Oklahoma tornado tears massive path of death, destruction

Why would people build a city in the center of tornado alley, when they know that tornadoes are so destructive and it's just a matter of time "before the bowling ball runs down the bowling alley?" Why would someone put thousands of people in harms way like that? Whoever planned that city, either had no brains, or ..... You plug in the words. I'm speechless. It goes beyond all reason to me. You don't challenge nature like that!