So, if a tornado is going to hit,

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26. The argument could be made,

not that I am, that we should be okay with searches, etc. to prevent the loss of life. But, let's face it, it takes a terrible tragedy before we are willing to soften about some of our stands against government intrusion.

The fact of the matter is, there is no one policy that fits all situations and none of us really know how we will react to any given situation until it arises. In a world that often feels like it has run amok we look for black and white answers, definitive rules, that fit every thing and every situation and it just doesn't work that way.

Being advised to take shelter during a natural disaster is something most of us have experienced to one extent or another; what happened in Watertown is not, and therefore is provoking a lot of feelings and discussion as we work out in our own minds what is and isn't acceptable to us. For most people it is hypothetical and therefore has little relevance to how we would really react were we in the position the people of Watertown were in. It's not personal and is therefore an intellectual exercise that doesn't take into account the emotions of the moment.