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[–] GreaseLightning 0 points 31 points 31 points (+31|-0) ago
Call them "Hogg Packs"
[–] KG7DHL 0 points 22 points 22 points (+22|-0) ago
I am sure that some kids will be able to pay money, maybe pass a background check, and then be able to "conceal" the contents of their backpack. Maybe call it a "Concealed Carry Backpack Permit" or something.
Of course, if you change schools, you have to get that schools Conceal Carry Permit. and, no Concealed carry in the library, of course.
[–] Whizwit21 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
Will there be signs for no colored bags?
[–] CarbuncleRoy 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
We can form the NBA (National Backpack Association) and solicit membership monies to buy our own votes.
[–] ViperCarbz 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
No high capacity Velcro pockets though.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago
[–] belrial 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
The Bill Clinton designer line. I can see it now.
[–] Reverse-Flash 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
You will be able to bypass most of the security at the airport, except for the cavity check.
[–] Ajaxofbarbaria 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Except that it’s see through.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
[–] MetalAegis 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
If someone does kill him I hope they use a knife.. oh the irony.
[–] Ajaxofbarbaria 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Where is crowdfunding when you need it?
[–] BlackAdamRedLantern 1 point 8 points 9 points (+9|-1) ago
They used to be a fad 15-20 years ago. I had one back then. The popularity died out when some kids got stolen from and teachers began confiscating games and toys.
Fuck you Trevor you snitching piece of shit. Thought it was funny that I got my Pokemon cards taken? I started that rumor Trevorly. Hope you had fun praying the gay away at camp you limp-wristed backstabbing fruitcake.
Fuck you Ms. Wilkins you old dusty bitch with your always eating ass. Forever mad because you can't ever get any dick you cryptkeeper looking hag.
Fuck you Brenda and your begging ass always asking for gum. A pack of 5 was only a quarter. I literally bought them the change I found on the way to school. They even sold singles for a knickel.
[–] 12273744? 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago
15-20 years ago it wasn't a fad. It was because a couple maniacs bombed and shot up a school.
[–] Magonia ago
Nahhh they were also a fad around the same time as jelly sandals and the spice girls.
[–] chryseos-geckota 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
If you've got nothing to hide you've got nothing to fear.
[–] newoldwave 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
We need backpack control !
[–] midnightblue1335 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I remember hearing talk of clear backpacks many years ago when I was still in school. It's not a new concept, it's sort of an alternative to installing metal detectors and patting down students as they enter, like they have to do at the nigger-zoos.
But those CHILDREN that will have to deal with it don't really have privacy rights. They are under the legal guardianship of the school district during school hours- technically, school district is mommy and daddy while you're there. And if daddy wants to know what's inside your schoolbag, you fucking show him, because you're a CHILD.
Because of that, I don't have any problem with schools enforcing this. My problem is that it's a shitty, short-sighted attempt at addressing a problem that doesn't really exist: How many of these shooters actually smuggle their weapons inside secretively? I guess there's the occasional student bringing a knife in their bag and stabbing someone, but you're not gonna be able to stuff an AR-15 discreetly into a fucking schoolbag.
So that brings a larger question: Could this be another way to condition these children to be used to having zero privacy as adults? Prepping a generation for a time when ALL of your life's details will be monitored and used by a tyrant?
[–] stillinit [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
These are the same kids who post their entire lives to facebook, instagram, twitter, etc. They don't give a fuck about privacy. They do care about fashion though. Having a 'cool' bag. That's what matters.
[–] flaxom ago
The vast majority of school shootings, like all shootings, are done with handguns. Once or twice a month my local news reports about a gun-related incident on school grounds, a kid caught with one or one being found in a car or something, and over the years it's never once been an AR-15 in my local news. I bet knife-related incidents are even more common but less newsworthy. This seems like an effective, cheap, and immediate way to mitigate against people concealing weapons in a classroom.