Consequences of September 11

Angelika But now, once again, back to New York. Recently, the city erected an observation platform at the former World Trade Plaza to allow onlookers to view the destroyed area known as "Ground Zero," where the Twin Towers once stood. Due to the massive influx of visitors, they are now issuing tickets, which, it should be noted, are free of charge. Still, the question remains: is it disrespectful or pragmatic? I'll leave the answer to you.

And yet another curiosity I've noticed more frequently lately: TV shows set in New York are incorporating the events of September 11th. When you watch series like "Law and Order" (a crime series where the police and prosecutor work together to solve a murder) or NYPD Blue (also in the crime genre, NYPD stands for New York Police Department; it always involves a murder that the members of the New York homicide squad have to solve), you often hear the actors referencing the terrorist attacks. One episode even went so far as to have someone try to cover up the murder of a woman by claiming she died in the World Trade Center. It's quite remarkable how quickly the scriptwriters are integrating these events into their stories.