This entry is specifically intended for my children, their fellow students, and anyone else who has a child in school. In light of the recent terrorist attack at the Sandy Hook Elementary school, we have been over-whelmed with knee-jerk reactions as how to prevent horrible tragedies such as this. The problem is, we will never be able to prevent things like this from happening again. We might be able to make it more difficult for events like the killings in Newtown, CT. to happen but we will never be able to totally prevent it.
No matter how hard we prepare, no matter what laws we enact, no matter how we treat the mentally disturbed, we should always be prepared for another tragedy. Because it will happen. Human beings are animals. And in my opinion, we have lost our moral way and we really don't value human life anymore. We might talk a good talk, but we don't walk that walk. But that is not the point of this blog entry.
What I want my kids, and any other person reading this to know is that if, God forbid, you ever find yourself in a situation where some crazy person is intent on harming you or others, I want you to fight. I want you to throw stuff, I want you to hit them with stuff, I want you to hurt him or her. If need be, I want you to maim, lacerate, and if need be, make that person assume room temperature. Do not become someone that just stands there and lets someone else decide what will happen to you. It is your life. Fight for it.
I have always taught my kids to carry a pocket knife. If you don't have one, shame on you. It is probably the most useful thing you can ever carry on your person. I have one with me at all time unless it is restricted in some locations. I use it everyday for any number of small jobs, but in the event I would ever have to defend myself, it would be a handy tool to level the playing field ever so slightly.
But if you don't have that little tool, there are other things that you might have at your disposal while in school. Or anywhere for that matter. Books, staplers, paperweights, band instruments, the list can go on and on. Do not wait for the police. Unless you are lucky enough to have an officer in the same location as you, it will be a while before they are able to respond. Fight. Don't be a willing victim. Don't huddle in a corner or closet and become nothing more than fish in a barrel. Feel free to pray to God, but pray that the book or chair you just threw at a terrorist knocks them out. Pray that the paperweight you threw crushes their skull. Pray that the pocket knife you use hits a major artery or tendon and makes them unable to continue their reign of terror. Pray that someone has a weapon bigger than theirs and is willing to use it.
If someone is intent on causing harm by being in a school or mall or theater with weapons, that person is not concerned with your well being and in turn, you should not be concerned about theirs. It is you or them. Make it them. If they are intent on hurting you, try to make them hurt more. Make them bleed. Make them sorry they messed with you. Fight. You don't have to be a hero, but for frak's sake, don't be a helpless victim.
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