New Mexico Students Plan ‘Die-In’ At State Capitol

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Morgan Lee

In the gun debate, we now have a major influx of student-activists. People like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez have spurred on a slew of new anti-gun activists from the ranks of people who are also trying to study for their geometry tests (in theory). Like many people their age, they struggle not just to find their own identity but to be taken seriously.

And there’s no way to be taken more seriously than by throwing a temper tantrum and calling it a protest.

High school students say they will stage a “die-in” at the New Mexico capitol to call attention to school shootings as state lawmakers debate a handful of gun-control measures.

The students from schools in Santa Fe say their T-shirts Friday will bear the names of children who have been shot and killed.

I’m sorry, but “die-in” protests are idiotic. As I said, they’re temper tantrums parading around in protest-drag. That’s not because they’re kids, either. It’s true of adults doing these kinds of stunts, too.

Protests like these aren’t about debate. They’re not advancing an idea. They want to make a pain of themselves and call attention to themselves, not their cause.

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