Introducing the resolution, sponsor Rep. Paul Ray said, “Let’s just remember these victims and let’s do our best here in Utah to prevent this from happening.” Unfortunately, the Utah Legislature seems to have a low bar for “doing our best.” Its plan to prevent school shootings? Random kindness, reported through a tip line.
The SafeUT app and website, which rolled out statewide last year, is a crisis tip line that connects students with crisis counselors at the University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute.
And now, when selecting an incident to report on the app, users have the option to choose “kindness” — right between “harassment” and “knives.