.
They’re getting quieter and quieter over there excepting self-aggrandizement.
DeleteThe U.S. has turned a blind eye to everything going on in Africa, unless there is a profit to be made from looting natural resources.
DeleteYou know who has been aiding countries in Africa? Investing in education and infrastructure?
The Chinese.
OT Students:
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teach our children well.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/we-asked-for-your-favorite-hidden-figures-from-black-history-your-responses-were-powerful/
Hope Hicks told the truth about lying for Trump. Now she’s gone.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/hope-hicks-says-she-lies-for-trump-thats-encouraging/2018/02/28/09e61982-1cc3-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html
When you lose Hope Hicks . . .
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/02/28/when-you-lose-hope-hicks
This may sound stupid but why are tasers never mentioned as an option. It's always guns.
ReplyDeletetasers could be useful but you need to be close.
DeleteTrump continues to demonstrate how fragile his psyche is. He's imploding as he tries to obtain narcissistic fulfillment(childlike needs). His pronouncements are all over the place. Even the NRA and brietbart are staggering after hearing him.
ReplyDeleteTrump is crazy, full blown nuts, and on top of that he is stupid.
DeleteHe never ran his businesses he hired other people to do it while he sat on his ass feeding his ego doing all he could for self promotion. He is nothing but a blowhard and he is way over his head being President.
Every damn day it's like a reality tv show about who will get voted out of the White House next. It's great entertainment until you realize this is the "f" ing President we are talking about, and America is sick of this reality show President with his tweets and bullying.
When you have to tell your kids to not act like the President well America we have a problem.
When you have a President who eggs radical gun nuts on, who makes fun of the handicapped [ Hey Sarah Palin look it up] what does that tell our allies and worse yet what does it say about us as a country?
ReplyDeleteToo many of us were too naive and had no idea how many stupid people seethed over President Obama and Trump tapped into it.
The worst of humanity is what he feeds on, anger and blame and the more shit he spouts the more they revel in it.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/290892-trump-says-second-amendment-folks-could-stop-clinton
Hillary may have paid for it by saying it, but when she said the people who supported Humpty Trumpty were "a basket of deplorables" she was 100% right!
DeleteI always thought if you armed teachers, eventually one of them would shoot a smart asses student. I mean there's only so much a human can take.
ReplyDeletepoint made. teachers can be crazy, too. at least this guy didn't hurt any one.
ReplyDeleteI am wondering what is Trump's game now. He's challenging the NRA yet they are his biggest supporters? He had lunch with them, and now he talking about changing their rules? Something is up. Don't know what it is but guess we just have to wait and see.
ReplyDeleteI said it before, I'll say it again. He's a master of Doublespeak. Don't listen to what he says, watch what he does - he's on a tight leash with the NRA, not the other way around. They must have reminded him that 2020 is still on the way and they could always hold back their 'donation' (read BRIBE):
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/trump-parrots-fox-friends-report-gun-control-meeting-rambling-respect-2nd-amendment-tweet/
These are very dangerous times people. Stay awake. Mueller is closing in on Drumpf and Drumpf is straying from the repugs base with these gun control talks. Be alert for a false flag that gets us all patriotic. DO NOT FALL FOR IT.
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