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In reply to the discussion: Please stop about the pedestrian bridge collapse [View all]MineralMan
(148,463 posts)Except for the conclusion that new bridges should not collapse and kill people. New bridges do not collapse unless mistakes were made. Obviously. Just as guns do not "go off" by mistake. A bridge collapse like this one is not an "accident," either.
There is fault here. I can say that because brand new bridges do not collapse on their own accord. If they do collapse, there is fault involved, because that's the business of bridge-builders. They build bridges that do not collapse.
I do not know the reason why this bridge collapsed, in mechanical terms. I am not a bridge engineer or construction company. I do know that it was not supposed to collapse. I also know that once the reason it collapsed is known, someone is going to be held responsible for that. That's pretty scary for everyone in charge of every aspect of this project.
The bridge collapsed. It should not have. It wasn't a "mistake." It was negligence on someone's part. Negligence is not a "mistake."
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