Wednesday July 27, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

The horrific terror in Norway has caused many organizers and organizations to re-evaluate the safety of their camps and other educational environments. And rightly so.

But frankly, the response of the Norwegian police and assistance teams was so abysmal it is beneath any real critique. The list of mistakes leaves one breathless.

The perpetrator was on a terrorist watch list after ordering explosives from Poland and then purchasing 6 tons of ammonium nitrate.

The police in Norway do not carry guns.

There were no helicopters available because every single crew was on vacation at the very same time.

The SWAT team was not even called until 50 minutes after the police were informed and were finally put on a boat 40 minutes later.

The boat containing police and equipment was so heavy it took on water, stopped to bale out the water and then proceeded very slowly.

The terrorist made the trip from downtown to the camp in 20 minutes.
It took the SWAT team took over 2 hours to arrive.

We will never know how many people were murdered in the time that it took the police to arrive and arrest the terrorist.

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