Middle School student heroism will make you weep

[laserhaas]

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Adult asks the child if they are doing drills, in school, concerning alarms of a shooter danger.

The black male child responds yes; and he informs the adult that they cover windows, lock doors and he, along with a few select others, push the heavy teachers desk against the door.

He informs the adult ...the class gets behind him & his friends.

Alarmed and angry it may be a racial thing, the adult asks the child - "Why you"???

....The child responds that he would rather be the one who gives his life, so that his friends & classmates may live

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[laserhaas]

1. Our children's lives are at risk; and they are stepping up

To address the problem

Unlike the GOP

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[laserhaas]

2. It is a travesty that our children live this way

[laserhaas]

32. Students on the run to discuss the guns

Issues

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[Phoenix61]

3. WTF is wrong with us that this is a real thing

I remember the demonstrations against the Vietnam war. People were angry as hell that we were sending our young men "over there" to die. Now we have children, CHILDREN. HERE. preparing to die. Is it time yet? Can we talk about it now?

[laserhaas]

4. The Vietnam era demonstrations were due to the "Draft"

Our children are doing what the Vietnam protesters did.

The Vietnam "draft" put our young adults in harm's way; but not of their own volition (in manufactured war zones).

Slaughter of our children, in our schools, is another - imminent harm - in manufactured (NRA) war zone.

Adults need to care enough to see the bigger pictures.

[gopiscrap]

5. Wow I am tears that we EVEN have to have this discussion

[laserhaas]

6. It is a pathetic state of affairs

[gopiscrap]

7. I agree with him

I specially find this horrific in contrats to myt childood. I grew up mostly in Europe and we didn't even give gun ownership (of any kind) a second thought

[LAS14]

8. k and so many R's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[laserhaas]

29. Kid deserves a Badge of Honor

[3catwoman3]

9. I cannot even think...

...of anything to say.

[laserhaas]

30. It is a gesture, worthyof

Moments of silence

[TNNurse]

10. What an amazing young man, that child is.

He should never have to have those thoughts.

[laserhaas]

31. No child should

Just don't understand the world- these days.

[world wide wally]

11. The best hing we can all do right now would be to follow our leaders...

That would be the high school students from Parkland, Fl.

[laserhaas]

13. A....frigging

..men

[GeoWilliam750]

12. A future leader perhaps

A wonderful mother who is raising a wonderful son - already thoughtful and courageous

It should never have to be this way, yet, young men like this give me hope

[laserhaas]

14. He leads and inspires

Already

[hibbing]

15. I cry for the country I love

Anywhere you go, you are at risk of anyone over 18 going and buying a gun that shoots 400 rounds a minute deciding they want to kill people that day. It makes me sick. I hope the organizing these kids in Florida are doing will get the spineless whores in DC to do something that may actually prevent this from happening so often.

Peace

[laserhaas]

21. Me think the kids are organizing U.S.

[IronLionZion]

16. It's a brave new world

kids have to deal with horrible things like mass murder in their classrooms, which was unthinkable decades ago. Kids these days are strong in different ways. This generation that is growing up with mass shootings every few days is the one that will finally defeat the NRA and pass sensible gun laws.

[laserhaas]

22. They also are growing up with mass educational resources

At their fingertios

[Freedomofspeech]

17. As a retired educator...

My heart aches everyday for every child, teacher and administrator as they go off to school/work everyday. Our country is a disgrace.

[laserhaas]

23. In more ways than 1

Many more ways than 1

[dae]

18. K&R for so many reasons.

An incredible young man!

[laserhaas]

24. Yup

[syringis]

19. This wonderful cute boy gave me goose bumps

He is 10.000 times more mature than the orange buffoon !

NRA and anyone who support and defend the "right" to own a gun made a 10 years old boy protect the lives of his friends and adults instead of being protected by adults....

[laserhaas]

25. You got that right

[uncle ray]

20. i'm a 43 year old man who busts out in tears everytime i read what we are doing to our kids.

[laserhaas]

26. I'm 62...

Same here

[Bluepinky]

27. These children have more courage and integrity than the current occupant of the Oval Office.

[laserhaas]

28. Or his entire family