Pedestrian Bridge Collapse, FIU, S Florida

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Again, I gotta ask:

If this happens all the time, and I am sure it does, are we going to give women and minorities credit for the bridges that are still standing? Here we have a case of an inadequate private contractor getting in with politicians through financial contributions, and instead of condemning corruption, we are blaming broads.

Anything to avoid recognizing that, sometimes, evil regulations might actually be the solution.

[Speaker to Animals]

Again, I gotta ask:

If this happens all the time, and I am sure it does, are we going to give women and minorities credit for the bridges that are still standing? Here we have a case of an inadequate private contractor getting in with politicians through financial contributions, and instead of condemning corruption, we are blaming broads.

Anything to avoid recognizing that, sometimes, evil regulations might actually be the solution.

Implying there do not already exist regulations forbidding tightening tension cables while human beings are beneath the bridge, or against erecting a God damned suspension bridge with the suspension system built last.

It doesn't matter how many regulations we have when the entire fucking system is organized around the opposite of a meritocracy.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Again, I gotta ask:

If this happens all the time, and I am sure it does, are we going to give women and minorities credit for the bridges that are still standing? Here we have a case of an inadequate private contractor getting in with politicians through financial contributions, and instead of condemning corruption, we are blaming broads.

Anything to avoid recognizing that, sometimes, evil regulations might actually be the solution.

Implying there do not already exist regulations forbidding tightening tension cables while human beings are beneath the bridge, or against erecting a God damned suspension bridge with the suspension system built last.

It doesn't matter how many regulations we have when the entire fucking system is organized around the opposite of a meritocracy.

I meant regulations on campaign contributions.

[DBTrek]

Regulate yourself, Warren G.

[Speaker to Animals]

Again, I gotta ask:

If this happens all the time, and I am sure it does, are we going to give women and minorities credit for the bridges that are still standing? Here we have a case of an inadequate private contractor getting in with politicians through financial contributions, and instead of condemning corruption, we are blaming broads.

Anything to avoid recognizing that, sometimes, evil regulations might actually be the solution.

Implying there do not already exist regulations forbidding tightening tension cables while human beings are beneath the bridge, or against erecting a God damned suspension bridge with the suspension system built last.

It doesn't matter how many regulations we have when the entire fucking system is organized around the opposite of a meritocracy.

I meant regulations on campaign contributions.

The Democratic party is nothing but a corruption machine. All of it.

What is affirmative action if not corruption? They are awarding positions and contracts to the less deserving in exchange for votes.

It's all corruption, HM. The whole fucking party.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

In this case, it would seem they were awarding contracts in exchange for money.

Again, if the whole thing is corrupted by affirmative action, are you willing to give women and minorities credit for the standing bridges, because, if this is happening all the time, then that means there are a lot of women and non-whites with completed projects and no deaths on their CV.

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

Regulate yourself, Warren G.

Is this a version Ch-checkity check yo'self before you wreck yo'self?

[DBTrek]

[Hanarchy Montanarchy]

[C-Mag]

Again, I gotta ask:

If this happens all the time, and I am sure it does, are we going to give women and minorities credit for the bridges that are still standing? Here we have a case of an inadequate private contractor getting in with politicians through financial contributions, and instead of condemning corruption, we are blaming broads.

Anything to avoid recognizing that, sometimes, evil regulations might actually be the solution.

Not the point I was getting to, my point is the government contracting system FAILED, and people died.
Boiling this down to about a bad contractor whether minority or not is only setting yourself up for repeating this.

I referenced the Big Dig Collapse. The Massechusetts Government went after the contractor and glue manufacturer and pretty successfully laid the blame there, but there were a half dozen Engineers, including Government Engineers that took the 5th in Court and escaped prosecution. Inspectors that were responsible for Contractor oversight escaped prosecution as well. An old Government Inspector once told me, it's the Contractors job to make money, it's Governments job to make sure they follow the contract.