"School Safety" joke
Early last week, a 36-year-old grade-school science teacher arrived at school and was unlocking her classroom when she was shot. She was seriously wounded but survived, and at the hospital, she described the shooter as a 19 or 20 year old Hispanic man and said she'd received threatening letters from an anonymous man recently, but had no idea who he was or why he was threatening her. This was the top news story for two days.
++ Now, there are *two* absurd aspects to this story. Number one: As soon as someone discovered the woman had been shot, the school was evacuated and SWAT team members and other authorities were swarming all over the place. All the people evacuated were adult employees of the school, as it was too early in the morning for the kids to be there. The evacuees were herded onto a school bus and, without being given details on what the hell was going on, they were rushed at top speed to........... counseling! We just about fell off our chairs laughing when we heard that one. Nothing like receiving counseling before you are even informed of the supposedly traumatic event!
++ Number two: Authorities scoured the city for the Hispanic suspect in the shooting while the teacher remained in the hospital and everyone wondered why the hell anyone would shoot a grade-school science teacher. Oddly, the shooting had occurred on the same day the Governor had signed a school safety bill into law.
++ After the teacher's condition stabilized, authorities talked with her more extensively in the hope of obtaining more clues. They obtained them, all right. First, they noticed some inconsistencies in her story, then they examined her purse and found a handgun. The silly twit had shot herself - - she claims in an effort to bring attention to violence in schools. Now this person probably *does* need counseling...
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