# What Rants May Come (Monthly Mini-Rants)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Tags:** monthly-mini-rant\
**Created:** [May 1, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rants-may-come-monthly-mini-rants/1029688 "2026-05-01T05:08:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rants-may-come-monthly-mini-rants/1029688/20 "2026-05-04T16:36:40Z")

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> [@Failpril (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/failpril-monthly-mini-rants/1028931/153):
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> Someone asked me to be a shooter at a school shooting! 😱
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> Let me rephrase that, the detective sargent asked me if I could photograph their upcoming school shooting scenario/training/drill. VERY unique photo op; however, I am unavailable.

Six schools in the tri-county region were SWATted this morning, including the one (above) that did a shooter drill on Saturday. All ended up being hoaxes but that’s why we train, folks.

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