Live from the WWII memorial where park officials are setting up more gates and tape to block visitors pic.twitter.com/XkzBTWFMEE
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 2, 2013
After conferring with each other for a moment, park workers fled after cameras started filming. No wire ties on the gates.
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 2, 2013
Park workers back at WWII memorial using zip ties to put up more "closed" signs pic.twitter.com/q3cK2z7W33
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 2, 2013
In related news, New York magazine writer Jonathan Chait thought it'd be hi-larious if the park police recruited old Nazis to fend off America's veterans. Har, har.
Idea: fortify WWII memorial with tank traps and pillboxes manned by elderly Germans.
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) October 1, 2013