No human tragedy ever seems to demand that blame be placed on someone more than those which involve the death of children. Understanding why that it is isn’t hard. Children have no choice but to depend on the adults around them for their safety, and I cannot conceive of any normal human heart who can with anything less than a wrenching horror imagine the last moments of a child faced with the unimaginable.
We still do not know all the facts and as is always the case, seeking them will bring out both the best and the worst in those doing so, and further, in this age of the internet, millions will weigh in no matter what level of factual knowledge they may have about it.
Whatever happens, any investigation will be long and drawn out, and any legal proceedings stemming from what investigators may find will be nearly endless.
At the same time, the level of safety precautions necessary to prevent such events are always going to be at the heart of the investigation. I worked as a tent counselor, long trip leader, and administrator at a large summer camp in Connecticut for a number of years. There is always a balance between what would prove to be perfect protection from risk (never opening the camp at all) and the justifiable risks necessary to give kids a fun, and yes, an adventurous time.
I don’t know what will come of any investigation. We can only hope that those looking into it will do so with as careful an eye as possible. But our current political maelstrom is gong to make that far more difficult that it would be in ‘normal' times.
camp mystic was not accredited by the american camp association. eight other nearby camps were accredited. all the children in the accredited camps survived.
No human tragedy ever seems to demand that blame be placed on someone more than those which involve the death of children. Understanding why that it is isn’t hard. Children have no choice but to depend on the adults around them for their safety, and I cannot conceive of any normal human heart who can with anything less than a wrenching horror imagine the last moments of a child faced with the unimaginable.
We still do not know all the facts and as is always the case, seeking them will bring out both the best and the worst in those doing so, and further, in this age of the internet, millions will weigh in no matter what level of factual knowledge they may have about it.
Whatever happens, any investigation will be long and drawn out, and any legal proceedings stemming from what investigators may find will be nearly endless.
At the same time, the level of safety precautions necessary to prevent such events are always going to be at the heart of the investigation. I worked as a tent counselor, long trip leader, and administrator at a large summer camp in Connecticut for a number of years. There is always a balance between what would prove to be perfect protection from risk (never opening the camp at all) and the justifiable risks necessary to give kids a fun, and yes, an adventurous time.
I don’t know what will come of any investigation. We can only hope that those looking into it will do so with as careful an eye as possible. But our current political maelstrom is gong to make that far more difficult that it would be in ‘normal' times.
Why doesn’t this article address the effects of the cut backs in funding and staff at Fima?
Ken Paxton would probably come after any prosecutor who tried to bring criminal charges.
camp mystic was not accredited by the american camp association. eight other nearby camps were accredited. all the children in the accredited camps survived.
This is so devastating ! My heart goes out to family of lost loved ones!
We can blame and sue all we want, but it won’t bring these lives back.
Instead, in the name of loved ones lost, let’s push warning systems. Raise money in each area of need. So this does not happen again! 💖
If Accuweather called it 3 ½ hours ahead and NWS 3 hours ahead, then could everyone have been warned with simple weather radios at camp headquarters?
Yes
I say there should be a class action lawsuit against Trump and his regime.
Yes. All families should sue the crap out of these murders.