Despite the fact that the overall decision by the school board, to arm police officers on duty, reflects the expressed will of the community;
Paula Maes, APS/Modrall, and top dogs at the newspapers, have decided that police officers will remain unarmed, until they decide otherwise.
The actual truth is that arming police officers is two public meetings away from reality.
Maes, Modral, and the media do not want to accept the consequences of their choice. So they have focused attention on a red herring; an issue that has nothing to do with the issue on the table.
They will wait; at the very least, until the legislature passes legislation allowing school districts to own their own police departments.
Being a bonafide police force is only an additional justification; it is not the only one.
Without impartial and honest news coverage, APS police officers don't stand a chance against Maes and Modrall.
I would suppose, there will not be another sick out.
What else can they do?
What do you do when evil owns the ink,
and all the printing presses?
What happens when you push people into a position
where the worst possible choice,
becomes the best choice,
because it's the only choice.
Monday, September 10, 2007
The APS PD Will Remain Unarmed Indefinitely
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2 comments:
"UNTIL THE NEXT TIME"
My APS handbook has a directive by APS "Drive-By Shooting/Show-By". This directive reads:"With the availability of weapens and the increase of gang activity, it is possible tahat a drive-by shooting could occur at or near a school site". My belief is we are putting the Police,staff and most of all our students in harms way.
Until The Next Time.
What does State Law say about who can carry weapons on campus?
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30-7-2.1. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises.
A. Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises consists of carrying a deadly weapon on school premises except by:
(1) a peace officer;
(2) school security personnel;
(3) a student, instructor or other school-authorized personnel engaged in army, navy, marine corps or air force reserve officer training corps programs or state-authorized hunter safety training instruction;
(4) a person conducting or participating in a school-approved program, class or other activity involving the carrying of a deadly weapon; or
(5) a person older than nineteen years of age on school premises in a private automobile or other private means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or another's person or property.
B. As used in this section, "school premises" means:
(1) the buildings and grounds, including playgrounds, playing fields and parking areas and any school bus of any public elementary, secondary, junior high or high school in or on which school or school-related activities are being operated under the supervision of a local school board; or
(2) any other public buildings or grounds, including playing fields and parking areas that are not public school property, in or on which public school-related and sanctioned activities are being performed.
C. Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
From:
http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0
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Sounds to me like exception 1 and 2 above cover both APS certified special deputies(APS Police Officers, Sergeant, Lt.s, anyone that is certified theough DPS and retains a special deputy commission via BSCD) and any uncertified uniformed security (with proper training, of course)- APS could arm certified cops and uniformed professional security officers/guards/public service aides...in 48 hours, if they so choose.
Who is "they"? Is anyone with any law enforcement knowledge making these decisions? If the APD and BCSD don't have the manpower to provide law enforcement services to schools, then we should at least have some people who CAN respond. Yes, I am preaching to the chior here, but that is how I see it.
J. Lopez
PS - Thugs and bullies in blue who wear the uniform for a sense of power over the powerless should not be armed (and should be fired), but professional security people and police with proper training and vetting should be a no-brainer to arm.
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