Tornadoes, Oklahoma, and Safe Rooms
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Interactive Map: 1999, 2003, 2013 Moore Tornadoes
My first tornado experience was when I was a very young child. We were
visiting my Aunt and Uncle's ho...
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Hmmm....I wonder....
it used to be that buildings that contained groups of children were generally designed not to be too exposed.
Then came the daycare abuse scandals of the 80's, in which some people were falsely charged with perpetrated horrific forms of abuse in daycare centers.
The response to this was to make places such as daycare centers far more exposed, with larger windows, etc. Safer for the management and staff (since they couldn't be charged with doing in secret that which was visible from the street) but more exposure for everybody to potential violence.
I wonder if bullet proof glass was considered a necessary safeguard for so much exposure?
Just a theory, maybe totally cracked pott'd.
Way off the theme here; but it made me think about one of my favorite Far Side cartoons. He had Ed's Dingo Farm next to Doreen's Daycare, with a fence in between. All the dingos were lined up on the fence watching the kids. The caption simply said: 'Trouble Brewing'
Give the owner credit; he's prepared. He's the one that would get sued as a result of the actions of some lunatic.
Pentamom, welcome here, and I can't say that you're far off. If you're catering to working and single moms, I would dare suggest that you're going to get someone who wants to misbehave from time to time.
Still very sobering, but understandable.
BTW, Bert, it's me -- Jane D. of WorldMagBlog and Blog and Mablog notoreity. ;-)
A double welcome then--make sure you keep me honest in the time you spend here, then.
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