I'm curious, why is everyone so critical of this?

My main critique of this is that I'm wary of any 'more government' solution, and I agree with others that deregulation would be better, but isn't this still something? Best solution? Absolutely not. Bad to the point of deserving vitriol? I'd have to think on it more, but it doesn't strike me that way. At worst it's wasteful spending and political grandstanding but, even then, I've seen much more wasteful spending, and much more stupid and harmful political grandstanding. Just from this month, 'trans people are the bravest humans ever' jumps to mind, among others.

So, I really am curious why this is getting so much hate. Again, good? Maybe not. Bad? Hardly seems that way. Is it just an instance of expecting better from, for lack of a better term, our own side? I can see that, I do that myself. Still, though, seems a bit weird to hate on this of all things.

That said, yeah: Deregulate. Let teachers arm themselves; those that choose to will likely be the good ones. Perhaps most importantly...fucking investigate SSRIs and the pharmaceutical ind...[user has been assassinated for this message.]