There's nothing we can do!
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Also:
“I know that this tragedy, as horrific as it is, could have been so much worse,” Kerrville Police Department Sgt. Jonathan Lamb said.
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I read a case study about the response to the Pentagon Sept 11th attack a few years ago.
So many "cowboy" fire departments responded there was no way for Arlington FD to control what was going on at the site. Best part: people were parking everywhere without much thought about access for everyone else.
I was amazed at some of the footage I've seen. Looks like the Delaware River (but the Delaware looks like that all the time).
It also reminded me of the speed and debris from the 2004 tsunami.
After Grenfel Tower I did some serious recalibration about how much I trust anyone's direction or advice in an emergency. Some of those people could have gotten out if they hadn't followed direction to shelter in place.
After Uvalde and the story of the woman who was at one point handcuffed by the police, got them to remove the cuffs, then ran in and save her kids was another data point.
I was ruminating on that as well, but just wondering what it must be like to have a lifetime job (well, I don't know if Texas has term limits) with a nice income and perks and all that whether you do anything at all or just nothing. No accountability, no consequences. You just have to wear a tie sometimes.