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> Michael writes:
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> > However, when one realizes that the only factors limiting
> > a horrific attack on the IDS Tower are a death wish, a pilot's'
> license, and a
> > rental plane, it occurs to me that we need council members with a
> vision
> > beyond skateboard parks. Add to this the fact (if you can accept the
> word
> > of one firefighter) that the city has no contingency plans for
> evacuating
> > victims by helicopters from the downtown skyscrapers, then we have a
> > major problem. I'd prefer not to see video of people jumping
> hand-in-hand
> > from the upper floors of the IDS tower. Just who do you believe
> should take
> > leadership roles in disaster planning if not the mayor and the city
> council
>
[Gehring, Amy F] Your post has really disturbed me. As someone who has just
moved back from NYC, NY is not lucky to have a man like Guiliani, they
recognize their need for him and have elected him. No one is surprised by
the efforts he is taking now. But as Minneapolis is a completely different
city with completely different needs, we are free to elect the mayor who
works best for us. If by following your logic, our new mayor is to convince
us everyday could be our last and plan for that, well there is a difference
with being concerned and being obsessed with future events that may or may
not happen. Plane crashes did happen before this, and there was a chance
that a malfunctioning plane taking off or landing could've plowed into
downtown or a neighborhood. It could still happen. Should we be running
drills until this happens? Also, while the new events are only a week old,
we should remember Americans endured for years of W.W.II, Europeans endured
a lot longer than that. They have survived. We will get through this.
Amy Gehring
Whittier
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