TET: May - Mexico, Mothers, Memorials

[Pax Nerdvana]

Mom’s dogs are excellent alarm clocks. I forgot how annoying they can be when they yap at the door. Little doggos can really bark something fierce.

Little dogs are supposed to be really annoying.

They are.

[Geneviev]

Still something to be seriously concerned about, right?

No, there isn't much reason to worry.

Mom’s dogs are excellent alarm clocks. I forgot how annoying they can be when they yap at the door. Little doggos can really bark something fierce.

Your mom has yip yap dogs?

There should be.

[Geneviev]

No, there isn't much reason to worry.
Your mom has yip yap dogs?

She’s two miniature daschunds. Ultra yip yap.

More annoying yip yap or more terrifying yip yap or cute yip yap?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

She’s two miniature daschunds. Ultra yip yap.

More annoying yip yap or more terrifying yip yap or cute yip yap?

They’re sweet doggos. Their yip yap however, is very high squealed. I turn the radio on. That seems to calm them down.

[Geneviev]

More annoying yip yap or more terrifying yip yap or cute yip yap?

They’re sweet doggos. Their yip yap however, is very high squealed. I turn the radio on. That seems to calm them down.

Annoying and cute yip yap. Amazing.

[NeuPolska]

Not that high

Charge the shooter whilst screaming real loud

Handguns are harder to use than rifles so he’ll likely cant the thing off by a couple degrees and miss. Stay away from the walls or floor because bullets ride the walls and floor. Crouching is your best bet. If the dude’s got a rifle I guarentee he has no experience breaching and clearing. Wait next to the doorway and when he inevitably puts his barrel in past the door like a moron grab it and pull him in, then when he falls from momentum beat the shit out of him until his face is unrecognizable.

Don’t be an easy target.

Okay.

It’s a bit unfortunate to have to be giving some of the advice that I learned in the Army meant for urban combat to a 14 year old (right? Hopefully I remembered the age?), but it’s solid. Drill Sergeant back in Urban Ops taught me that “grab the barrel” bit real well when I was point man coming up on a giant opening into a reception area of some apartment complex. Didn’t even notice my barrel slightly extending past the opening and as soon as I started to move forward he grabbed it, yanked me around the corner and had me up against him with his hand going across my neck as he made a slicing noise, all in the span of one second. Little upset the rest of my squad/fireteam didn’t come in after me and just kinda let me get my throat ripped open but oh well.

Aggression pays off, indecision leads to death. If you’re going to do something, commit completely.

[Geneviev]

Okay.

It’s a bit unfortunate to have to be giving some of the advice that I learned in the Army meant for urban combat to a 14 year old (right? Hopefully I remembered the age?), but it’s solid. Drill Sergeant back in Urban Ops taught me that “grab the barrel” bit real well when I was point man coming up on a giant opening into a reception area of some apartment complex. Didn’t even notice my barrel slightly extending past the opening and as soon as I started to move forward he grabbed it, yanked me around the corner and had me up against him with his hand going across my neck as he made a slicing noise, all in the span of one second. Little upset the rest of my squad/fireteam didn’t come in after me and just kinda let me get my throat ripped open but oh well.

Aggression pays off, indecision leads to death. If you’re going to do something, commit completely.

Yep, that's the right age.

Little upset?

[Hurdergaryp]

It’s a bit unfortunate to have to be giving some of the advice that I learned in the Army meant for urban combat to a 14 year old (right? Hopefully I remembered the age?), but it’s solid. Drill Sergeant back in Urban Ops taught me that “grab the barrel” bit real well when I was point man coming up on a giant opening into a reception area of some apartment complex. Didn’t even notice my barrel slightly extending past the opening and as soon as I started to move forward he grabbed it, yanked me around the corner and had me up against him with his hand going across my neck as he made a slicing noise, all in the span of one second. Little upset the rest of my squad/fireteam didn’t come in after me and just kinda let me get my throat ripped open but oh well.

Aggression pays off, indecision leads to death. If you’re going to do something, commit completely.

Yep, that's the right age.

Little upset?

The rest of the team considered him to be an acceptable loss in that setting, so it is only logical that he was upset. Perhaps even livid with rage.

[Geneviev]

Yep, that's the right age.

Little upset?

The rest of the team considered him to be an acceptable loss in that setting, so it is only logical that he was upset. Perhaps even livid with rage.

Perhaps even livid with rage. Or perhaps a bit irritated.

[NeuPolska]

Yep, that's the right age.

Little upset?

The rest of the team considered him to be an acceptable loss in that setting, so it is only logical that he was upset. Perhaps even livid with rage.

We, meaning DS and I, turned the corner and found them still stacked up and looking confused. So then we both roasted them for leaving me to die. Then I got roasted for exposing myself to begin with. But it was a lesson learned for all of us. No shame in that.

[Pax Nerdvana]

The rest of the team considered him to be an acceptable loss in that setting, so it is only logical that he was upset. Perhaps even livid with rage.

We, meaning DS and I, turned the corner and found them still stacked up and looking confused. So then we both roasted them for leaving me to die. Then I got roasted for exposing myself to begin with. But it was a lesson learned for all of us. No shame in that.

You never stop learning. I'll have to remember your advice.

[Gallade]

We, meaning DS and I, turned the corner and found them still stacked up and looking confused. So then we both roasted them for leaving me to die. Then I got roasted for exposing myself to begin with. But it was a lesson learned for all of us. No shame in that.

You never stop learning. I'll have to remember your advice.

Oh no, you do. It's just that the brain reaches capacity sometime in your mid to late twenties and it becomes a juggling process between keeping employable and struggling desperately to remember the simplest of mathematical equations, and/or how to tie your shoes.

Invest in velcro.

[NeuPolska]

We, meaning DS and I, turned the corner and found them still stacked up and looking confused. So then we both roasted them for leaving me to die. Then I got roasted for exposing myself to begin with. But it was a lesson learned for all of us. No shame in that.

You never stop learning. I'll have to remember your advice.

The biggest piece of advice I’ve been hearing over and over so far that I really like is what I said earlier: Don’t hesitate, commit to whatever you’re doing. Be confident in your actions or words even if you know you’re completely wrong. Admit to your faults obviously, but don’t be indecisive.

Asking that real pretty girl out in school? Once you start walking towards her, you’ve already taken that step. You can’t go back, so now you have to commit completely. No “oh I was just going to tell you your uh...I like your shoes.” No hesitation. Getting in line for a rollercoaster? Well, you’ve already stepped into the line, might as well commit to getting in that seat. Marrying someone? You fucking better commit to that

[Abserdia]

Okay.

It’s a bit unfortunate to have to be giving some of the advice that I learned in the Army meant for urban combat to a 14 year old (right? Hopefully I remembered the age?), but it’s solid. Drill Sergeant back in Urban Ops taught me that “grab the barrel” bit real well when I was point man coming up on a giant opening into a reception area of some apartment complex. Didn’t even notice my barrel slightly extending past the opening and as soon as I started to move forward he grabbed it, yanked me around the corner and had me up against him with his hand going across my neck as he made a slicing noise, all in the span of one second. Little upset the rest of my squad/fireteam didn’t come in after me and just kinda let me get my throat ripped open but oh well.

Aggression pays off, indecision leads to death. If you’re going to do something, commit completely.

I feel like the priority should be getting to safety, not charging the shooter. Students aren’t soldiers in combat.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

It’s a bit unfortunate to have to be giving some of the advice that I learned in the Army meant for urban combat to a 14 year old (right? Hopefully I remembered the age?), but it’s solid. Drill Sergeant back in Urban Ops taught me that “grab the barrel” bit real well when I was point man coming up on a giant opening into a reception area of some apartment complex. Didn’t even notice my barrel slightly extending past the opening and as soon as I started to move forward he grabbed it, yanked me around the corner and had me up against him with his hand going across my neck as he made a slicing noise, all in the span of one second. Little upset the rest of my squad/fireteam didn’t come in after me and just kinda let me get my throat ripped open but oh well.

Aggression pays off, indecision leads to death. If you’re going to do something, commit completely.

I feel like the priority should be getting to safety, not charging the shooter. Students aren’t soldiers in combat.

It’s a desperate attempt at evening the odds in favor of students in case of a school shooting.

[NeuPolska]

It’s a bit unfortunate to have to be giving some of the advice that I learned in the Army meant for urban combat to a 14 year old (right? Hopefully I remembered the age?), but it’s solid. Drill Sergeant back in Urban Ops taught me that “grab the barrel” bit real well when I was point man coming up on a giant opening into a reception area of some apartment complex. Didn’t even notice my barrel slightly extending past the opening and as soon as I started to move forward he grabbed it, yanked me around the corner and had me up against him with his hand going across my neck as he made a slicing noise, all in the span of one second. Little upset the rest of my squad/fireteam didn’t come in after me and just kinda let me get my throat ripped open but oh well.

Aggression pays off, indecision leads to death. If you’re going to do something, commit completely.

I feel like the priority should be getting to safety, not charging the shooter. Students aren’t soldiers in combat.

If it were that easy, we wouldn’t have dozens getting shot up and plenty more trapped trying to hide in classrooms.

And it leaves the shooter still walking around shooting people. If you have the means to resist, do so.

[Pax Nerdvana]

You never stop learning. I'll have to remember your advice.

The biggest piece of advice I’ve been hearing over and over so far that I really like is what I said earlier: Don’t hesitate, commit to whatever you’re doing. Be confident in your actions or words even if you know you’re completely wrong. Admit to your faults obviously, but don’t be indecisive.

Asking that real pretty girl out in school? Once you start walking towards her, you’ve already taken that step. You can’t go back, so now you have to commit completely. No “oh I was just going to tell you your uh...I like your shoes.” No hesitation. Getting in line for a rollercoaster? Well, you’ve already stepped into the line, might as well commit to getting in that seat. Marrying someone? You fucking better commit to that

Yeah, always commit. Go all the way.

I feel like the priority should be getting to safety, not charging the shooter. Students aren’t soldiers in combat.

If it were that easy, we wouldn’t have dozens getting shot up and plenty more trapped trying to hide in classrooms.

And it leaves the shooter still walking around shooting people. If you have the means to resist, do so.

I agree. I wouldn't sit there and let people die, I would try to go on the offensive.

[Gallade]

The biggest piece of advice I’ve been hearing over and over so far that I really like is what I said earlier: Don’t hesitate, commit to whatever you’re doing. Be confident in your actions or words even if you know you’re completely wrong. Admit to your faults obviously, but don’t be indecisive.

Asking that real pretty girl out in school? Once you start walking towards her, you’ve already taken that step. You can’t go back, so now you have to commit completely. No “oh I was just going to tell you your uh...I like your shoes.” No hesitation. Getting in line for a rollercoaster? Well, you’ve already stepped into the line, might as well commit to getting in that seat. Marrying someone? You fucking better commit to that :p

Yeah, always commit. Go all the way.

If it were that easy, we wouldn’t have dozens getting shot up and plenty more trapped trying to hide in classrooms.

And it leaves the shooter still walking around shooting people. If you have the means to resist, do so.

I agree. I wouldn't sit there and let people die, I would try to go on the offensive.

It's the responsibility of staff to ensure the protection of students, kids should always be attempted to be evacuated. One foolhardy teenager with no combat training looking to get themselves martyred only complicates any attempt to protect the minors present.

Good advice to any adult on the premises, not something to be advising to children. Don't be stupid, let us old farts weigh up risking a bullet.

[NeuPolska]

Yeah, always commit. Go all the way.
I agree. I wouldn't sit there and let people die, I would try to go on the offensive.

It's the responsibility of staff to ensure the protection of students, kids should always be attempted to be evacuated. One foolhardy teenager with no combat training looking to get themselves martyred only complicates any attempt to protect the minors present.

Good advice to any adult on the premises, not something to be advising to children. Don't be stupid, let us old farts weigh up risking a bullet.

Ideally the staff would be the first line of the defense. Or rather, first line of defense if the police or security fail. So second line? But if a teenager comes in from behind the shooter and hits him over the head with one of those textbooks, or better yet a whole desk, and knocks the kid out, then that solves the problem right then and there.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Yeah, always commit. Go all the way.
I agree. I wouldn't sit there and let people die, I would try to go on the offensive.

It's the responsibility of staff to ensure the protection of students, kids should always be attempted to be evacuated. One foolhardy teenager with no combat training looking to get themselves martyred only complicates any attempt to protect the minors present.

Good advice to any adult on the premises, not something to be advising to children. Don't be stupid, let us old farts weigh up risking a bullet.

It’s heartbreaking that this is even suggested (not what you said), just like it is seeing kids do school shooting drills. When we were growing up, the most dangerous drills were concerning fire or earthquakes. It’s sad that shooting drills have become a necessity.

[Gallade]

It's the responsibility of staff to ensure the protection of students, kids should always be attempted to be evacuated. One foolhardy teenager with no combat training looking to get themselves martyred only complicates any attempt to protect the minors present.

Good advice to any adult on the premises, not something to be advising to children. Don't be stupid, let us old farts weigh up risking a bullet.

Ideally the staff would be the first line of the defense. Or rather, first line of defense if the police or security fail. So second line? But if a teenager comes in from behind the shooter and hits him over the head with one of those textbooks, or better yet a whole desk, and knocks the kid out, then that solves the problem right then and there.

If the police or security fail it's a position where the gunner is capable of taking down trained combatants. Practicality, here, love, the school shooter would see a kid coming à mile off. Don't be giving kids ideas like that.

[Ardrentt]

It's the responsibility of staff to ensure the protection of students, kids should always be attempted to be evacuated. One foolhardy teenager with no combat training looking to get themselves martyred only complicates any attempt to protect the minors present.

Good advice to any adult on the premises, not something to be advising to children. Don't be stupid, let us old farts weigh up risking a bullet.

It’s heartbreaking that this is even suggested (not what you said), just like it is seeing kids do school shooting drills. When we were growing up, the most dangerous drills were concerning fire or earthquakes. It’s sad that shooting drills have become a necessity.

The propensity for school shootings in America makes it a necessity, just as much as an earthquake in California or a fire literally anywhere.

Or at the least, the fact that it's so piercing in the public consciousness, much like those two as well, makes it a necessity.

[Ardrentt]

Ideally the staff would be the first line of the defense. Or rather, first line of defense if the police or security fail. So second line? But if a teenager comes in from behind the shooter and hits him over the head with one of those textbooks, or better yet a whole desk, and knocks the kid out, then that solves the problem right then and there.

If the police or security fail it's a position where the gunner is capable of taking down trained combatants. Practicality, here, love, the school shooter would see a kid coming à mile off. Don't be giving kids ideas like that.

It might still be possible if the space the shooter was in allowed that to happen.

Key word: Might. Probably more fitting would be "possibly".

[Gallade]

It's the responsibility of staff to ensure the protection of students, kids should always be attempted to be evacuated. One foolhardy teenager with no combat training looking to get themselves martyred only complicates any attempt to protect the minors present.

Good advice to any adult on the premises, not something to be advising to children. Don't be stupid, let us old farts weigh up risking a bullet.

It’s heartbreaking that this is even suggested (not what you said), just like it is seeing kids do school shooting drills. When we were growing up, the most dangerous drills were concerning fire or earthquakes. It’s sad that shooting drills have become a necessity.

Mhm, it's spreading very far from multiple facets at this point. Got a in case of terrorist incident booklet even getting the kids into crèche.

[Gallade]

If the police or security fail it's a position where the gunner is capable of taking down trained combatants. Practicality, here, love, the school shooter would see a kid coming à mile off. Don't be giving kids ideas like that.

It might still be possible if the space the shooter was in allowed that to happen.

Key word: Might. Probably more fitting would be "possibly".

And variables are what can both massively aggravate a situation as well as stop them. That kind of cynicism is not something to be used when it comes to the lives of minors.