1. Current Event
Instructions: Students will participate in the discussion and
answer the question(s) provided in the current event topic
Message from student: Here is my current event for the week.
Lets treat this like a think tank and provide solutions and
courses of actions to solve these problems.
https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/domestic-us-terror-threat-what-
know
The Domestic U.S. Terror Threat: What to Know, Council on
Foreign Relations, August 6, 2019.
Here is a second very short article on the social media issues
regarding the shootings.
https://www.cfr.org/blog/terrorism-social-media-and-el-paso-
tragedy
Terrorism, Social Media, and the El Paso Tragedy,
Council on Foreign Relations, August 6, 2019.
In the past two (2) consecutive weeks the United States has
experienced three (3) active shooter/mass killings. One here in
our area. These killings bring up some volatile policy topics
that have been
debated and ignored for years. As Public Administrators we are
tasked to make "tough" policy decisions that are grounded in
ethics, accountable, demonstrate social responsibility, feasible,

2. truthful & factual, follow the rule of law, constitutional, protect
the public, and actually solve the problem. As Public
Administrators(
not Politicians
), How do we solve the problems that are weaved
into the fabric of these heinous crimes while providing realistic
strategies and preserving our Constitutional Rights. The
following are questions and reasons(I say that loosely) that have
come up since these shootings took place:
· Hate groups-How do we address violent extremist groups?
White Nationalism, xenophobia, Anarchist-ANTIFA, racial and
ethnic prejudice. When does Free Speech become a crime? Are
there limits? Is the President's rhetoric contributing by fanning
the flames?
· How do we realistically stop the violence? Does it involve
Gun Control-Universal Background Checks, High Capacity
Magazines/Drums, Assault Weapons? What is your policy
recommendation?
· Would reporting mental illness as a part of gun control
background checks be a violation of HIPAA or the privacy act?
Would it solve the problem or even make a difference?
· Is Social Media, Cyber activities, Video games, or bad
parenting to blame? Does it need regulating or do we let it be a
"deep web" free for all? Do we need a PATRIOT ACT LITE
type of policy implementation to monitor home grown extremist
groups?
· Domestic Terrorism vs. Terrorism is there a difference and are
we actively doing enough to stop it?