re: President Trump orders the reopening of Alcatraz Island Prison

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let the scum sweat to death inside

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gets pretty cold out there in the Bay

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I’ve been there and they “don’t have to level it”.

Keep it primitive, just renovate the Guards living quarters etc…

But leave the rest just as is & tighten Any security concerns for breech.

Other than that, the place is like a bunker out there.

It’s been 20 years since I went, but they can just update the technology/coms and quarters for the workers & let the scum sweat to death inside

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This is all very nice but he specified "a substantially enlarged and rebuilt ALCATRAZ." The island is 22 acres with a bit over half of that (13 acres) suitable for building. So, what we're talking about is building a substantially larger prison than currently exists and support facilities in a Walmart parking lot.

Only way I can see that possibly working is building up which would absolutely require the demolition of the current structure.

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it's a great idea in theory, I believe the reason it was closed to begin with was the astronomical operating costs. So it doesn't seem to be economically viable.

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That it likely isn't economically feasible seems to invalidate it being a great idea in theory, since the only new idea presented is to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, no?

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it's a great idea in theory

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Here's an idea: Rather than throw pallets of cash at San Francisco, how about building it in one of the areas that took an economic hit after manufacturing jobs shipped overseas? That could be a reel boon to one of these places as opposed to San Francisco, where much of that money will eventually find its way into dem politicians pockets and programs that this board hates.

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per treaty if Alcatraz stops serving as a prison it reverts to the Indians

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until the new treaty is signed. All this indian stuff is just out of respect. They lost the war, they shouldnt be "entitled" to anything. They feel they are so important, go watch the story about the WLF Agent driving on a sate road and the Tribal police tried to arrest him, for "trespassing"

Dude clearly watched THE ROCK recently. I can't wait til he watches some of the MCU movies and suggest we build THE RAFT

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Alcatraz is a crumbling mess due to the proximity to salt water and the amount of fog that island gets yearly

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Totally agree on the salt water. It's corrosive as hell. Fog? Give me a break.

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r treaty if Alcatraz stops serving as a prison it reverts to the Indians

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I believe the treaty referenced by protestors in the 60s was the Treaty of Fort Laramie, which seems specious at best.

The Treaty of Fort Laramie didn’t involve the lands of California or any tribes that inhabited that area so I don’t think the terms of that treaty would be considered applicable.

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Fog? Give me a break.

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Really Clyde??? Why do you think the Golden Gate Bridge is in constant cycles of scraping, sandblasting, priming and painting. None of those metal parts are anywhere near the saltwater of S.F. Bay.