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vanamonde

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62. Well said.

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Fri Mar 16, 2018, 03:41 PM

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Please stop about the pedestrian bridge collapse [View all] genxlib Mar 2018 OP

I think the tragedy is that a ped bridge had to be built in the first place, Ron Green Mar 2018 #1

FIU has steadily expanded Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #4

Well said. vanamonde Mar 2018 #62

"It doesn't have to be evil or nefarious." dchill Mar 2018 #2

No. Stupid is not just as bad. And "mistake" doesn't necessarily mean "stupid." nt LAS14 Mar 2018 #36

I just meant that the result is the same. dchill Mar 2018 #41

See my response #37. We don't want to require people to admit to "stupid." We... LAS14 Mar 2018 #42

No one will ever admit to a "mistake". former9thward Mar 2018 #57

70s scandal haunts efforts to fix UMass garage Xipe Totec Mar 2018 #3

I'm not saying evil and nefarious doesn't happen genxlib Mar 2018 #9

So give me a rosy scenario - One where a bridge falls on eight cars and it's nobody's fault. nt Xipe Totec Mar 2018 #16

Let's not argue about who killed who.... FSogol Mar 2018 #22

LOL! Xipe Totec Mar 2018 #24

Who said anything about rosy genxlib Mar 2018 #49

A few questions. Blue_true Mar 2018 #5

I am not familiar with the specifics of the design genxlib Mar 2018 #10

Having decorative cables and a restraining tower for a structure like that would be insane. Blue_true Mar 2018 #32

I agree with you genxlib Mar 2018 #54

The pictures that I saw looked like the large concrete piece had re-bar support. Blue_true Mar 2018 #64

I'm reminded for about 9 hours every day what a thankless job engineering is. uncle ray Mar 2018 #6

Unfortunately genxlib Mar 2018 #12

Cheap materials MFM008 Mar 2018 #7

That was EXACTLY what I thought.. It was the first thing that ran through my The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2018 #8

This is what I am talking about. genxlib Mar 2018 #11

Speculation? The bridge collapsed. Either there was bad engineering or bad materials or both. stevenleser Mar 2018 #29

You answered your own question genxlib Mar 2018 #55

Incompetence. nt LexVegas Mar 2018 #13

Thank you! Javaman Mar 2018 #14

Sadly, it's human nature to try and assign blame as a kind of defense Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #15

What outfit was tightening the supports? nt. NCTraveler Mar 2018 #17

I have my suspicions about this quick new bridge-building method. alarimer Mar 2018 #18

Accelerated Bridge Construction died a spectacular death yesterday dalton99a Mar 2018 #20

You build 800 structures in this way over 8 years Blue_Adept Mar 2018 #28

In hindsight the Space Shuttle *WAS* stupid... it was hype and politics turned literally deadly. hunter Mar 2018 #43

I'm afraid people are not going to stop. MineralMan Mar 2018 #19

I think you need to go and look up what the word 'mistake' means. Kentonio Mar 2018 #23

I'm not jumping to any conclusions. MineralMan Mar 2018 #25

In other words you're not an expert in any way, shape or form Kentonio Mar 2018 #27

Negligence is not a mistake. MineralMan Mar 2018 #31

It's this kind of attitude that keeps people from participating... LAS14 Mar 2018 #37

+1 Kentonio Mar 2018 #39

You're talking about Morbidity and Mortality conferencing. hunter Mar 2018 #53

Yes, it is. Negligence is basically a legal term for mistake. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #56

My guess is someone took a shortcut somewhere. alarimer Mar 2018 #59

So sorry for what you are experiencing mcar Mar 2018 #21

Agree, Genxlib. Thanks for posting sense and decency. Hortensis Mar 2018 #26

I respectfully disagree MaryMagdaline Mar 2018 #30

You are correct that a lot of all those things go on. genxlib Mar 2018 #61

By innocent I mean they did not KNOW that there was a defect MaryMagdaline Mar 2018 #63

That's not very accurate. The speculation is both benign and inconsequential. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #33

Not sure what speculation you think I engaged in genxlib Mar 2018 #58

Strongly Disagree... LovingA2andMI Mar 2018 #34

Absolutely no argument that lawsuits will happen and be warranted genxlib Mar 2018 #60

Stress Test SoCalMusicLover Mar 2018 #35

Thanks for this post. Our whole society, and DU as a small bit of it, would... LAS14 Mar 2018 #38

They were doing a stress test with traffic underneath. kcr Mar 2018 #40

Thanks for your perspective. I share your angst. mia Mar 2018 #44

There is a cadre of DUers who've programmed their responses to certain things Dreamer Tatum Mar 2018 #45

Exactly Awsi Dooger Mar 2018 #48

Puerile tribalism Dreamer Tatum Mar 2018 #50

This whole incident was a disaster from the get go. Initech Mar 2018 #46

Stress test it with people underneath it BootinUp Mar 2018 #47

It's almost like they were trying to get fired. Initech Mar 2018 #51

"Don't you think we should stop the traffic?" dalton99a Mar 2018 #52