о вооруженных людях и высшем образовании

В славном штате Айдахо, как сообщает нам пресса, тамошние законодатели решили разрешить студентам, сотрудникам и посетителям местных университетов носить огнестрельное оружие:

[ via NBC News ] A bill to allow students, staff and visitors to carry guns on Idaho's college campuses passed out of a legislative committee Friday, despite objections from students, multiple police chiefs and leaders of all eight of the state's public colleges.

Один из профессоров разразился по этому поводу пространной сатирической заметкой:

When May I Shoot a Student? By GREG HAMPIKIAN | FEB. 27, 2014 | [ via New York Times ] BOISE, Idaho — TO the chief counsel of the Idaho State Legislature: In light of the bill permitting guns on our state’s college and university campuses, which is likely to be approved by the state House of Representatives in the coming days, I have a matter of practical concern that I hope you can help with: When may I shoot a student? I am a biology professor, not a lawyer, and I had never considered bringing a gun to work until now. But since many of my students are likely to be armed, I thought it would be a good idea to even the playing field. I have had encounters with disgruntled students over the years, some of whom seemed quite upset, but I always assumed that when they reached into their backpacks they were going for a pencil. Since I carry a pen to lecture, I did not feel outgunned; and because there are no working sharpeners in the lecture hall, the most they could get off is a single point. But now that we’ll all be packing heat, I would like legal instruction in the rules of classroom engagement. ( дальше )

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