Teacher fires blanks at class

[jblomenberg16]

You are right...and I will admitt it is getting a bit tight. Maybe that's what a week of sleepless nights with a newborn in the house will do to a guy!

 

[Ted]

I was a high school senior, and a man came in and shot my psych teacher in front of the entire class, and quickly department the room. In all, probably 3 seconds.

Blood was running over the teacher's white shirt and the class was in panic. I and another student near the door, jumped up to go after the gunman, when the teacher interceded and kept us from running out the door after him.

The gunman shot blanks. It was a psychology lesson that the teacher set up to prove a point of stress, and the ability to describe the shooter from those 3 seconds.

It worked. Nearly everyone had a different description of the man.

 

[Floater]

You are right...and I will admitt it is getting a bit tight. Maybe that's what a week of sleepless nights with a newborn in the house will do to a guy!

I remember those sleepless nights all too well. And yes, a week of them will do that to a guy.

 

[unlimitedrubicon]

I was a high school senior, and a man came in and shot my psych teacher in front of the entire class, and quickly department the room. In all, probably 3 seconds.

Blood was running over the teacher's white shirt and the class was in panic. I and another student near the door, jumped up to go after the gunman, when the teacher interceded and kept us from running out the door after him.

The gunman shot blanks. It was a psychology lesson that the teacher set up to prove a point of stress, and the ability to describe the shooter from those 3 seconds.

It worked. Nearly everyone had a different description of the man.

That sounds like a very effective way to teach that lesson...wonder what the paperwork was to get that through the system...Or was it more along the lines of ask forgiveness later?

 

[hooky]

I wonder what makes up the 12 felony counts?

Idiot move.

 

[BlueEagle]

I was a high school senior, and a man came in and shot my psych teacher in front of the entire class, and quickly department the room. In all, probably 3 seconds.

Blood was running over the teacher's white shirt and the class was in panic. I and another student near the door, jumped up to go after the gunman, when the teacher interceded and kept us from running out the door after him.

The gunman shot blanks. It was a psychology lesson that the teacher set up to prove a point of stress, and the ability to describe the shooter from those 3 seconds.

It worked. Nearly everyone had a different description of the man.

HOLY ****!

Now that I'm over that, I have to say that, while it sounds like a completely AWESOME professor and a great teaching method, they're lucky that you two didn't make it out the door before the teacher.

Betting that the "gunman" was just hanging around outside, since it was all staged. Wouldn't have gone well for him, I'm sure.

 

[cobber]

I was a high school senior, and a man came in and shot my psych teacher in front of the entire class, and quickly department the room. In all, probably 3 seconds.

Blood was running over the teacher's white shirt and the class was in panic. I and another student near the door, jumped up to go after the gunman, when the teacher interceded and kept us from running out the door after him.

The gunman shot blanks. It was a psychology lesson that the teacher set up to prove a point of stress, and the ability to describe the shooter from those 3 seconds.

It worked. Nearly everyone had a different description of the man.

Effective, but manipulative. I wonder how many classmates came away from that thinking that guns are scary and do not belong in schools. (And maybe that was a method in the teacher's 'madness'?)

 

[handgun]

is that so...

 

[unlimitedrubicon]

Effective, but manipulative. I wonder how many classmates came away from that thinking that guns are scary and do not belong in schools. (And maybe that was a method in the teacher's 'madness'?)

True. Do you remember the full stated purpose of the 'lesson'? Was it just to show the memory issues associated with a tramatic event, or was there more to it?

 

[IndyDave1776]

True. Do you remember the full stated purpose of the 'lesson'? Was it just to show the memory issues associated with a tramatic event, or was there more to it?

In any event, I am sure the teacher got a surprise having two fine young men ready to take care of business rather than panicking or cowering.

 

[Hookeye]

I remember back in HS (1979-82) hearing of other psych teachers doing similar.
Mine never did though
That kind of stuff flew back then, but wouldn't today.
Maybe the cop with the Colt Trooper in the hall deterred it.

 

[cobber]

Just seems irresponsible to me, and not the kind of thing a gun owner who takes these things seriously would do.

 

[vedearduff]

I wonder what makes up the 12 felony counts?

Idiot move.

My guess would be one count for each of the twelve students.

Vernon

 

[jgreiner]

Teacher Fires Blanks from handgun at students.

Some people are too stupid to function in society.

 

[mohrpork]

Cause of dumb a@*es like this we have to constantly defend our 2nd Amendment RIGHT.