04-04-2018, 11:26 AM
Here's a very choice quote that I believe sums up this whole movement.
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/ne97xz/parkland-students-hate-the-smelly-clear-backpacks-they-have-to-wear-for-security-now
I need to "feel safer"? How exactly are we going to legislate feelings? We all know that feeling are not ubiquitous, what makes one person feel unsafe may not faze another person at all. This whole movement has been about needing to feel safe. Guess what, you're not safe and you never were. You were in more danger, i.e. less "safe", when you were driven to school in the morning and when you were driven home. But you didn't "feel" unsafe therefore you were. Clear backpacks are an obvious safety measure, of dubious use to be sure, but they serve a clear (no pun intended) purpose. If they made one student feel safer are they not worth it? How many kids need to feel safer for a safety measure to be deemed effective?
Quote:“At the end of the day, if it doesn’t make us feel safer, what’s the point?” Bonczek said. “It’s just a distraction.”
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/ne97xz/parkland-students-hate-the-smelly-clear-backpacks-they-have-to-wear-for-security-now
I need to "feel safer"? How exactly are we going to legislate feelings? We all know that feeling are not ubiquitous, what makes one person feel unsafe may not faze another person at all. This whole movement has been about needing to feel safe. Guess what, you're not safe and you never were. You were in more danger, i.e. less "safe", when you were driven to school in the morning and when you were driven home. But you didn't "feel" unsafe therefore you were. Clear backpacks are an obvious safety measure, of dubious use to be sure, but they serve a clear (no pun intended) purpose. If they made one student feel safer are they not worth it? How many kids need to feel safer for a safety measure to be deemed effective?
