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Re: 'olImpIqDaq jor peng

> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 05:39:28 -0700
> Reply-To: [email protected]
> From: "Mark J. Reed" <[email protected]>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <[email protected]>
> Subject: 'olImpIqDaq jor peng
> 
> <ACOG> vIqeltaHvIS jIbep, 'ach Doj HungDaj.  Heghmo' cha' ghotpu' jI'IQqu',
> 'ach . . .
> 
> I have to resort to English.  Sorry for the insufficiently Klingon post, but
> it's a follow up to one in Klingon, at least.
> 
> Despite my recent diatribe against the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games
> on this list, I have to say that the way their security responded to
> the bomb on Saturday morning was very impressive.  It's tragic that two
> people lost their lives, and I'm very saddened and outraged that
> someone would do such a thing - attack innocent people in a public
> place!  No political target, no agenda - not that either of those would
> excuse the act, but this is even worse. Just hurting and killing people
> because one *can*, just to show power, or something.  muropmeH.  But
> the fact that the security saw the bomb, identified it, and had started
> clearing the area - the fact that they noticed it at all, in a place
> that size, with a crowd that size - is impressive.  It could have been
> so much worse; the potential was there for a death toll worse than that
> of TWA flight 800.  I know that's no consolation to the families of the
> two people who died; there is no consolation.  But I'm nonetheless
> impressed by the outcome.
> 
> For this tragedy, I do not blame ACOG.  They've mismanaged an awful lot
> during these games, but there was just no way they could have done a
> better job securing the park, at least not and still have it be
> worthwhile to go there.  I remember the public debate about the park,
> whether or not it was a good idea from a security perspective.  I
> remember the decision to have it as an open area, free to the public,
> no tickets required -  despite the infeasibility of tight access
> controls in such an environment.  And I still think that was the right
> decision.  With tickets to the Opening Ceremonies upwards of $600,
> and with the rest of the "Olympic Ring" already more of an armed camp
> than a celebration, such a place was needed.
> 
> DaH jIrIn.  After what I said Friday, I just wanted to give credit
> where credit is due.  As for the taHqeq who did this - meQjaj nuch
> jay'!  (<<SaDlogh loQ megh nuch>> 'e' vISov, 'ach yapbe'.)  
>            
> -marqoS
> 
>      
> 
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