SparrowHawk
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My son's high school, which is a nice town, has a resource officer every day, sometimes two, a resource officer is a police officer assigned to the school.
The school doesnt have problems, its just a town and school district policy.
That's not unusual actually. The resource officer where I was living actually was instrumental in busting the Principal for selling drugs to his students. So much for drug free school zones.
@ RDU Jetblast, Civil Commitments beyond the standard 72 hour hold are very hard to get and that may be a good thing. Once you're "in the system" you can legally be tracked and if you present a danger to yourself and others then BOOM back you go for another 72 hour hold. The 72 hour hold may be just enough time for the visons of grandeur and suicidal tendencies to pass. No ones rights are violated and no one is injured or killed.
The key is education and awareness. If we are a community then each of us is our brothers keeper. A very Christian concept I might add. When we're out in public and we chuckle to a friend "That boy ain't right" we need to take it seriously as chances are you're likely correct in your assessment. Take ten minutes and find out who the person is and report your observations to the Law and let them deal with it.