Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Some Barriers Work Better Than Others

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Monahan AFB pop-up barrier
Commenter Bill Keezer sent this picture of an attempt to run the Swan Gate at Davis-Monahan AFB in Tucson. The intruders found out the hard way that the pop up barrier works.

In case you’re wondering: no, it wasn’t terrorists, just pests. Two drunk “undocumented” aliens from south of the Border. Who knows what they had in mind? Or if they even had a mind between them at the time.

The driver will be arrested when he gets out of ICU. The passenger was sent on to a hospital in Mexico.

I think the driver should be returned also, as soon as he’s stable. Why bother prosecuting him when it just means we have to also take care of him?

1 comment:

linearthinker said...

If this is the incident I'm thinking of, there was also a stash of drugs found in the car...and no charges, just a ticket south. Don't quote me...no fact checking done before blabbing by me.
I ventured down to the Swan Gate last time in Tucson...just sight seeing and enjoying the A-10s coming and going. These guys had to be stoned blind to get in this pickle. I bet the gate security guards got a kick out of seeing their popup barrier put to use.

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