Man Barges Into the White House- by Rachel Devine (6th)
Yesterday, it was reported that a man had jumped a fence that surrounded the White House and made it into the building before he was caught. The majority of people inside were immediately evacuated once they heard the news. President Obama, Michelle, and his daughters were ironically not there at the time. It is a mystery as to how this man made his way onto the property. This occurence hasn't happened in over nine years, according to CNN White House producer Becky Brittain.
I find this article to be quite concerning. Although everyone was evacutated and they had a plan, the security shouldn't have let an intruder even enter onto the lawn! Our president could have potentially been harmed (or even assassinated because they don't know if the man was armed or not.) I expect our country to have stronger security and I hope another incident like this does not occur again.
I agree with you in saying that our country needs to have stronger security because if the president happened to be inside, there is no telling what this intruder could have done to him. One would think that because this is the president, security would without a doubt always be on the look out for people wanting to harm him.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the intruder's motives were? This shouldn't have happened, regardless of whether or not the man was armed or had harmful intentions. America's national security has become more secure and controlled after the JFK assassination, and particularly after 9/11. Perhaps this was just a freak accident, and doesn't happen regularly.
ReplyDeleteI find it terribly unsettling to see how easy it is to trespass into the White House (of all places) and that the intruder was able to make it onto the property without being stopped by security. Our president must have sufficient protection, not only for his sake, but for the sake of the nation as a whole. Hopefully, this intrusion will help prevent further trespasses in the future.
ReplyDelete-Vivie Behrens (6th period)