The need for a new doctrine
In the immediate aftermath of the Virginia Tech murders, I had numerous conversations with a friend of mine who graduated from VT. One of the points I made to him was regarding the response of the students was to wonder whether the "don't resist" policy we've been teaching for years really made sense anymore. My friend argued that the students were just following normal instincts, while I contended that culture and our attitudes towards guns played into it, too.
Via Instapundit, I found an article by Marc Danziger in the DC Examiner that expresses what I meant as well or better than I could. In the wake of VT, it's really critical that we re-examine our recommended response to an armed assailant. Cooperation may no longer be as safe as we once assumed (if it ever was).
Via Instapundit, I found an article by Marc Danziger in the DC Examiner that expresses what I meant as well or better than I could. In the wake of VT, it's really critical that we re-examine our recommended response to an armed assailant. Cooperation may no longer be as safe as we once assumed (if it ever was).