The enormity of David Blunkett

David Blunkett, the former Home Secretary, who brought in police community support officers, was interviewed on Rado Four following the death by drowning of young boy. Controversially the two PCOs did nothing to try to rescue the boy. Blunkett said that the drowned boy should receive a posthumous medal for his bravery - "for the enormity of what he did."

"Enormity"? That's what he said. Let us remind ourselves that Blunkett used also to be Secretary of State for Education

Comments

[Shell]

So Blunket thinks a lad who drowns by accident (God receive him) should get a medal just because two daft PCOs stood and watched!
How does that address the problem of people with not an ounce of common sense being employed as sub-cops?
Do they know what a life ring looks like?
Did they have mobile phones to call for help?
Couldn't either of them swim?

[Keith Bentley]

Disregarding the ridiculousness of Blunkett's suggestion, isn't the point really that he does not know the proper meaning of 'enormity'? That is, outrageous or morally offensive.