I’m not the brightest person around, and I have no experience or education in law enforcement. But, when situations such as the one at Virginia Tech arise and consume all of the TV airtime, and the front pages of our newspapers, I’m left wondering: Who is in charge, and what the hell were they thinking?
Shooter On the Loose:
After a double murder took place, and the shooter remained unaccounted for, wouldn’t any sensible person suggest that they should lock all the doors? Authorities would, and have, when an elementary, middle, or high school was in the vicinity. Are college students and faculty any less at risk?
Emails:
Does it make sense to issue a mass emailing as a warning when thousands may not check email for days, weeks, or even months? Was there no intercom system... were there no telephones, bullhorns, or disaster sirens available? Did anyone think to place an announcement on the closed circuit TV system, local cable television, or the student campus radio station, WUVT? Email is yesterday’s technology and not the first source for urgent information.
Bomb Threats:
After two separate bomb threats within two weeks, might it have occurred to anyone responsible for student safety that, rather than a mere prank, someone could have been testing how the campus security force, and local police, responded to a dangerous situation?
Lastly:
When will people in charge finally start admitting they made a mistake? I’m sure there are legal and liability concerns, and there’s a risk of angering the public. But, from the leaders of our Country on down to the administration of the University, they only make themselves look foolish when they keep denying responsibility over and over again.
Shooter On the Loose:
After a double murder took place, and the shooter remained unaccounted for, wouldn’t any sensible person suggest that they should lock all the doors? Authorities would, and have, when an elementary, middle, or high school was in the vicinity. Are college students and faculty any less at risk?
Emails:
Does it make sense to issue a mass emailing as a warning when thousands may not check email for days, weeks, or even months? Was there no intercom system... were there no telephones, bullhorns, or disaster sirens available? Did anyone think to place an announcement on the closed circuit TV system, local cable television, or the student campus radio station, WUVT? Email is yesterday’s technology and not the first source for urgent information.
Bomb Threats:
After two separate bomb threats within two weeks, might it have occurred to anyone responsible for student safety that, rather than a mere prank, someone could have been testing how the campus security force, and local police, responded to a dangerous situation?
Lastly:
When will people in charge finally start admitting they made a mistake? I’m sure there are legal and liability concerns, and there’s a risk of angering the public. But, from the leaders of our Country on down to the administration of the University, they only make themselves look foolish when they keep denying responsibility over and over again.
