"Doug Winterburn" wrote in message
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CW wrote:
"Jack Stein" wrote in message
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J. Clarke wrote:

My point is that the Gestapo's razor wire could not keep people in a
little tiny prison, let alone a whole country, hence the notion that
"razor wire backed by an electric fence" will keep Mexicans out of the
US
is wishful thinking.
Didn't do too bad containing the East Germans.

If it had been a single fence, it wouldn't have stopped anybody. The
guard
towers, dog runs and 100 yards of clear (shooting) space between fences
had
a lot to do with it. They rarely shot anyone though. They usually just
put
the dogs on them.


How many of the 916 who died trying to cross were killed by the dogs?

I have no idea. Never an escape attempt while I was there. Going by locals.
Odd how the guards would hide when Americans were around. Probably would
have been a good time to escape.