Originally Posted by
Starman
I find the present attitude of those in charge of constructing on the Twin Tower site cruel.
If indeed remains were found decency demands that they be treated with respect. To say that construction will proceed on schedule regardless of whether there are or aren't any further remains to be found is the epitome of materialistic mentality. Of course there will be money lost if further efforts are made to search for more possible remains. But to rush the searchers is what caused this situation to develop in the first place. I'd also like to know who the moron was who sealed that building off without first searching the roof only to now say "Hey! What's this?" Is it my imagination or are IQ's dropping dangerously low these days?
The recovery effort failed to find any more remains but the rebuilding effort is uncovering remains. Why would we stop the rebuilding effort and return to a recovery effort to find more remains?Seems to me the best chance of finding more remains would be to continue the construction project .
Isn't this an irony . The whole idea of a quick clean up of the site was done for the 9-11 families . Mayor Bloomberg said "
The families really wanted to get any remains back as quickly as possible. If you think about a family member, they don't know whether their loved one will be found, and we try to work as expeditiously as possible...
"I don't know any family member that didn't want to find out whatever they could about the loved one that they lost. And we did it as fast as we could, consistent with safety and completeness."
I agree with his assessment that a massive cleanup of the site was performed and the new remains are being found at
non-functioning manholes and service boxes at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks. Any new remains will be gathered and I'm sure identified as best as possible . I do not see how this prevents the families from closure .
Europe was rebuilt from the ashes with hundreds of thousands unaccounted for .The farmers of France and Belgium disenter human remains dating back to WWI all the time . Parts of the NYC west side roadway was built on ancient Indian burial grounds .
There are many people who would be content with leaving a big hole at ground zero .I do not particularly like the Freedom Tower concept . I think that there certainly is enough office rental space in the Wall Street area that is vacant . I would prefer the whole site to remain a memorial park with the "Tribute In Light" shining nightly . But I also understand the realities .Port Authority (which owns the site ) rebuilding guidelines required the replacement of all site commercial space and public streets, greatly limiting the possible land-use designs. Enough of the site will be dedicated as a memorial however .
To me the greatest desecration of the site is that it has become a political football.