Dan Patrick bravely comes out against doors because it's never about the guns.

[Nevilledog]

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Molly Jong-Fast
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Dan Patrick bravely comes out against doors because it’s never about the guns.

Aaron Rupar
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Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick on "hardening" schools: "There should be one entrance in and one entrance out in all of our elementary and all of our middle schools. They're small enough to do that. There should be only one way in, and that should be a well protected entrance."
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9:20 AM · May 26, 2022

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[Karadeniz]

1. I'm sure that would be against fire escape specifications.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. They could still have fire exits ...

You know, the kind of door with a sign saying that an alarm will sound if you open it?

I've seen those around in my day.

[Karadeniz]

7. Yes, or doors that only open outward....

[Beaverhausen]

8. right- so an alarm goes off helping the gunman find those trying to escape

sounds like a plan

[Hugh_Lebowski]

12. At this point, better-secured schools is the only practical option

I don't LIKE IT, but it needs to be taken, given that RePuQ's in power are evil assholes.

Point is you CAN have only one way in, but still have emergency exits.

My mention of alarms was just to illustrate a familiar concept, i.e we've all seen such doors in our lives. In this context, it might make more sense to just have alarms that alert the school administrators (like, in The Office), rather than blare out.

We humans have developed that sort of technology now

[Nevilledog]

15. If only we had an example of people entering through an exit-only or locked door...

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[Hugh_Lebowski]

16. Lol, true ...

I ain't saying the system's perfect ...

[ThoughtCriminal]

17. Also, the Aurora, Colorado shooting

"Police said that Holmes bought a ticket, entered the theater, and sat in the front row. About 20 minutes into the film, he left theater 9 through an emergency exit door beside the movie screen, with direct access to the lightly used parking area at the back of the complex, while propping the door slightly open with a plastic tablecloth holder."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora,_Colorado_shooting

[dsc]

18. No they couldn't he said one way in AND ONE WAY OUT

a fire door would be a 2nd way out, which is, last I checked, more than one.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Dan Patrick Says 'Sick' United States Can't Be Fixed 'Without Turning to Gawd'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-says-sick-united-states-cant-be-fixed-without-turning-to-god/ar-AAXJMhO

[Hugh_Lebowski]

9. To be fair, that IS why Gawd was invented in the first place

It was all about cutting down on the costs of security for the rulers of the day.

If you convince the entire populace that they are being watched and judged by an all-knowing and all-powerful magical authority figure, you don't have to pay as many actual guards and soldiers and such to secure your kingdom.

It's a brilliant way to take advantage of the fact that A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STUPID.

Even today, guys like Patrick refuse to give up on the con. It's proven effective historically after all ...

[napi21]

3. Oh, damn, that's good thinking. That wat, the students don't have an alternate way out!

Maaybe locking all the doors except the main one? Maybe make those other doors on;y able to be opened from the inside?

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Well, at least they're buckling.

[Gregory Peccary]

6. Ya let's trap all the kids in a building with no exit.

What could possibly go wrong.

[Paladin]

10. "...that should be a well protected entrance."

Hey, Dan: There are some law enforcement types in Uvalde who won't be able to meet that standard. Their guns are still all shiny, and their magazines are all full. They might make a show of keeping a school entrance safe in the future---just don't look for them if a class full of kids is in danger. If the teachers promise you that they'll stay away from critical race theory, maybe they can help out. You fucking asshole.

[Stuart G]

11. Dan Patrick proves the phrase........"Stupid is Still Stupid"

[Blues Heron]

13. what about supermarkets? Harden those too? Office parks, post offices, ...

lets face it these massacres happen all over the place. We wont be securing our way out of this mess until we deal with the root cause - the availablity of guns.

[Wednesdays]

14. They won't be satisfied until there's armed guards everywhere.

You know, like the beginning of a police state.