Zero Tolerance. Yes, I agree!

We have been hearing a lot about the zero tolerance policy in the recent days. Everyone from our always hawkish (or rather chicken-hawkish) commentators and pundits to state and federal government officials seem to suddenly turn fans of shoot-to-kill orders. As crazy and inhumane the idea is, what is more astonishing is that they can’t even get themselves to say that an exception should be made for the thousands strained without food, water and closing, who are resolving to the this last choice of “looting” to survive. No, it doesn’t seem to matter whether one carries out a TV set or other electrical appliance, or if it is water and snacks needed to stay alive, shoes to walk over the debris, closing to stay warm or diapers and other essential for so many infants and kids.
So much for compassionate conservatism of our leaders.

I have to admit that I agree with those advocating zero-tolerance policy in principle. However, our disagreement lies with the targets of that policy.
How about zero tolerance for:
- catastrophic incompetence,
- unbelievable carelessness,
- criminal negligence,
- heartless inaction and slow response
- unacceptable ignorance
- shifted priorities
- neglect of people
- lack of planning
- lack of personnel and equipment
- arrogant attitude toward environment
- unquestionable dismissal of Global Warming threats…

The list can go on and on, but how about zero tolerance for mistakes and failure of this magnitude of any leader and any administration.
No, the problem is not the hungry, scared and cold people fighting for their lives by taking what they can find in stores around them, not even those criminals among them that take advantage of the chaos for their gain by spreading violence and intimidation. No, it is those in charge that left the former ones behind in the predicament they are to face and fight the latter ones for a single modest goal – survival.