Times square, New York incident

karatekid · Post by **karatekid** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:17 pm

Reports coming in that a vehicle has mounted the pavement and struck a lot of pedestrians.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:36 pm

Officials are saying that early indications point to an accident as opposed to deliberate. Of course, everyone on Twitter is being calm and measured right now and no one is jumping to conclusions.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:37 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Officials are saying that early indications point to an accident as opposed to deliberate. Of course, everyone on Twitter is being calm and measured right now and no one is jumping to conclusions.

Can't think why people would jump to conclusions

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:40 pm

"Fake News" claims terrorist incident in New York.

Whatever next?

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:41 pm

Police reporting it as an accident

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:43 pm

Damo wrote:Can't think why people would jump to conclusions

Because this would be the first time a drunk driver has ever killed anyone with a car.

But seriously, i can understand it too. It'd be because they want it to be the conclusion they're jumping to.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:53 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Because this would be the first time a drunk driver has ever killed anyone with a car.

I thought that Muslims weren't allowed to drink?

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Thu May 18, 2017 5:55 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:I thought that Muslims weren't allowed to drink?

Neither are 12 years olds.

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Thu May 18, 2017 6:00 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Because this would be the first time a drunk driver has ever killed anyone with a car.

But seriously, i can understand it too. It'd be because they want it to be the conclusion they're jumping to.

Who said they were drunk?

And I witnessed an accident happen in NYC last year - someone mounted the pavement and 2 people got hit. About 20 police ESU vans (along with fire trucks and ambulances) were there in about a minute - they obviously take every vehicle accident like that as a potential terrorist attack. That's probably why people jump to conclusions.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Thu May 18, 2017 6:11 pm

starting_11 wrote:Who said they were drunk?

And I witnessed an accident happen in NYC last year - someone mounted the pavement and 2 people got hit. About 20 police ESU vans (along with fire trucks and ambulances) were there in about a minute - they obviously take every vehicle accident like that as a potential terrorist attack. That's probably why people jump to conclusions.

There's a difference betwen jumping to the conclusion that something is a terrorist attack, and the police taking precautions against something that might a terrorist attack.

And no one has said he was drunk.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu May 18, 2017 6:15 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Neither are 12 years olds.

I started drinking at 12

Don't tell me auntie though

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Thu May 18, 2017 7:18 pm

Hope it didn't interfere with your solid 20 hours of using the internet per day.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri May 19, 2017 10:43 am

Ex navy, with a criminal history.

He wasn't drunk, but was off his bonce on spice.

He did it deliberately.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39971309

NRC · Post by **NRC** » Fri May 19, 2017 11:54 am

Devastating for the 18 year old girl killed, her 13 year old sister injured. Hope the latter doesn't grow up with the mentality of "why her and not me?"

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Fri May 19, 2017 6:03 pm

Has anyone seen the video of this incident? Doesn't look like an accident. Police also found a sword and a flag in his boot and the drivers Facebook profile has been deleted at the police's request

quoonbeatz · Post by **quoonbeatz** » Fri May 19, 2017 7:06 pm

Damo wrote:Has anyone seen the video of this incident? Doesn't look like an accident. Police also found a sword and a flag in his boot and the drivers Facebook profile has been deleted at the police's request

It wasn't an accident, the driver said so himself. He's an ex-military drug user who was loaded up on spice.

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Fri May 19, 2017 7:09 pm

Damo wrote:Police also found a sword and a flag in his boot and the drivers Facebook profile has been deleted at the police's request

Where has this news been reported?

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Fri May 19, 2017 7:16 pm

quoonbeatz wrote:It wasn't an accident, the driver said so himself. He's an ex-military drug user who was loaded up on spice.

Have you seen the video? I won't link it for obvious reasons but he drives calmly up the street, then does a u turn and drives straight down the pavement for a substantial distance before the bollards stopped him

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Fri May 19, 2017 7:17 pm

martin_p wrote:Where has this news been reported?

Twitter

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