Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Government solution to White House trespassers

*** UPDATE ***
posted 10/1/14

http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/10/01/krauthammer-secret-service-debacle-illustrates-‘-culture-washington-where-no-one

You're dreaming, Charles. 
You're right; but, you're dreaming.

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Problem: 
Man scales perimeter fence at White House, runs across lawn and enters White House.
Secret Service agents with dogs are nowhere to be found.

Government Solution:
Put another fence a few feet away from the perimeter fence.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/09/23/meet-the-new-white-house-fence-buffer-zone/

Result: 
Thousands of tourists are unable to take a photo of the White House. 
They can, however, take an excellent photo of the perimeter fence.



Common Sense Solution:
  1. Identify the AWOL Secret Service agents who were supposed to be at the fence with dogs, but weren't.
  2. Fire them and their supervisors.
  3. Hire guards who will stand their posts with their dogs--no excuses.
  4. Instruct guards to release dogs when trespassers scale the perimeter fence.
  5. Hire supervisors who make sure that guards, who know that they're supposed to release their dog when a trespasser scales the perimeter fence, are at their posts with their dogs--no excuses.
  6. Fire the person(s) whose idea that it was to put another fence a few feet from the perimeter fence.
  7. Replace them with someone(s) who doesn't have their head(s) up their behind(s).


Result:
Thousands of tourists can take photos of the White House.


Reality check:
In the real (non-government) world, dereliction of duty and/or gross incompetence typically result in termination.



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