DEI
May 3, 2024
Blame culture and prejudice permeate mindsets after collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge
After being struck by a cargo ship that brought down the Francis Scott Key Bridge, many people blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion for the incident, as well as individuals from historically marginalized groups. The bridge collapse was due to bias, but not of the type related to civil rights categories.
Mark B. Baer
Mark works as a mediator and conflict resolution consultant and teaches a course on implicit bias.
On March 26, 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, killing six construction workers after it was struck by a cargo ship carrying approximately 4,700 containers and which weighs 95,000 tons when empty. The loss of lives, the cleanup, construction of a new bridge, and other economic damages are expected to cost billions of dollars.
Almost immediately after the tragedy occurred, our blame culture kicked into action.
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