Maybe schools should require some kind of basic course to familiarize kids with real guns, so they don't grow up into these principals who can't tell the difference.
Maybe schools should require some kind of basic course to familiarize kids with real guns, so they don't grow up into these principals who can't tell the difference.
How far away was the guy in the costume from the principal's office? I'm not familiar with that school district but most public schools I attended were set back quite a ways from the road and sidewalk. If the blaster was black plastic, would you be able to distinguish it from a real gun from 100 feet away?
Let's assume for a moment that the principal spent the last 35ish years off this planet and hence does not know what a Stormtrooper is...
What does he see? A guy in a plastic suit. Why would anyone who has anything indecent in mind put himself into gear that impacts his ability to move and see negatively?
The principal's behaviour is irrational at best. Insane at worst.
It's a suit of armor and a helmet. Brand recognition doesn't matter if someone isn't familiar with the suit. They don't see a giant nerd walking down the street in plastic, they see someone apparently in full armor with a helmet and weapon. And besides, everyone knows that only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise.
If people really cannot tell a movie costume which is obviously a movie costume apart from a practical body armor suit, I guess I just found an argument for a draft...
Quite seriously, when did it become illegal to apply a hint of common sense and logic? LOOKING at that damn costume tells you that it's bulky, ugly and the helmet is made for anything but good visibility. It has two EYES to look out for crying out loud! There is a reason why no sensible helmet has such an element, and that reason is that you c
The principal did the right thing by calling the police to make contact with a guy walking by the school who appeared to be carrying a weapon. It's not the principal's job to figure out if it's a real weapon, that's the job of the police. I would say the police failed in this situation, but maybe the costumed guy was being an argumentative dick and the cop had a bad day. Either way, it's not the principal's fault. If the guy decided to put on a costume (because it conceals his identity), take a gun, and
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Fear of guns (Score:5, Insightful)
Maybe schools should require some kind of basic course to familiarize kids with real guns, so they don't grow up into these principals who can't tell the difference.
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Maybe schools should require some kind of basic course to familiarize kids with real guns, so they don't grow up into these principals who can't tell the difference.
How far away was the guy in the costume from the principal's office? I'm not familiar with that school district but most public schools I attended were set back quite a ways from the road and sidewalk. If the blaster was black plastic, would you be able to distinguish it from a real gun from 100 feet away?
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Let's assume for a moment that the principal spent the last 35ish years off this planet and hence does not know what a Stormtrooper is...
What does he see? A guy in a plastic suit. Why would anyone who has anything indecent in mind put himself into gear that impacts his ability to move and see negatively?
The principal's behaviour is irrational at best. Insane at worst.
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"Why would anyone who has anything indecent in mind put himself into gear that impacts his ability to move and see negatively?"
You mean, like a helmet and body armor? I don't know, why not ask James Holmes?
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It's a suit of armor and a helmet. Brand recognition doesn't matter if someone isn't familiar with the suit. They don't see a giant nerd walking down the street in plastic, they see someone apparently in full armor with a helmet and weapon. And besides, everyone knows that only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise.
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Which is REALLY funny, because they can't normally hit anything with their pew-pew lasers!
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Those are metric stormtroopers
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If people really cannot tell a movie costume which is obviously a movie costume apart from a practical body armor suit, I guess I just found an argument for a draft...
Quite seriously, when did it become illegal to apply a hint of common sense and logic? LOOKING at that damn costume tells you that it's bulky, ugly and the helmet is made for anything but good visibility. It has two EYES to look out for crying out loud! There is a reason why no sensible helmet has such an element, and that reason is that you c
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The principal did the right thing by calling the police to make contact with a guy walking by the school who appeared to be carrying a weapon. It's not the principal's job to figure out if it's a real weapon, that's the job of the police. I would say the police failed in this situation, but maybe the costumed guy was being an argumentative dick and the cop had a bad day. Either way, it's not the principal's fault. If the guy decided to put on a costume (because it conceals his identity), take a gun, and