Media has yet to point out that blocking lanes on the GW Bridge that week was far more dangerous

[blm]

than most people realize.

There are specific landmarks that Homeland Security has determined to be prime targets for terrorists. The George Washington Bridge is one of them and has been since 2001. Christie and his office had to have known this.

The Sept 11 anniversary was occurring and Homeland Security has determined the anniversary date to be a trigger for attacks. Christie and his office had to have known this.

Christie and his hate-filled team let that landmark bridge and its entrance and exit lanes, determined to be a target for terrorism, get jammed up with school busses to ambulances, truck drivers to carpool moms, businessmen and women to couriers, and everything in between. For hours. For days. Including Sept. 11.

There should be additional charges filed against these soul-less traitors, imo.

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1. for some reason i had the understanding that it was the entrance lanes that were jammed up

which would have meant that the bridge itself had less traffic than usual.

after all, the idea was to punish fort lee, not everyone who uses the bridge.

that said, this is based on a vague recollection; i could be wrong.

[blm]

3. Went looking for photos at the time. Some officers reported dangerous conditions.

Just seems that any unusual traffic around that time was asking for additional trouble and upping the danger quotient.

http://abc7ny.com/politics/bridgegate-officer-says-boss-told-him-to-shut-up-about-gwb-lane-closures/294201/

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5. per wiki, it was entrance lanes dedicated to local fort lee traffic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lee_lane_closure_scandal

The problems began on Monday, September 9, 2013, when two of three toll lanes for a local street entrance were closed during morning rush hour. Local officials, emergency services, and the public were not notified of the lane closures, which Fort Lee declared a threat to public safety.[6] The resulting back-ups and gridlock on local streets ended only when the two lanes were reopened on Friday, September 13, 2013, by an order from Port Authority Executive Director Patrick Foye. He said that the "hasty and ill-informed decision" could have endangered lives and violated federal and state laws.[7]

During rush hours, for the previous 30 years or longer,[35](p86) the three lanes located furthest to the right (the south end of the toll plaza) were ordinarily reserved for local traffic entering from Fort Lee and the surrounding communities.[4] This local traffic was segregated by movable traffic cones from the heavier traffic of the major highways.[36] There were other Fort Lee street entrances, which did not have dedicated toll lanes, to the lower and upper levels of the bridge.




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so, yes, it did create problems in fort lee, including problems for emergency vehicles, etc. but it wouldn't have added to traffic on the bridge itself.

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2. And yet, this got almost no attention two days ago

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/protesters-block-traffic-on-george-washington-bridge.html

Ten people have been arrested after a group of protesters appeared to chain themselves to the eastbound lane of the George Washington Bridge during Wednesday’s morning rush-hour commute. The demonstration blocked traffic on the upper level and ignited delays of over an hour for those trying to get into and out of New York.

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4. the msm doesn't do more than one story at a time....they have forgiven christie

we are screwn as a nation without a real media

[Mendocino]

6. If nothing else, the hubris

from this debacle should prove once and for all that the rightist power structure in this country will stop at nothing. Throw them in jail, the majority will benefit.