Comments about ‘Worker found dead in Capitol’

How long had he been there?

What? They find a dead body and they still have the dedication! My heart goes out to this poor man and his loved ones who he has left behind. Shame on the people who decided to still hold the dedication.

does anyone else find it strange that finding a worker who had died in the construction wouldn't disrupt the rededication a little? did they just fail to mention the death to everyone participating? it seems a little inappropriate to continue as normal, just for the convenience of the events organizers and participants

puts a damper on the day. Bummer.

Yes, God forbid anything should interrupt the dedication ceremony! After all, this man was just a blue collar worker and not someone important like a politician.

I prayers go out to the dead man's family.

Seriously, what were they supposed to do? Invite all the participants to be looky-loos at what may be a crime scene? There was no need to cancel the dedication. They proceeded as appropriate so that the whole thing didn't turn into a media circus.

Going on was the right thing to do.

I agree with you completely. Had I been there and been informed of this man's death I would have had the decency to not participate in the rededication. At minimum they should have told people about what happened so decent people could have respected this man and his family by going home and returning for the events on another day. I don't know what kind of person made the decision to continue on but they should be ashamed. It's truly strange for the event to go on without any interruption. Did they even think to have a moment of silence? If they did then why wasn't it reported in the news?

No kidding? Why would you stop a ceremony just for a dead person? Are we that numb to death these days that we can't recognize that "the party goes on" mentality just isn't appropriate here?

Give the event organizers the benefit of the doubt. The news report said the body was found just before the ceremony began. Those at the ceremony probably weren't the first people that the death was reported to. Perhaps the ceremony was well underway or even over when the event organizers learned about the worker's death...Remember what information you have been given, and realize that there's more info you HAVEN'T been given. Then give others the benefit of the doubt.

"just a death right"..."What a shame"...who are you people? Did you know that According to the CIA World Factbook, as of July, 2005, there were approximately 6,446,131,400 people on the planet, and the death rate was approximately 8.78 deaths per 1,000 people a year. That works out to roughly 56,597,034 people leaving us every year. That's about a 155,000 a day. Just because one person dies under the building let's stop everything. Do one of you even know him, I don't think so. So don't pretend to be offended that the state didn't come to a complete halt beacuase one us was fortunate enough to leave this world quickly without being ravaged with cancer or disease for months or years. You want a moment of silence then put down your bigmac, turn of the TV and stop your whining.

He died sometime between showing up for work and when he was found........Well, DUH!!!!!

In response to KC and nope. Your posts make no sense since doing the right thing doesn't mean that they had to invite anyone to look at "what could have been a crime scene." Furthermore, if they thought the Capitol was a crime scene and were concerned about "looky-loos" looking at the crime scene then they should have asked everyone to leave, sealed off the Capitol, and had crime scene investigators do a through investigation before proceeding.

I doubt that it had anything to do with turning into a media circus and the people there today deserved to know that someone was found dead. What if it was a terrorist attack on the Utah Capitol? I'm not saying this is even a consideration but it shows a lack of concern for the man, his family and the people visiting the Capitol to continue with the re-dedication.

That anyone would believe this was the right thing to do is shocking but then we have always had people like this in our society. Those who lack in common sense and compassion. Also, if they were concerned they should have simply canceled and had a press conference later in the day.

What if this was your loved one, how would you feel?

I happen to work at the capital was at the dedication and didn't hear about it until after the ceremony and went back to my desk to get ready to go home and heard it on the radio. Pretty stupid to stop a ceremony that has been months in the planning with all the money that was put up, with contractors and media, volunteers and such. Tell me, if they found a fan dead in the bathroom at the super bowl do you really think they would, stop the game for him? Since when have the needs of the few out weighed the the needs of the many.

Its very true that we've also always had people in our society those who find it easier to sit behind the comfort of their computer screens, type writers, writing desks, etc. and complain about how the rest of the world is so compasionless. How do you even know how any of us who where actually there feel? :rolleyes:

Yeah stop the ceremony and say they just found a dead guy underneath the building. That would really put the crowd at ease. The implications would be much more negative with an announcement mid way through the ceremony that they just found a body. Some people don't really think things through very well. If they would have found out earlier, perhaps a moment of silence would have been appropriate. I don't criticize their actions, but I will criticize those who have written that the ceremony should have been rescheduled. That is the dumbest thing I have heard in the past few weeks.

Wait a minute! Why was the guy under there alone in the first place? Why wasn't he missed? If he was working, which is the assumption, the contractor or sub would have had to have a Confined Spaces permit, and therefore have a "buddy" outside to prevent just such a tragedy. They question isn't, 'Why didn't they stop the dedication?' You people should be asking what safeguards were bypassed? And by whom?

what you said about the superbowl.. ut actually happened in superbowl 41. A man had a heart attack while in his seat and during the 4th quarter the stadium held a moment of silence for him. Not that i care much i just felt like telling it

Until you know all the facts of the matter, just quit the chatter and stay sane.
Good grief, it was not a murder.
This death of this man is indeed sad.
However, I suspect he too, as part of the restoration crew, would have wanted the "ceremony" to go on.
I also feel strongly that he will be laid to rest with honor and love.
So get real people..