Jeff,
Your words are even being emulated by our politicians as we type. No one wants to use this event for their agenda. It will change as time passes. Years ago I remember reading an piece about 2 or three wemon held in a house by some armed nut. They managed to call police. The police sent a squad car to the house and didn't see anything out of the norm and drove away. Later after the event the ladies filed a court case directed at the lack of respose by the police. Eventually the higher courts found the police had fulfilled their responsibilities. The police have an obligation to protect society not the individual. This was the final finding and it pointed out to me what many don't seem to understand even today.
Best,
Ron