Public Safety Signals

The Politics of Public Safety

2007 Jun 26 Posted by Joseph Pascarella

Republic Presidential Candidate Rudolph Giuliani recently critized former President Bill Clinton regarding then President Clinton’s policies on terrorism after the first attack on the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.

That attack on the World Trade Center consisted of a rental truck exploding in an underground parking lot that killed six (6) persons and injured over 1,000 people. The Mayor of New York City at that time was David Dinkins whom Rudolph Giuliani would later defeat that year in a very close election.

Although Giuliani critized President Clinton of not being forceful enough after the incident, the criticism was perhaps intended to portray the entire Democratic party of not having enough fortitude to battle terrorists.

Using Public Safety for political ends is a time-honored tradition. Usually, one party portrays the other party (or canditate) of being “too soft” on a particular public safety issue. Unfortunately, today’s threats are serious and much more grave.

Most objective reviews of public safety agencies after the first World Trade Center attack in 1993 concluded that the threat was not investigated with the degree of tenacity or coordination consistent with the threat. With the benefit of hindsight, public safety agencies should build upon these prior incidents irrespective of the political environment.

Joe Pascarella

June 26, 2007 | Filed under: Capella, Capella University, Law enforcement, Public Safety Signals, Public safety, education, online college, online degrees, online university, terrorism
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