This is an Oscar-nominated short from 2017. Content warning: active shooterA distressed man (Bo Mitchell) walks into an Atlanta elementary school with a rifle and takes the front office hostage. The receptionist (Tarra Riggs) calls 911 and attempts to keep him calm.
This is based on a real 911 call that was resolved peacefully. That probably counts as a spoiler for the film but frankly, I think we've all seen enough dead kids in real life that this basically qualifies as a fairy-tale ending. This guy didn't even want to hurt children; he wanted to be killed by cops because he was off his medication. We're so fucked up as a country, that's practically gentlemanly behavior.
261 mass shootings this year the in U.S. as of July 4, 2024. I could link every word of this post to a different article and still have 88 left over. I don't give a shit what your politics are. Regulate guns and fund mental health services.
DeKalb Elementary is currently streaming on Kanopy.
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