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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.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 05 2019, @03:14PM (2 children)
Your definition of murder does not coincide with either my definition, or the legal definition.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday November 05 2019, @03:58PM (1 child)
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.
Alex Jones lawyer inspires new TV series: CSI Moron Division.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 05 2019, @04:50PM
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.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.