Oklahoma City Bombing
DajahNell
THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING “I reached the decision to go on the offensive-to put a check on government abuse where others had failed in stopping the federal juggernaut running amok” (qtd. in BBC News), were the words of Timothy McVeigh who took it upon himself out of the act of rage to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Building on April 19,1995. His actions were due to his anger with the government for what happened at Waco. This tragic event known as the Oklahoma City Bombing, was the most devastating incident of domestic terrorism in our nation’s history that left Americans shaken with their own sense of vulnerability. Since April 19, 1995 at 9:02 a.m this tragedy has left an effect on its victims, the Oklahoma City community and the nation entirely emotionally, physically, and economically. The occurrence of the Oklahoma City Bombing left extreme emotional effects on the victims whose lives were untroubled and productive. The disaster pushed upon the victims numerous feelings in which they needed psychological help. Grief, depression, substance abuse, rage, and violence were some of the symptoms that these people experienced. Including this, it was identified that there were four phases that the victims needed help through: heroic, honeymoon, disillusionment, and reconstruction. The Heroic and Honeymoon phases occur at the time of impact in which individuals are assisted. The Disillusionment phase is when the individual has to come to realization that their loved ones are gone. Reconstruction for the victims would be for them overcome the whole incident. In order to help the victims certain organizations were established and other actions were taken. For instance, Project Heartland established by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services gave mental health services. Also, the Critical Incident Workshop Group, Inc. was created in order to provide sessions for families of the victims, survivors, and recovery workers. Within
THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING “I reached the decision to go on the offensive-to put a check on government abuse where others had failed in stopping the federal juggernaut running amok” (qtd. in BBC News), were the words of Timothy McVeigh who took it upon himself out of the act of rage to bomb the Alfred P. Murrah Building on April 19,1995. His actions were due to his anger with the government for what happened at Waco. This tragic event known as the Oklahoma City Bombing, was the most devastating incident of domestic terrorism in our nation’s history that left Americans shaken with their own sense of vulnerability. Since April 19, 1995 at 9:02 a.m this tragedy has left an effect on its victims, the Oklahoma City community and the nation entirely emotionally, physically, and economically. The occurrence of the Oklahoma City Bombing left extreme emotional effects on the victims whose lives were untroubled and productive. The disaster pushed upon the victims numerous feelings in which they needed psychological help. Grief, depression, substance abuse, rage, and violence were some of the symptoms that these people experienced. Including this, it was identified that there were four phases that the victims needed help through: heroic, honeymoon, disillusionment, and reconstruction. The Heroic and Honeymoon phases occur at the time of impact in which individuals are assisted. The Disillusionment phase is when the individual has to come to realization that their loved ones are gone. Reconstruction for the victims would be for them overcome the whole incident. In order to help the victims certain organizations were established and other actions were taken. For instance, Project Heartland established by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services gave mental health services. Also, the Critical Incident Workshop Group, Inc. was created in order to provide sessions for families of the victims, survivors, and recovery workers. Within