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BlueTrain · December 4, 2005, 07:01 AM

My daughter is in college now and my son spent some time in another school before deciding he wanted to try the army. But I was surprised in the campus visits how much the schools emphasized security, if not safety. That was totally absent when I was in school in the late '60's, which is surprising considering how much real rioting there was going on around the country.

What is even funnier, when I think about it, is that I had a closet full of guns even then, which were all Lee-Enfields plus an FN-49, was that my (off-campus) room overlooked the football stadium.

Personally, I always thought all comments from anyone to the effect that you should never resist, sounded pretty hollow.

December 4, 2005, 07:01 AM	#8
BlueTrain Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,141	My daughter is in college now and my son spent some time in another school before deciding he wanted to try the army. But I was surprised in the campus visits how much the schools emphasized security, if not safety. That was totally absent when I was in school in the late '60's, which is surprising considering how much real rioting there was going on around the country. What is even funnier, when I think about it, is that I had a closet full of guns even then, which were all Lee-Enfields plus an FN-49, was that my (off-campus) room overlooked the football stadium. Personally, I always thought all comments from anyone to the effect that you should never resist, sounded pretty hollow. __________________ Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands! Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes! Buy War Bonds.