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steve2470

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44. The media is not overplaying it, the guy got INTO the White House, not just on the lawn

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 07:51 PM

Sep 2014

I think the doors should be locked. If it prevents a future intruder from killing or injuring President Obama, his family, the WH staff or a future President and/or his/her family from being killed or injured, then it's worth it. I really don't care about the convenience to the Secret Service. If those doors had been locked, he would have been stopped cold. The Secret Service can do what it takes to lock and unlock those doors all day long, and get the locks changed if they need to. Locked doors are only common sense. This idea makes much more sense than excluding the public from an even bigger area of Washington.

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Fuck this: Secret Service messes up and we pay the price? No way. [View all] cali Sep 2014 OP

. Cooley Hurd Sep 2014 #1

This is how Democracy ends. With thundering applause. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #6

You *totally* missed my point apparently... Cooley Hurd Sep 2014 #13

I think it's common sense TBH. CJCRANE Sep 2014 #2

Really? atreides1 Sep 2014 #10

I just don't think it's very secure having a fence that random people can climb over CJCRANE Sep 2014 #23

That is nuts newfie11 Sep 2014 #3

Makes me wonder if they screwed up on purpose. n/t winter is coming Sep 2014 #12

Interesting question. A lot of weird breeches in security have been occuring in this administration maddiemom Sep 2014 #39

Me too fadedrose Sep 2014 #41

lock the north portico doors, problem solved steve2470 Sep 2014 #4

The reason I read was because sometimes the dog will go after the wrong individual justiceischeap Sep 2014 #20

The North doors are used constantly. former9thward Sep 2014 #38

The media is not overplaying it, the guy got INTO the White House, not just on the lawn steve2470 Sep 2014 #44

Makes me wonder fadedrose Sep 2014 #42

The guy was mentally unstable from serving his country in a war Hippo_Tron Sep 2014 #65

I agree F that Egnever Sep 2014 #5

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author former9thward Sep 2014 #37

Perhaps Her Brittanic Majesty could lend us some of the Queen's Guards Glorfindel Sep 2014 #7

You apparently missed the Nixon Administration brooklynite Sep 2014 #17

Eh, except for the bloke who made it all the way to the Queen's bedroom . . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #18

and Maggie Thatcher's hotel being blown up steve2470 Sep 2014 #19

No comparison...Thatcher was targeted HipChick Sep 2014 #40

The comparison is, UK security failed in both instances steve2470 Sep 2014 #43

Queen Victoria had one too! The Boy Jones Generic Other Sep 2014 #54

This is just another case of DU wanting to have it both ways. FSogol Sep 2014 #8

that's a silly claim. people have said release the dogs, cali Sep 2014 #9

Have you forgotten the woman who tried to drive her car past WH barricades? FSogol Sep 2014 #14

She was black..shot on sight.. HipChick Sep 2014 #46

All the security gurus have to do is assign people to DETER people rocktivity Sep 2014 #11

The SS is saying they don't have enough people as it is. justiceischeap Sep 2014 #22

Or maybe Aerows Sep 2014 #25

Right -- and no, it DOESN'T have to look like a World War II movie. n/t rocktivity Sep 2014 #27

the Secret Service has more than doubled in size in the past 35 years onenote Sep 2014 #31

From this WaPo article justiceischeap Sep 2014 #33

Field offices? Generic Other Sep 2014 #55

They are hiring and have been for months. n/t FSogol Sep 2014 #50

Anschluss? hfojvt Sep 2014 #15

yeah, I noticed that too. n/t cali Sep 2014 #21

Darren Wilson's looking for work. GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #16

Do you *seriously* expect Aerows Sep 2014 #24

Putting up external checkpoints won't prevent someone from jumping the fence. n/t 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #26

I have the perfect answer. Baitball Blogger Sep 2014 #28

Here's the thing about that jberryhill Sep 2014 #30

hidden death ray device on roof Generic Other Sep 2014 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Generic Other Sep 2014 #63

Chip Carter used to jump the fence to sneak out and get high jberryhill Sep 2014 #29

We must agree to disagree. I don't have a problem with this. n/t ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #32

Why not just modify the fence? Callmecrazy Sep 2014 #35

good idea nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #45

One night in 1969 we peed on the WH fence. rickford66 Sep 2014 #36

Couldn't have worked out better if it were actually planned. 2banon Sep 2014 #47

ALCOA! FSogol Sep 2014 #49

wtf? 2banon Sep 2014 #51

Alcoa is the fine maker of tin foil hats since 1888 FSogol Sep 2014 #53

knee jerk. read the post before responding is a good rule of thumb. 2banon Sep 2014 #60

Actually, I was just talking to my roommate about this justiceischeap Sep 2014 #59

exactly. new policy because of this lame breach hurts us all. 2banon Sep 2014 #61

Wanna make sure your protest is seen and heard by exactly no one? Go protest outside the WH fence. FSogol Sep 2014 #62

They didn't screw up. jeff47 Sep 2014 #48

Amen. And if they shot his ass, the "they screwed up" crowd would be crying, "they screwed up." FSogol Sep 2014 #58

If we discard the hyperbole Nevernose Sep 2014 #64

TPTB are building up to something big. Big enough that the White House must be ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #52

I'd just make it a lot harder to get in > BlueJazz Sep 2014 #57

That guy did three terms in Iraq, he is pretty messed up! akbacchus_BC Sep 2014 #66