I understand the reaction of the first responders. The incident points out some fallibilities within their operating procedures, but I can sympathize with why they are set up the way they are.
But Mayor Menino, Governor Patrick, Attorney General Coakley: please get a grip. You can bluster and blame, but it doesn’t change the fact that you overreacted. Really, we’d think better of you if you admitted it. We’ve all made mistakes. But the way you’re clinging to this is just sad.
Shame on me, for second guessing? Shame on you, Mayor Menino, for being unwilling to acknowledge that you made a mistake.
Please share widely!
But with all the craziness going on that day in London, at Tufts-New England, etc, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
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