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posted by martyb on Monday November 04 2019, @05:25PM   Printer-friendly
from the if-you-build-it-they-will-come...and-cut-through-it dept.

Smugglers have found an easy way to get through the vertical steel tube Mexican border wall. From https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html

The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100. When fitted with specialized blades, the saws can slice through one of the barrier's steel-and-concrete bollards in minutes, according to the agents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the barrier-defeating techniques.

After cutting through the base of a single bollard, smugglers can push the steel out of the way, creating an adult-size gap. Because the bollards are so tall — and are attached only to a panel at the top — their length makes them easier to push aside once they have been cut and are left dangling, according to engineers consulted by The Washington Post.

The taxpayer-funded barrier — so far coming with a $10 billion price tag — was a central theme of Trump's 2016 campaign, and he has made the project a physical symbol of his presidency, touting its construction progress in speeches, ads and tweets. Trump has increasingly boasted to crowds in recent weeks about the superlative properties of the barrier, calling it "virtually impenetrable" and likening the structure to a "Rolls-Royce" that border crossers cannot get over, under or through.

In other words, no one did any serious pen testing on the wall design, or it would have been obvious that with all that leverage, the top tie-in was easy to flex.


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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday November 04 2019, @11:05PM (8 children)

    by Freeman (732) on Monday November 04 2019, @11:05PM (#916010) Journal

    While true, the cartels have enough money to dig deep enough to get under a 6 foot footer.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by deimtee on Tuesday November 05 2019, @10:00AM (7 children)

    by deimtee (3272) on Tuesday November 05 2019, @10:00AM (#916192) Journal

    Yeah, but at the moment the bad people are hiding in amongst all the good people that cross the border. If you build a wall that only the bad people can get past you can just shoot anyone who crosses illegally.

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    • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday November 05 2019, @02:09PM (6 children)

      by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Tuesday November 05 2019, @02:09PM (#916241)

      Fuck. So many in favor of MURDER here today.
      May you end up in their position.
      You are a sick ..... well, obviously not human, nor a person. Perhaps a shitstain on the bedsheets of life.

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      • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 05 2019, @03:14PM (2 children)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 05 2019, @03:14PM (#916275) Journal

        Your definition of murder does not coincide with either my definition, or the legal definition.

        • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday November 05 2019, @03:58PM (1 child)

          by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Tuesday November 05 2019, @03:58PM (#916303)

          So when you see that family running for the border, are you willing to kill unarmed people in cold blood with no trial? Fits my definition.

          But your right, doing it at the border wouldn't technically be murder.
          More like a war crime.

          Murdering people seeking asylum. Is that really a country you could take pride in? Land of the oppressed, home of the coward? Not the ideal I served for.

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          • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 05 2019, @04:50PM

            by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 05 2019, @04:50PM (#916338) Journal

            The guy breaking into my home at night doesn't have to be armed, to justify me shooting him dead. There is the "front door", where these "migrants" can ring the bell, and ask for admittance. And, there is the window in the bathroom, where the "migrants" can break into the house, hoping that no one notices them. You're asking me to not shoot the assholes coming through the bathroom window, or the basement door, or the attic vent. Just let them in, let them make themselves comfortable, and maybe I should offer them snacks and beverages.

            Bro, I don't share your white guilt. Don't ask me to not shoot the burglars.

      • (Score: 4, Insightful) by tangomargarine on Tuesday November 05 2019, @04:59PM

        by tangomargarine (667) on Tuesday November 05 2019, @04:59PM (#916350)

        You are a sick ..... well, obviously not human, nor a person.

        You're criticizing him for not valuing human life, while calling him subhuman.

        Pot: kettle

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      • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Tuesday November 05 2019, @08:25PM (1 child)

        by deimtee (3272) on Tuesday November 05 2019, @08:25PM (#916495) Journal

        I said

        If you build a wall that only the bad people can get past you can just shoot anyone who crosses illegally.

        You can either take it as a precise literal statement, or you can take it as sarcasm. It works either way. But pick one or the other.

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        • (Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Wednesday November 06 2019, @04:03AM

          by Pslytely Psycho (1218) on Wednesday November 06 2019, @04:03AM (#916696)

          Meh, should never post on a really ultra bad day. Reduced reading comprehension and enhanced psychotic reactions. Nice bag o' ganja sure improves the attitude. Come now, I made a great punching bag for a few hours now didn't I? Hehehe.
          Tis' good to let the psychosis have a bit o' yard time occasionally. Clears the cobwebs. Resets the guidance computer.

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