# Trump said he would have run in Parkland to fight off the shooter **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 27, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681 "2018-02-27T18:07:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/1 "2018-02-27T18:07:54Z")
> **[Trump, Who Cited Bone Spurs To Avoid Military Service, Claims He Would Have...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-cited-bone-spurs-avoid-172651258.html)** > > “I really believe I’d run in there even if I didn’t have a weapon." What would he have done? Tweet them to death? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/2 "2018-02-27T18:28:24Z")
I often wonder what color the trees are in his world… ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/3 "2018-02-27T19:25:33Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > [Trump, Who Cited Bone Spurs To Avoid Military Service, Claims He Would Have Fought Off Parkland Shooter Without A Weapon](https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-cited-bone-spurs-avoid-172651258.html) > > What would he have done? Tweet them to death? He would have peed on himself. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/4 "2018-02-27T19:30:11Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I often wonder what color the trees are in his world… Gold. Geez. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/5 "2018-02-27T19:58:01Z")
My fondest hope is that he runs into an active shooter situation. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/6 "2018-02-27T20:45:37Z")
I gather his bone spurs are better. So no problem running in. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/7 "2018-02-27T20:46:35Z")
I know that I’M the delusional one when I think this, but I guess I’m still optimistic, in some small way - I keep wondering when his natural fabulist tendencies lead him to make some claim in front of his fans that is just too much for even them, and like the naked emperor that he is, the fans all awaken and notice his dick is hanging out. T: “…and another thing, I can fly! I bet you didn’t know that. I’m the best flyer, always have been. Much better than Hillary!” Fan 1: “Did he just say he could fly? That’s b_llsh_t. Why would he say that? He’s full of sh_t." Fan 2: "Yeah, that’s b_llsh_t." Fans begin to chant: "B_LLSH_T! B_LLSH\*T!” Hey, I can dream. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/8 "2018-02-27T22:01:02Z")
Maybe Trump thought he would shoot the perp, if only the[J-frame](https://www.range365.com/handgun-review-sw-j-frame) revolver wasn’t too big for his hand… ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/9 "2018-02-27T22:06:28Z")
Trump has been a coward all his life. Everyone who’s known him since he was a child knows he’ll run from any conflict unless it’s rigged in his favor. His father sent him to military school to try to toughen him up but he remained a cry-baby. That’s why I never believed that Access Hollywood thing was anything but talk. He’s afraid to grab his own pussy much less a woman he’s not paying. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/10 "2018-02-27T23:15:02Z")
This weakens his own argument that teachers need to be armed. If every school room had a hotline to the Oval Office they could call up the prez whenever there is a shooting and he’d come right on over to take care of business. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/11 "2018-02-27T23:15:09Z")
He’s a classic chicken hawk; he loves to talk tough but will never risk his own skin. He only risks the lives of others. Also he’s out of shape enough that he’d probably collapse if he tried running _anywhere._ ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/12 "2018-02-27T23:46:40Z")
Run in, with those bone spurs? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/13 "2018-02-28T00:22:37Z")
Run in. Ha! Only if a couple of big Macs and diet cokes were waiting on him. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/14 "2018-02-28T00:29:57Z")
I know that I wouldn’t have run in, because I would already be in. I’m a teacher. As to what I would have done, I like to think that I would lock and barricade the door, stuff a textbook under my shirt, grab something I could use as a club, and wait by the barricade. Would I actually do that, or would I just freeze up? I don’t know for certain, and I hope I never find out. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/15 "2018-02-28T00:31:07Z")
[The Time Donald Trump Turned Away in Disgust While a Man Was Bleeding to Death in Front of Him](https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-time-donald-trump-turned-away-in-disgust-while-a-man-bled-to-death-in-front-of-him) From an interview with Howard Stern, July 16, 2008 > [@](#): > > …“I’m not good for medical. In other words, if you cut your finger and there’s blood pouring out, I’m gone,” he told Stern. > > The former reality-TV host then shares a story with Stern about the time he thought a man died in front of him during a charity event at his Palm Beach club Mar-a-Lago and, rather than helping the injured man, Trump turned away in disgust at the sight of his blood. > > “I was at Mar-a-Lago and we had this incredible ball, the Red Cross Ball, in Palm Beach, Florida. And we had the Marines. And the Marines were there, and it was terrible because all these rich people, they’re there to support the Marines, but they’re really there to get their picture in the Palm Beach Post… so you have all these really rich people, and a man, about 80 years old—very wealthy man, a lot of people didn’t like him—he fell off the stage,” said Trump. > … > “So what happens is, this guy falls off right on his face, hits his head, and I thought he died. And you know what I did? I said, ‘Oh my God, that’s disgusting,’ and I turned away,” said Trump. “I couldn’t, you know, he was right in front of me and I turned away. I didn’t want to touch him… he’s bleeding all over the place, I felt terrible. You know, beautiful marble floor, didn’t look like it. It changed color. Became very red. > … > “I was saying, ‘Get that blood cleaned up! It’s disgusting!’ The next day, I forgot to call [the man] to say he’s OK,” said Trump, adding of the blood, “It’s just not my thing.” > … BTW, a group of Marines rushed to the guy’s rescue and carried him out. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/16 "2018-02-28T00:31:50Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I know that I wouldn’t have run in, because I would already be in. I’m a teacher. > > As to what I would have done, I like to think that I would lock and barricade the door, stuff a textbook under my shirt, grab something I could use as a club, and wait by the barricade. Would I actually do that, or would I just freeze up? I don’t know for certain, and I hope I never find out. Too bad you’re not Donald Trump, so you could really show your stuff! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/17 "2018-02-28T00:42:16Z")
Well, I know what I would have done. I knew someone who was in the classroom when a disaffected student (he’d been working towards a PhD for at least ten years and not getting anywhere) came in with a pistol and started shooting. I asked what he did. “I hid under a desk.” (The students advisor was killed, the student shot himself, and one other person lost one of his pinkies.) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/18 "2018-02-28T02:28:52Z")
Trump? No way. Cory Booker? Yeah, I’d believe that. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/19 "2018-02-28T04:42:10Z")
At least Trump seems to be condemning the shooter. That’s progress. A few months ago, he would have said we should be considering the points of view of both sides. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681/20 "2018-02-28T14:30:59Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > As to what I would have done, I like to think that I would lock and barricade the door, stuff a textbook under my shirt, grab something I could use as a club, and wait by the barricade. Would I actually do that, or would I just freeze up? I don’t know for certain, and I hope I never find out. Yeah, same. I’d like to imagine that I’d nobly put my life on the line and do all I could to stop the shooter, save the kids, etc. I’d also like to think that I’d hide Jews in Nazi occupied Poland and help slaves across into the northern states, throw myself on a grenade, etc. Truth is that I don’t know. Nearly everyone claims that they’d do whatever it took. Reality suggests that most are wrong in practice. I doubt Trump would do shit in a real situation but I don’t hold that against him since that’s the norm. On the other hand, trying to act like a tough guy about it is pretty eye-rolling. And, as president, Trump is in a unique position to take real action against future shootings which he won’t do because he’s probably more afraid of the NRA than he is a teenager with an AR-15. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-said-he-would-have-run-in-parkland-to-fight-off-the-shooter/809681.md?page=2)