Month: August 2020

NSFW footage in the linked Twitter thread. A 17y/o special education student is upset and tries to walk of campus. Several staff are trying to calm him down and keep him on campus. The SRO intervenes without warning and then tases the student, continuing the use of the taser well after the student is down. He later tells his supervisor that he has no charges to bring against the kid and that he was just “tired of wrestling with him so I popped him.” Pretty terrible IMHO.

To be clear, I think this is not just a problem with the officer, but with the school’s policy of using officers for this type of thing.

https://twitter.com/Cirkielaw/status/1296872453201952769?s=20

Some people don’t have the ability to pack up and leave or buy all the supplies and food to shelter in place for a week. I have multiple experiences setting up and having to stay in mass-people evacuation centers. Most recently the giant ones at GRB and other spots in the city after Harvey. Here’s a list I go to to make the experience more endurable. It all depends on the capabilities of the shelter, but this pretty much covers everything:

• Cot
• Extension Cord
• Power Strip
• Pillow
• Bivy bag/Light sleeping bag/or blanket
• Thermarest pad (makes the cot more comfortable)
• Peanut Butter
• Spork
• Tuna Meals
• Wet wipes
• Ear plugs
• Ear buds for phone
• Sleeping mask (the bright lights inside will always be on)
• Laptop + hard drive with movies & TV to keep the kids entertained.
• Foldable Camp chair
• Locks to secure any zippers on your backpacks or suitcases.
• Bike lock to secure bag to cot

Most everything can be secured on and in a large camping backpack if you can get one.

Be safe and plan your contingencies early!