Quote Originally Posted by William Treseder View Post
If it was a family member of yours who perished, like me, I don’t think you’d care what was said by whom in the immediate aftermath.
Of course in time you’d want to know the truth, but it has always galled me when leaders trot out the “At this moment in time, all our thoughts and prayers are with you” guff.
If it were my wife who’d taken her own life in the post office scandal for instance, i wouldn’t want the prime minister to trot out sentimental nonsense, I’d want them to tell me, we will hunt down and jail the perpetrators.
I think you’re way off track here, suggesting other scenarios. This tragedy happened in a country and their ‘leader’ came out with a crass, unsympathetic statement, immediately putting the blame on others with no evidence or proof.
Of course if in such a disaster a loved one of mine passed I’d want answers as soon as possible but one of those answers wouldn’t have been ‘I’m blaming my predecessor’s administration’. Especially when you look at it he was in charge 4-8 years ago and did nothing to change the situation that he’s challenging.