Re: Islamabad: Gunman with his family firing openly near parliament house
Negotiation is a specialist’s job…not a politician’s point scoring playground. Doing your own business is not the same as minding your own business. There is a reason why vigilante justice is frowned upon, no matter how well intended.
As I said before, Zamurud basically failed in his attempt, and landed smack on the ground, whereas the gunman had 2 guns with a clear sight of about 50 odd people. If a few people had died because of Zamurud’s stupidity, we would be singing a different tune.
A few months ago, there was a hostage situation in the US, where a crazy gunman kidnapped a child. The police cornered him, and negotiated with him for 6 days before tiring him out and moving in. Some things just require patience.
Our media is ratings hungry, and they look for cheap action, and shape the mind of the public accordingly…and sadly, we fall into that trap too often.