So, this is probably going to be a can of worms which is why I'm putting it here.
We had an incident here recently when the flood waters were high. There was flooding in the streets in some areas and some teens (17, I think) were playing ball on one of said flooded streets in the rain. One of them got swept into a storm drain and the other dived in after them trying to get them out. The one that dived in survived, the other one didn't. They think he may have hit his head and therefore couldn't keep himself afloat and drowned.
It's a tragedy. I feel terrible for the families. It's sad all around.
But.
I've heard a hell of a lot of comments, "The city need to make those storm drains smaller." "Those storm drains need to be covered." "That family should sue the city!" And it's really ticking my off.
Why the hell isn't anyone saying, "Why didn't those parents teach their kids their kids some common sense? Why didn't they teach them the dangers of flood waters? Didn't those boys know just a few inches of flood water can drag a person off if the conditions are right?"
Instead of accusing the city and expecting them to account for every possible outcome and situation (and it's not just the city, it's any institution of organization that gets blamed for something that was an accident or preventable with a little common sense) why aren't we saying, "What the hell has happened to common frigging sense?"
We're so afraid of offending someone or hurting their feeling we can't say, "I'm sorry that happened, but you were an idiot."
And it's not just this particular instance. A young attractive female goes for a walk through the ghetto at 10 pm and gets mugged/raped/murdered. We don't want to blame the victim. It's not their fault. But damn, if they'd have just stopped for two seconds and said to themselves, "Is this safe?" There's a tragedy prevented. We've reached a point where, when tragedy happens, it's never our fault. That's so terrible, I couldn't have possibly brought it about. But the fact is, yes, sometimes the victim is to blame. Sometimes if they'd have used their head, that situation would never have arisen.
So, it's really bothering me, this blame game, and that's my thoughts on the matter, how about you?
We had an incident here recently when the flood waters were high. There was flooding in the streets in some areas and some teens (17, I think) were playing ball on one of said flooded streets in the rain. One of them got swept into a storm drain and the other dived in after them trying to get them out. The one that dived in survived, the other one didn't. They think he may have hit his head and therefore couldn't keep himself afloat and drowned.
It's a tragedy. I feel terrible for the families. It's sad all around.
But.
I've heard a hell of a lot of comments, "The city need to make those storm drains smaller." "Those storm drains need to be covered." "That family should sue the city!" And it's really ticking my off.
Why the hell isn't anyone saying, "Why didn't those parents teach their kids their kids some common sense? Why didn't they teach them the dangers of flood waters? Didn't those boys know just a few inches of flood water can drag a person off if the conditions are right?"
Instead of accusing the city and expecting them to account for every possible outcome and situation (and it's not just the city, it's any institution of organization that gets blamed for something that was an accident or preventable with a little common sense) why aren't we saying, "What the hell has happened to common frigging sense?"
We're so afraid of offending someone or hurting their feeling we can't say, "I'm sorry that happened, but you were an idiot."
And it's not just this particular instance. A young attractive female goes for a walk through the ghetto at 10 pm and gets mugged/raped/murdered. We don't want to blame the victim. It's not their fault. But damn, if they'd have just stopped for two seconds and said to themselves, "Is this safe?" There's a tragedy prevented. We've reached a point where, when tragedy happens, it's never our fault. That's so terrible, I couldn't have possibly brought it about. But the fact is, yes, sometimes the victim is to blame. Sometimes if they'd have used their head, that situation would never have arisen.
So, it's really bothering me, this blame game, and that's my thoughts on the matter, how about you?
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