The government failed to prevent the crime, then failed again when its unresponsive, inefficient, and crooked police force was unable to respond appropriately. A wholly moribund and sclerotic administration simply did not know where its duty lay.
当然，政府不值得原谅，也没人原谅它。政府没能预防犯罪在先，犯罪发生后，在腐败低效的警方没能恰当响应的情况下，政府又没能拿出措施。一个完全僵化、行将就木的政府根本不知道自己的责任在哪里。