So folks have finally figured out that a truck, with lots of mass and an engine with lots of power, can be used as a weapon. (Not that anyone who has driven a truck like that hasn't figured that out).
Sadly, it was used on a bike path inCentral Park in New York.
Amazingly only 6 dead.
It would appear that the terror that has happened in Europe has indeed come here, even if on a smaller scale. Plus the dude did cry "Aloha Snackbar!".....or something which sounded like that.
I expect to see calls for limits on horsepower on trucks. No one needs 400 horsepower in normal use . There is no sporting use for 400 horsepower 6000 pound trucks. Drivers of such trucks should be specially trained and licensed. Nobody needs that kind of horsepower to haul 2 x 4's or drywall.
(Please note that in New York this is a BIG TRUCK. In "Flyover Country" this is normal truck, driven daily for farm or construction use.....or just because we like 'em). And, oddly, few of those thousands of trucks go on a rampage. It is, of course, the user, not the tool.
My thoughts and prayers for the victims and those affected by this.
ETA: the suspect, Sayfullo Saipov is reported to be from Uzbekisan. His photo makes him look like a fundamentalist.
I am surprised that they admitted that it was terror and that it was a muslim, especially so quickly.
Sadly, it was used on a bike path in
Amazingly only 6 dead.
It would appear that the terror that has happened in Europe has indeed come here, even if on a smaller scale. Plus the dude did cry "Aloha Snackbar!".....or something which sounded like that.
I expect to see calls for limits on horsepower on trucks. No one needs 400 horsepower in normal use . There is no sporting use for 400 horsepower 6000 pound trucks. Drivers of such trucks should be specially trained and licensed. Nobody needs that kind of horsepower to haul 2 x 4's or drywall.
(Please note that in New York this is a BIG TRUCK. In "Flyover Country" this is normal truck, driven daily for farm or construction use.....or just because we like 'em). And, oddly, few of those thousands of trucks go on a rampage. It is, of course, the user, not the tool.
My thoughts and prayers for the victims and those affected by this.
ETA: the suspect, Sayfullo Saipov is reported to be from Uzbekisan. His photo makes him look like a fundamentalist.
I am surprised that they admitted that it was terror and that it was a muslim, especially so quickly.
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Looks like a Home Depot rental, from the photos. The guy was probably "triggered" by the slogan; "Let's do this." 'Time for slogan control...
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