Nobody has disputed the Kim's have made mistakes. We talked about all of those for days. Now the facts are coming how miserable the response was from LE and SAR - now it is time to talk about that.
Yes it's true there are signs on I-5, etc...but there are glaring errors here regarding the search especially early on - which some if did not occur (by trained professionals btw - that is why they were hired to do their job) could have made a major difference here.
Also this is the third situation that I know on this road where people were lost and in all three cases the search didn't go far enough because of bad assumptions - primarily because they never thought the people would have gone so far. It seems to be that the "professionals" are not learning from the past - as we all now long-term those are fatal mistakes.
Another point on several other forums and blogs there were locals that said early on specifically where they should search - and the "professionals" ignored it. Myself being fairly acquainted with the process you will find SAR to be hard working but they are very territorial, etc and they take it personally when people tread on their space.
Everyday people get themselves in trouble - that is why this great country spends so much on "trained professionals" and equipment to rescue them. If the trained professionals cannot get the job done then something is wrong. I just think this case illustrates it could have and should have had a different outcome regardless of the Kim's mistakes. Given the information and timeline of the information given to LE and SAR there is no excuse they were not found earlier...period.
I agree with you actually and the Kims paid dearly for their role in this tragedy sadly. This has happened three times. If the locals were saying, I bet they are up on Bear Mountain...why would trained professionals knowing this has happened previously not have at least checked sooner?
Here's an interesting map and timeline:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2006/12/10/MNGVOMT3NJ1.DTL&o=0