Your Tax Dollars at Work

Building 42003 at Ft. Hood, Texas, was demolished this month. It's the building where Nadal Hassan carried out his muslim terrorism.

The article on the demolition was not very specific as to the reason the building was razed, mentioning only that some victims and/or their family members were displeased that they had not been consulted. The implication is that the building was torn down, not because it was obsolete or in poor condition, but merely because a terrible crime occurred there. Some of the victims wanted it to remain as a sort of memorial.

The reasoning on both sides of that argument is illogical. The fact that the building is there or not there will not change what happened there. The prime consideration, which seems not to have been a factor at all, should have been whether or not the building was still of use. If the answer was no, then tearing it down to make better use of the property would make sense. If the answer was yes, then tearing it down was stupid and a waste of money. 

"Army demolishes building where massacre took place." The Dallas Morning News; February 19, 2014; p. 3A.