Blog #5

The story that we decided to read as a class was "Shoot To Kill." I really liked this story because I could really feel for the families and the cops. The question to answer is whether or not I believe the families of the Columbine victims should sue Jefferson County. From reading the text, you can definitely feel for the families of these victims. I am sure that it was not easy on them and that they are going through a very hard time. But I think that they need to step back and look at the big picture. These cops were not trained to do what they did. It was all new to them. They were putting their lives on the line to save everyone without any strategical advantage. I think that they did better than any of the family members could have done. There was no way to predict this event happening. The truth is it happened even though the consequences were not ideal. It is in the past and it cannot be changed. So why not change the future? I think that if the families sue Jefferson County they would just be wasting a lot of time and money. If they want to be useful to the community they should put all that energy and grief into promoting safety in their community.