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This feature is taken from E.A.9.11, Group 2.
See the entire discussion: What should be done with ground zero?.
I think that the area should have a memorial and have a support building there (or both) for people that lost family members in any kind of national disaster and for rescue workers and their families. If we give more knowlege about things like this, maybe history won't repeat itself. What do you think?
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AMBI02 |
05:48pm Mar 11, 2002 EST |
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In one part of my mind I think that [ground zero] should have a memorial and have a support [center] there, but I also think that we should build [the towers] back! Bigger and better, where they could withstand anything. I don’t think we should let [the terrorists] think they got the better part of us. ~~~~~AMBER~~~~~
I think we should build them back too. Some people might hurt too much to go back to the same place, and some people might not want to go anywhere else. I think there should be some [input from] the people who worked there. I do not however think they should be "bigger" if it means taller because I think that caused some problems on 9.11. There were some mistakes ... a better escape plan should have been made.
I think a memorial should be built there out of respect. I think to build the towers back would look like America wants to get back to making money and those who died aren't really important. I think we should be more concerned with respecting those civilians, policemen, and fire fighters that died than with building the towers back. I would only be in favor of building the towers back if within the towers there was a plaque with a list of those who died with a quote of respect to them or there are plans to build a memorial elsewhere in the city.
We should build them back. There certainly should be a huge memorial on the grounds, too. I am not sure what will happen though, because it just isn't practical to build them back. Who knows -- I am sure that architects will come up with some very good and moving ideas.
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Locke |
12:27am Mar 12, 2002 EST |
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I believe that we definitely should not build them back. That area should be considered sacred and holy ground. I believe we should build nothing there but a very tiny monument in rememberance of EVEYRBODY that has died from terrorism. Not just those on 9/11. I think it should reflect what has happened to the world due to the hatred of terrorism. It should reflect the suffering of human kind due to the atrocities a select few have done.
That is my opinion..
...punch and pie
Build them up higher??? That would not be a cool thing to do. They were not safe for natural disasters let alone the kind of disaster that happened there. You saw that it was almost impossible for a lot of people to make it down that many stairs in the time given. What happens if one is crippled? It makes it worse. This wasn't the first time they had problems with evacuations. I know the problems there were not all with people getting down the stairs, but that became a major problem when not everyone could make it down.
In my opinion, we should build them back, either the same as before or less maginificant, but definitely not taller. Because that way, we are practically daring new terrorist to come and through some "evil" and wicked way to try to destroy them again. They should be built stronger and a clear escape route should be designed. Something like a sled or something that can deliver one really fast to the ground. Because on 9/11, many had to take the stairs all the way down. Or they should have standard parachutes on every single floor. I saw people jumping out the windows on 9/11, if there had been parachutes, they could have jumped to safety instead of their deaths.
[Rebuilding] would be really good for the economy too, new jobs would be provided, even if they were only temporary. The Empire State building was built in 8 months because of the high unemployment of the Great Depression.
Mehdi
The problem however is that people are not going to want to use the space. If they build the towers back they will be full of empty offices. How many companies are going to take the chance to have themselves based on the 100th floor of a building? I love the idea of building them back, but realize the need to look at the other side too.
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