Vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon St., with 14 fatalities

[efil4stnias]

Canal at Bourbon has bollards which are big metal polls that retract into the ground so that they can let traffic through during the day. They exist all the way down Bourbon on the intersections. Some of the bollards were being repaired in preparation for the Super Bowl. I'm not sure if the bollards on Canal and Bourbon were up or if they were being repaired. But, there normally isn't an NOPD car blocking Bourbon on most nights. So I don't know if the car was there because the bollards were being repaired or if it was just extra security. WDSU New Orleans is reporting the bollards were down to be repaired for the Super Bowl, but I don't know if that has yet been confirmed.

Either way, the bollards would not have stopped this guy since he went up on the sidewalk. There has never to my knowledge ever been anything blocking the sidewalks on Bourbon and Canal or any other intersection with Bourbon.

My guess is that the result of this will be that the French Quarter becomes essentially exclusively pedestrian. Maybe they will allow residents to drive on the streets and/or delivery trucks but it is going to be severely restricted and the general public will not be able the drive in the Quarter.

There was a squad car blocking....he drove around it on sidewalk and punched it.

Video out from Canal st

 

[DaveXA]

I think if would be wise for other cities to be on high alert as this may not be an isolated incident. Hopefully it is, but you never know.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Abandoning God was a start.

must you?

 

[Madmarsha]

must you?

I have stopped myself from asking that same question about 3 times in this thread.

 

[Eeyore]

Abandoning God was a start.

Is it not assumed that the person who did this worships the god of Abraham?

 

[Madmarsha]

And what does that mean?

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Canal at Bourbon has bollards which are big metal polls that retract into the ground so that they can let traffic through during the day. They exist all the way down Bourbon on the intersections.

When were they installed at Canal and Bourbon? I remember from all my years living there that there were no barricades at Canal and Bourbon. Traffic usually had to turn at Iberville and Bourbon where the first presence of barricades existed. If something big enough was going on, they blocked Canal and Bourbon with a squad car as seen in the video.

 

[Mamba]

Just a suggestion that we avoid religion discussion and keep this solely focused on the attack.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

This is a sign of the times and something we never even had to think about until recently. The world is so much more dangerous today than it was 20 or so years ago.

you know there have been actual world wars waged, yes?

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Just a suggestion that we avoid religion discussion and keep this solely focused on the attack.

we can add overwrought socio-historical takes as well, please

 

[barristerboy]

this press conference is a free fall. admitted barriers were broke, chief says have been for a "long time", mayor even mentioned Mardi Gras beads could have contributed to the malfunction. people are dead, the city is going to have major legal problems. Kirkpatrick is in way over her head.

 

[Cage1]

Just a suggestion that we avoid religion discussion and keep this solely focused on the attack.

Maybe they can start a MAR board for that talk.

 

[Innominate]

And what does that mean?

Depends on the laws. Gives certain authority to the gov. If you are pessimistic you could say it gives the gov power to suspend/violated certain civil rights. Have power to make unilateral decisions etc. I do not know how the law is written but I know that would be the argument of some.

 

[0rion]

I just saw a tik tok interview with someone from the intelligence community that stated these types of attacks are imminent and will become more common place. Said terrorists are changing their tactics with the U.S. It's tik tok so take that for what it's worth but kinda odd for me to see that interview a week ago and here we are.