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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
If a teacher is willing and able to get this training why would this be wrong?
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Have you ever faced an active shooter high on adrenaline?
Have you ever read reports of trained police officers accidentally shooting innocent bystanders in a firefight? (I have)
There are training videos on youtube that show how actual highly trained officers can make serious mistakes in high adrenaline situations.
Then imagine if the teacher is nervous - shaking and misses the active shooter but kills multiple children that are in the room... Too much risk of things going sideways. There is no way a teacher can be just trained and be an asset in that situation the first time they face it.
The police in this shooting apparently had active shooter training, but NO experience. And it appears there was a lot of confusion and possibly even mistakes. That is NOT an attack on the police. I am sure they did the best they could. But, the first time in a fire fight is not a good place to be.