<p>The flowers in the mailboxes were a great tribute. I’m sure the Carletonian will do a good job covering this next week. </p>
<p>I didn’t mean for my words to come off as insensitive. I regret that they did. I made a off-hand comment about the roads that absolutely in no way meant to come across as “it was their fault to drive”. My original post was meant to be a tribute…that’s all. </p>
<p>I’ve known people who have died or faced horrible injuries driving in Minnesota, including a Carleton Professor driving in Minnesota. It’s not their fault. I never intended for my words to come across that way as if it was their fault. People may not be aware of the rural road conditions in Minnesota. It was a warning made in good faith with absolutely no intention to blame the victims. I thought the warning was appropriate. I comes from the fact that I genuinely don’t want these things to happen.</p>