Can a $1,000 blanket shield students from gunfire? (via PBS News Hour)
A blanket designed to shield students from debris flying through the air from tornadoes is selling as gunfire protection, due to anxiety over national school shootings. The orange, 5/16th in. BodyGuard Blanket was developed by ProTecht in Oklahoma after…
Not quite as nuts as hiding under desks for protection from nuclear bombs, but in the same ballpark.
Do we learn? No.
“You know what I think about violence. For me it is profoundly moral, more moral than compromise and negotiations.” No John McCain and the neo-cons didn’t say that. Benito Mussolini said it in 1925.
What a sleazy opportunistic scam.
These little $1,000 blankies aren’t even big enough to cover the little kids in their entirety. And the purported ballistic self-test should be supplemented by an expertly conducted third-party test, openly documented.
Is there a larger $2,000 size for teachers, administrators, school staff, and students over 13 y.o.? Or a $3,000 size for really big folks?
Can they be made up to match the various school colors?
Capitalism. You’re either for it or you’re against it. Sleazy and opportunistic is what Capitalism is all about. That and making gigantic profits so that you can buy yourself a $549 thousand dollar watch to show off to all of your rich, corrupt friends.