Culver Academy less safe

[hoosier21]

Culver Academy takes away security guards guns.

Security staff at Culver Academies can no longer carry guns | Local - WSBT.com

 

[Kutnupe14]

Can't fix stupid

 

[SEIndSAM]

Well, nothing bad EVER happens at Military Academies.......https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Peshawar_school_massacre

 

[hoosier21]

It's really unbelievable the people defending and supporting this decision in the facebook comments. They refer to the multi-million $ studies of mass shootings, instead of looking at the reality that these incidents almost always happen in GFZ.

 

[SSGSAD]

Culver Academy takes away security guards guns.

Security staff at Culver Academies can no longer carry guns | Local - WSBT.com

Well, it IS South Bend ..... what do you expect ?????

My "thing", is WHY have Security, at ALL ?????

 

[Bfish]

Sad situation... I wonder which people at the school made this decision... Seems pretty stupid!

 

[Gluemanz28]

Well, it IS South Bend ..... what do you expect ?????

My "thing", is WHY have Security, at ALL ?????

South Bend can't take credit for this one. It is located in Culver, IN which is an hour south of the Bend.

 

[SSGSAD]

South Bend can't take credit for this one. It is located in Culver, IN which is an hour south of the Bend.

Ok .....

 

[CPT Nervous]

Well, it IS South Bend ..... what do you expect ?????

My "thing", is WHY have Security, at ALL ?????

South Bend can't take credit for this one. It is located in Culver, IN which is an hour south of the Bend.

Ok .....

Beat me to it. It's closer to Knox.

 

[KittySlayer]

Is Culver still a military academy?

 

[CPT Nervous]

Is Culver still a military academy?

Well seeing as how military folks can't carry, this really isn't much different.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Can someone point the board to the news reports out of Oregon? Maybe that might change their minds?

 

[GIJEW]

Can someone point the board to the news reports out of Oregon? Maybe that might change their minds?

It seems that their reason for not having armed security is the same as umpqua: "guns are dangerous, even in trained hands"...so no, changing the minds of the willfully stupid is futile.

 

[cosermann]

So much fail in that article it's hard to know where to start.

According to a friend of mine (Culver alum), Culver has been significantly influenced by liberalism over the last 20 yrs or so. An "east coast boarding school" dude was brought in to be the head honcho a while back and it's been a steady decline since then. Good at fundraising but not a military-minded person at all.

 

[Hawkeye]

Is Culver still a military academy?

Yes, it is. Tehre are some military officers there as teachers and administrators and coaches. I think its basically a JROTC program. the students get soem preferential treatment in applications/nominations to the Federal Serrvice Acadamies (USMA, USNA, USAFA, etc.).

 

[STFU]

Cosermann is correct. However, Buxton will soon be gone and maybe we will see some changes.
It is certainly not the same military environment as when I attended in the early 80s. Very sad in my opinion. Especially because that is where I learned how to shoot and earned my first Expert Marksmanship medals.

 

[edporch]

A military academy that's afraid of firearms.
Who'd have thought!

 

[tlandon]

An unarmed security guard is nothing more than you or I standing around admiring the scenary. They cannot do anything more than you or I can do as far as the law is concerned. I have been a security officer, unarmed and armed in the past. An armed security person is a little bit of a deterent. An unarmed one is completely useless. Best security on any campus is armed and properly trained faculty. In todays society so called news organizations cover these events non stop for days and weeks. Making these pathetic losers famous, which is exactly what they want. Armed faculty should be a requirement for employment in all schools in America. Sad to say.

 

[ghuns]

If I paid out the arse to send my kid to CMA, I would expect a slightly higher level of security than a shopping mall.

There are MANY high value targets running around the grounds of CMA at any given time. I would think their parents would be none too pleased by this.

 

[Drail]

These people are struggling to balance "having the appearance of keeping people safe" with "not getting sued". "Not getting sued" wins every time in our society. These same people however see no problem with having multiple armed guards on a Brinks truck. Most citizens feel the same way. A truck full of money is more valuable than a bunch of students. It makes me sick.