[QBFimi]

>> ... besides the 28 dead, another couple of hundred folks will never live without the sadness and pain

Way, way more than that. You’re a first responder - Polce/Fire/EMT - and have to wade through the horror of 20 limp dead children in a pool of blood. You go home to family and neighbors. They ask “What was it like?” Your one word answer: “Bad.” You stuff the rest. There’s no “delete” button in your brain.

[Smokin' Joe]

Way, way more than that. You’re a first responder - Polce/Fire/EMT - and have to wade through the horror of 20 limp dead children in a pool of blood. You go home to family and neighbors. They ask “What was it like?” Your one word answer: “Bad.” You stuff the rest. There’s no “delete” button in your brain.

Lesser horrors have had many a good man or woman awaken in a cold sweat.