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Post by chiver78 on Oct 31, 2017 16:28:18 GMT -5
watching live coverage of this now, but here's an article - NBC News
here's the video link I'm watching - videoTruck Driver Kills Eight in Lower Manhattan Terrorist IncidentAt least eight people were dead and a person was in custody after a truck driver deliberately drove onto a bike path in lower Manhattan before the driver got out with imitation firearms and was shot by police, police officials and witnesses said. Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference the incident was "a particularly cowardly act of terror." The suspect got out of the truck and shouted "Allahu Akbar" and fired a BB or pellet gun, four senior law enforcement sources briefed on the matter said. "There are several fatalities and numerous people injured," New York police said on Twitter. NBC New York reported that eight people were dead, citing officials. ****************************************************** click links for more detail.
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Post by Tennesseer on Oct 31, 2017 16:34:34 GMT -5
Sad.
My understanding is the driver was shot in the stomach by police. We have a live killer captured for once.
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Post by dee27 on Oct 31, 2017 16:40:12 GMT -5
Two hours ago, 8 people were killed by a terrorist, truck driver who drove into groups of people on a bike path on the west side of NYC in Tribeca. Also, several people were injured. The driver rented the truck and he was armed. After the attack, the armed man exited the vehicle and was confronted by the police who shot him in the stomach. Those killed or injured were transported to local hospitals. Police are withholding the name of the suspect until they conclude their investigation.
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Post by Opti on Oct 31, 2017 17:13:18 GMT -5
Sad. Peace to those who passed and the injured.
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Post by Jaguar on Oct 31, 2017 17:21:46 GMT -5
My thoughts are with New Yorkers this evening. Peace be with everyone.
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Post by Shooby on Oct 31, 2017 17:35:35 GMT -5
Ugh
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Post by dee27 on Oct 31, 2017 17:49:50 GMT -5
The driver of the car is a 29 y/o man who was from Uzbekistan and has addresses in FL and NY. Police believe he was a lone terrorist, but police advised residents to be vigilant.
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Post by chiver78 on Oct 31, 2017 17:58:19 GMT -5
dee, I'm going to merge this with the thread I started before yours (usually how the merge direction is decided).
-chiver mod
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Post by Value Buy on Oct 31, 2017 20:28:38 GMT -5
Ahh, came here on a diversity visa in 2010. Refresh my memory. Who was President then? And which President said we just cannot profile Muslims, but we also vent every one of them to the fullest extent possible. And do not tell me it is not fair to slow the immigration of Islamic people to this country. Tell me how fair the vetting of possible terrorist immigrant(s) was to the victims today, who had no clue they were collateral damage in the war on terror. Then tell their families this.
Also an Uber driver. Uber just cannot catch a break lately.......
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Post by Value Buy on Oct 31, 2017 20:30:33 GMT -5
Now waiting for the usual retort, posting white nationalist killers who do it as an excuse to keep allowing terrorists into the country......... which just no longer is an argument in America after today.
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Post by justme on Oct 31, 2017 20:32:39 GMT -5
I dunno, an old white citizen managed to kill a lot more than this guy. In the US, citizens are a far greater threat than immigrants.
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Post by Value Buy on Oct 31, 2017 20:36:20 GMT -5
That did not take long, did it?
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Oct 31, 2017 20:38:54 GMT -5
That did not take long, did it? Says the first poster to politicize the tragedy
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Post by justme on Oct 31, 2017 20:39:16 GMT -5
One could say the same to you...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2017 20:55:19 GMT -5
Daughter has a school trip to the city tomorrow...
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Post by Tennesseer on Oct 31, 2017 21:23:32 GMT -5
That did not take long, did it? Didn't take long for you to politicize it either. The bodies aren't even cold yet and off you went.
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Post by swamp on Nov 1, 2017 8:22:17 GMT -5
That did not take long, did it? You asked for it.
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Post by dezii on Nov 1, 2017 8:23:51 GMT -5
That did not take long, did it? Possible...but true
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 1, 2017 9:05:17 GMT -5
Daughter has a school trip to the city tomorrow... Are we talking about NYC? Hope all goes well for her. It should
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Post by OldCoyote on Nov 1, 2017 9:11:23 GMT -5
So now it begins, Renting a truck is much cheaper than buying a gun.
Annnnd, he had to show a licence!
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 1, 2017 9:13:25 GMT -5
My feelings on the subject of terrorism in the states... The Federal government and the state and federal courts now allow people in the country through programs (Congress) as well as court support for the same, that cause innocent American citizens to die at the hand of terrorists. The purpose of our Government representatives among other things is to protect our citizens from these attacks This is a rather simple fix. Do not allow them to come here. No world citizen have right's guarenteed by the Constitution allowing them to immigrate here. When and if relatives or family members of Congress get taken out we will see the corrective action needed to stop this. Can we stop all terrorism? No, of course not, but we can stop terrorism directly responsible committed on American citizens via the members of Congress today.
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 1, 2017 9:20:11 GMT -5
Strange and yet sad, that five of the eight killed were tourists. Argentine men, celebrating a 30 year high school reunion by coming to NYC. They rented the bikee for a fun activity.
I assume the perp was hoping to kill as many American as possible and he failed in his attempt, as well as failing to die by cop so he would enter Islamic Heaven.
Yeh, my assumption could be wrong, he MIGHT have only cared to take out Human life regardless of country affiliation.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Nov 1, 2017 9:27:35 GMT -5
ValueBuy, I'm probably going to get mod smacked for this, but it really speaks to what kind of person you are if the first thing you say when you hear of a senseless tragedy is something blaming a government administration - sad and pathetic.
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 1, 2017 10:33:40 GMT -5
ValueBuy, I'm probably going to get mod smacked for this, but it really speaks to what kind of person you are if the first thing you say when you hear of a senseless tragedy is something blaming a government administration - sad and pathetic. Trust me.You will not. And I am blaming Congress, and the liberal courts.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Nov 1, 2017 10:45:53 GMT -5
okay, so when there is another terrorist act in 4 years after Trump will supposedly make it harder for people to come into the US, I'll look for you to blame the Trump administration. And when you are silent about the fault of the Trump Show (because I can feel it in my bones that you will be), everyone will know that you are a hypocrite.
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Post by chiver78 on Nov 1, 2017 10:47:40 GMT -5
of course you blame the "liberal courts". it's what you do.
ETA - the bbcode is very different via Tapatalk than browser. that was not the emoji I wanted!
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Post by billisonboard on Nov 1, 2017 10:48:05 GMT -5
ValueBuy, I'm probably going to get mod smacked for this, but it really speaks to what kind of person you are if the first thing you say when you hear of a senseless tragedy is something blaming a government administration - sad and pathetic. Trust me.You will not. And I am blaming Congress, and the liberal courts. Ahh, came here on a diversity visa in 2010. Refresh my memory. Who was President then? ...
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Post by Opti on Nov 1, 2017 11:12:24 GMT -5
Interesting comment I found- Manhattan terror attack (truck) - 8 people dead and 13 injured. Charlottesville rally (car) - 1 person dead and 19 wounded Hamburg stabbing (knife) - 1 person dead and 6 injured London bridge attack (van + multiple knifemen) - 8 people died and 48 injured Orlando shooting - 49 people dead and 58 injured. Las Vegas shooting - 58 people dead and 546 injured. Sandy Hook shooting - 28 people dead and 2 injured. Anyone see a trend?
The shootings have higher counts of people dead and injured, by a significant degree. As horrible as this is, it would take seven attacks like this to get close to the count of dead and injured in Las Vegas.
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Post by b2r on Nov 1, 2017 11:24:33 GMT -5
Interesting comment I found- Manhattan terror attack (truck) - 8 people dead and 13 injured. Charlottesville rally (car) - 1 person dead and 19 wounded Hamburg stabbing (knife) - 1 person dead and 6 injured London bridge attack (van + multiple knifemen) - 8 people died and 48 injured Orlando shooting - 49 people dead and 58 injured. Las Vegas shooting - 58 people dead and 546 injured. Sandy Hook shooting - 28 people dead and 2 injured. Anyone see a trend?
The shootings have higher counts of people dead and injured, by a significant degree. As horrible as this is, it would take seven attacks like this to get close to the count of dead and injured in Las Vegas.
How nice of them to forget Nice, France with 86 dead and 458 injured( )
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 1, 2017 11:32:32 GMT -5
Trump is making a statement. One sentence on loss of lives. And then the announcement of racist policies.
I do not find Trump comforting.
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