We continue to dance around the obvious problem

The push notification came across my phone promptly at 11 a.m., Dec. 2 with news of a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.

Calls placed to local 911 operators from the Inland Regional Center told authorities shots had been fired at a Christmas party for workers of the county’s health department.

By 11:04, San Bernardino police were beginning to arrive to survey the carnage — and the story — that was about to unfold, tweeting of a “20 victim shooting incident.”

Two hours later, while numbers are not specific, police do confirm multiple casualties and within three hours after the first report...