Ok, call me heartless...

[kengr]

... but I'm getting rather upset at the families of those miners on the news.

They don't seem to grasp the idea that the efforts have been stopped because:

A. It's really, *really* unlikely anuyone is still alive down there
B. There's no way to get to the bodies without the virtual *certainty* of killing a lot more rescuers.

I'm sorry for their loss. But there's a point where you *have* to quit trying because you are going to be killing rescue personnel to retrieve dead bodies.


I fear this is yet another case of the spreading meme that what we *want* should override realistic assessments of risks.

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[kshandra]

I don't think I've ever seen that picture in your icon before. Wow, that's a gut-punch.

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[kshandra]

...wow.

The one that got me was the cover of the Village Voice the week I was back for Liam's memorial. It was a shot from across the river, with the bridge to the left...and a hand holding up a photo of the Towers shot from the same vantage point. The caption simply read "Wish You Were Here." I meant to bring a copy back with me, and forgot.

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