Letters to the Editor
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great article
This article was sad, but refreshing.
Yes, it's tragic what happened to James Kim. But *it was his fault.* He did it to himself by making all the wrong decisions detailed in the article. At some point, people have responsibility for the messes they get into. James Kim got himself into a fatal mess.
Even had he taken the left fork, and headed for the coast, he might not have made it. His whole family might not have made it. The whole thing was a clusterfuck and he was responsible.
His father is expressing his natural grief, but it's wrongheaded to blame the people who tried to save James Kim after the fact.
This is harsh, I suppose, but the truth is, we'd all be better off if we all took a little more responsibility for ourselves. Our pathological fear of the communist-state notwithstanding, we've all conspired to create a Mommy-State, and that's not a positive accomplishment.