For AN HOUR AND 13 MINUTES, no decisions were made as people were dying from the attack [View All]

[berni_mccoy]

It took over an HOUR and 13 minutes for any decisions to be made as the tragedy unfolded.

It is understandable that the victims are quick to blame those in charge? Why wait? Why not communicate to save lives? Why do NOTHING to prevent FURTHER tragedy and stop the attacks.

After the initial mourning for the dead, you can bet that the survivors and the survivors of the deceased are going to see that justice is done and that those who are responsible are held accountable for their crime of negligence and inadequecy.

Of course the questions will arise what should be done to prevent such a thing from happening again, increasing security, passing laws and giving more power to law enforcement, but ultimately, we must accept our vulnerabilities that there are people who are going to find a way to hurt us. It is in the hands of those in charge that need to respond quickly and adequately to do the ultimate job of protecting us despite the persistence of those who would harm us. And if they are not up to the task of doing their jobs and acting accordingly in a timely fashion, then they do not deserve the posts they keep.

Many of you may be thinking that I am talking about the tragedy that struck Virginia Tech today. I am not. But it is tragedies like these, where there is chaos and anarchy caused by the actions of a single person or small number of people that affect the lives of so very many innocent people, that remind me of the tragedy of 9/11. And I wonder, why, if we are so quick to judge the administration of this school, why no binding judgement came down upon the shoulders of those who failed America the most: the entire Bush Administration.