On the topic of carrying concealed weapons on campus...

[pyat]

There's a movement in the U.S. to permit students to carry concealed weapons on college campuses, in order to defend themselves against school shooters. One problem with this idea was raised by the police chief at the University of Cincinnati:

"I shoot everybody with a gun, who doesn't have a uniform on."

Comments

[madmanofprague.livejournal.com]

Isn't this why we have sociologists?

[koogrr.livejournal.com]

It's the INTARNET!

Everyone gets a +2 synergy bonus from computer skills to overcome the lack-of-knowledge penalty, so of course they're "just as good" as "any old" sociologist. Add in a Flame-war edge, and the "discussion" writes itself.

[athelind.livejournal.com]

Isn't this why we have sociologists?

Right, because being a degreed professional is an automatic innoculation against bias and a priori assumptions. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mismeasure_of_Man)

[madmanofprague.livejournal.com]

Isn't this why we have sociologists?