realityhofosho

realityhofosho t1_je11758 wrote

Reply to comment by signedpants in Mad about book bans in school libraries? Philadelphia has a solution - no libraries at all! Only 7/217 schools have libraries for their kids. by youngbuck215

It is required. I agree. But does it happen? I've never seen this.

(and I'm not saying it doesn't, but I've been in education for 25 years in the city, and I've yet to see it.)

Instead, I see (sadly) a "you get what you pay for" model in action. These schools are the worst funded, and you can tell.

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realityhofosho t1_iua9151 wrote

Reply to comment by CptAdama in what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

INCLUDING the city of Phila? That’s what we thought too. Made a phone call to the local police (district #1 in fact) in August of THIS year, and was told that no, “our area did not pay for this device”. Good to know if we were incorrect, but hey, if we were, clearly the local cops dont seem to know it.

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realityhofosho t1_iu6cn7h wrote

Reply to comment by Ultimating_is_fun in what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

And that’s exactly what we’ve been trained to believe. “Do what the man with the gun says.” But research now says differently. Group-think (or even a bunch of kids armed with staplers and hole-punchers to throw at an assailant, can be just as powerful a deterrent to a shooting (or any other kind) of abuse or violence.

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realityhofosho t1_iu5d2lc wrote

Reply to comment by am_pomegranate in what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

Thank you for at least asking him, though. It's probably better than I would have done as a teen.

Ooof, how the hell to combat our collective apathy in order to raise up against the criminal (or ill) element that has become so pervasive? The scary part? They are winning. They scariER part? We are letting them.

FWIW - (I am also totally guilty of this, btw. The question is - how to stop?)

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realityhofosho t1_iu5cl55 wrote

Reply to comment by grittyfanboi in what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

Speaking of discreet, I once underwent an hours long training about how it is safer to text 911 (it was an active shooter training drill) while in a school in Philadelphia. Thanks to some other diligent individuals, at the end of 4 hours, we were then informed that Philadelphia "doesn't pay" for the luxury of texting 911.

Good thing this isn't an especially violent city,

Oh, wait...

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realityhofosho t1_iu5c2ea wrote

Reply to comment by Ultimating_is_fun in what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

Action is often the thing that the offender is trying to avoid as well. At least group action. They may crave the attention of a one-on one confrontation, but our caveman instincts can often sublimate the need for attention when confronted by an antagonistic group. Studies have shown time and again that the worst bullies back down completely when the bullied has even half an ally. Apathy is our greatest temptacion, and collaboration our greatest collective weapon.

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realityhofosho t1_iu5bd5r wrote

Reply to comment by botgrinder in what to do when witnessing a person threatening people on the train by am_pomegranate

Can't understand the downvotes. As a 5'0 non-tattooed woman, I pray for the likes of your support in such situations. Your physical presence alone (in the absence of actual action) is often the deciding factor in such scenarios. Should it be that way? No. IS it that way? Yes. Thank you for your service.

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