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More Freedom Or Safety -- What Would You Choose? - Paper

More Freedom Or Safety -- What Would You Choose?

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Where does one draw the line between individual freedom and the
safety of the community? Recent tragedies in high schools around the
country show a great increase in teen violence. The worst part it that
these acts of violence aren’t just fights and shootings; they are planned
mass murders in our high schools. No more poignant example brings into
focus the question of individual freedom and safety for the school
community. Does individual freedom mean that students can bring whatever
they want, including weapons, to school? Does safety of the school
community mean that students must be searched or go through metal detectors
every time they enter a school building? How do these ...

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no way in keeping with that idea.
Additionally, many students probably are incapable of properly using a gun
and that makes it even more dangerous for them to have one. Even though
Bishop Eustace does not have metal detectors nor are the students searched
when they enter a building, I think that if this is what would be necessary
to ensure the safety of the community, it should be done with no arguments.
If a student does not want a teacher to see what they are bringing to
school, then it most likely doesn’t belong on school property.
I feel that I already have a lot of individual freedom and I am
satisfied with my limits and restrictions as to what I can and cannot do
within the school community. Everyday I feel safe at Bishop Eustace. There
are rules that we must follow, and even though some dislike these rules, it
is these rules which maintain order and safety in the school. If we were
to have more freedom, people could start to do things that could hurt
others, create immense ...

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Added: 3/22/2007 01:57:36 AM
Category: Social Issues
Type: Free Paper
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