My hypothesis for the preceding exercise was High school and college-aged adults are in need of more self-defense and weapons training because of alarmingly high rates of abductions and assaults in the United States.
Solving the problem:
Boards of Education across the United States will require students to go through self-defense and weapons training courses in high schools and colleges. Students must renew their training every 2 years. If you are not a student, you can pay for these classes at the local Boys and Girls Clubs. This not only brings in money for the facilities but also raises awareness about Boys and Girls clubs and the various opportunities for individuals to get involved in their communities. By doing this, we keep more areas safe and build a sense of family amongst the general body. Every 3 months, local businesses would offer grants for those in the community who cannot afford to pay for the classes but still want to learn how to defend themselves. A community day would be held on a Sunday in partnership with the local police department to offer these courses and basic training. This gives the businesses the opportunity to showcase their services and products offered while helping the community.
Hi Jackson, after reading your post, I found that your topic is pretty relevant to us, as the using of weapons has been a serious threat to all of the students in school. I personally think the training of self defense would probably reduce the offense of the threats. However, I think it is not convenient for students to be asked to take the class.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of making it a requirement for schools and the renewal period. I think that would be a great aid to such issue and would definitely decrease abduction rates in colleges given the fact that all incoming students would be trained to defend themselves. This would not only allow students to defend themselves but the fact that it would be known to all that students learn such skills in school will actually discourage criminals in attempting to do harm. Specially in these areas. I am a little concerned with the idea of needing to pay for such courses if you are not enrolled in school. I understand it would be beneficial to charge since it would bring in money to the facilities. However, I think this would actually increase crime in certain areas depending on the type of areas. For instance, if an area has a high density of low income individuals then those people would become the main targets for criminals because out of the entire population, those living in areas were lower income individuals reside will be the ones known to not be able to protect themselves. Since it would be known that they cant really afford to pay for such courses. So just like it would discourage criminals to attach students due to the likely hood that they would be able to defend themselves. It would encourage criminals to target the areas known to contain lower income individuals since there would be higher chances that those are the ones that do not have the trained skill to defend themselves.,
ReplyDeleteHey, Ashlyn!
ReplyDeleteI love your idea but I'm concerned politics will greatly hinder your plan. I'm also not sure how this will be a profitable business proposition. I like your point that courses could be taught at the YMCA or other organizations. I wonder if creating a separate organization or non-profit would be a viable option. Maybe a class could be taught in Gym or as a separate class in school. I'm not sure I would want it to be required that students be trained because that infringes on their freedom and choice but I'd definitely be in favor of an optional course. A course could also focus on situational awareness and seeing the threat before injury begins. I concealed carry but I don't think it should be a requirement for all citizens. If weapons aren't involved in the training, this would be less of an issue although teaching people who have little or no desire to learn can be a great waste of resources.
I'm excited to see your idea grow!