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| Texas teachers to use deadly force in defense |
| 2015-01-31 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 The actual bill as filed merely extends current Texas Penal Code defenses in the case of justified use of deadly force in self-defense or in defense of a third person, with the emphasis on justified, to an educator on school property. The interesting part is that an educator is also given immunity from any civil action arising from the use of deadly force in self defense or in the defense of another. Hard to say if the bill will make it through the legislature. Seems to me to be tied to the current trend of school districts in Texas to allow trained educators to carry concealed firearms. |
| Posted by: BrujoTejano 2015-01-31 16:38 |
| #6 Try selling that with the next bond issue. It didn't sell in Wisconsin. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-01-31 15:19 |
| #5 Totally defeats the purpose of the institution's very existence. Wrong. The purpose of public schools is to provide jobs for teachers. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-01-31 13:33 |
| #4 Probably a response to the vid on the net in the last couple of days showing a student assaulting a teacher. School administrators are loath to report crime to the police. Looks bad. Covering up crime is in itself a criminal offense. Too many administrators get away with it. Bleeding body is hard to cover up. If there is no discipline, there will be no learning. Totally defeats the purpose of the institution's very existence. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-01-31 13:15 |
| #3 Give me license to scorn and I won't need a gun. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-31 12:37 |
| #2 Maybe it's just the way the article is written, but it says that the teacher would not be subject to any prosecution. That seems too broad to non-lawyer mind. There has to be some reasonable justification. Otherwise you will have scenarios like this: Teacher: Johnny, go sit down. Johnny: NO! I don't want to. Teacher: I feel threatened. BANG! Cops have already used this sort of defense when shooting civilians. They feel threatened, so they are "justified" in shooting. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-01-31 11:55 |
| #1 Maybe it's just the way the article is written, but it says that the teacher would not be subject to any prosecution. That seems too broad to non-lawyer mind. There has to be some reasonable justification. Otherwise you will have scenarios like this: Teacher: Johnny, go sit down. Johnny: NO! I don't want to. Teacher: I feel threatened. BANG! Cops have already used this sort of defense when shooting civilians. They feel threatened, so they are "justified" in shooting. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-01-31 11:55 |