We need to do what is necessary to protect Hawaii's schools and citizens. No neighborhood is safe from gunfire. And now the heartbreak in Colorado. Yes, we could live without them. Our children could run from a knife, but they'll never run faster than a bullet can kill.
Kids are great learners.
If they see people people getting hijacked for lunch money without consequence, they learn to accept crime. If they hijack people without consequence, they learn to be predators. If they are hijacked without consequence, they learn to be victims. If they gain status by belittling others without objection, they learn intolerance. If they see someone gaining status by belittling others without objection, they learn to do the same.