Vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon St., with 14 fatalities (9 Viewers)

[Brennan77]

Even if they put bollards at each block, he could have probably still gone around on the sidewalk.

Clearly any sidewalk barrier needs space for pedestrians and wheelchairs, etc.

They put out mobile ones for the sidewalk today. The police chief admitted on camera that she didn't even know we had them. oof

 

[Madmarsha]

Even if they put bollards at each block, he could have probably still gone around on the sidewalk.

Clearly any sidewalk barrier needs space for pedestrians and wheelchairs, etc.

Right, because the barriers aren't necessarily because of the worry of someone barreling down the street, they're really just to prevent the regular traffic flow through that area that is allowed at other times. No, no, no, you can't come down this street.

 

[gummbo70114]

I worked with a guy from Phoenix who temporarily lived in Lakeview off St. Bernard. He said at the time his wife was going to be moving there a few weeks later with their Mustang.

Me: "Uhhhh... you have noticed those potholes have you?"

Him: "Yeah. I'm wondering if need to trade it in once she gets here."

It’s always good to get a new wife they can handle potholes

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

They put out mobile ones for the sidewalk today. The police chief admitted on camera that she didn't even know we had them. oof

She’s not that sharp and looks like she should have retired about 2 decades ago but maybe I’m just being mean.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

She’s not that sharp and looks like she should have retired about 2 decades ago but maybe I’m just being mean.

I havent lived in NOLA for many moons so i wasnt familiar with the ‘new’ police chief (who has probably been there for a while but is new to me) beyond having heard her name… but during the press conference the other day i was thinking ‘Hey i kinda like this old broad’.. in contrast to some of the other officials she seemed to have her ish together.. then- she starts in with the ‘New Orleans is still a fun town, dont worry about anything just go out and have a great time !!11!!11!!’ .. that whole schtick, when everything on Bourbon St had JUST happened… i was like come on, read the room lady .

 

[Innominate]

Right, because the barriers aren't necessarily because of the worry of someone barreling down the street, they're really just to prevent the regular traffic flow through that area that is allowed at other times. No, no, no, you can't come down this street.

Just like most locks. They're there to keep the honest people honest.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Prior to my kids attending Jesuit and Mount Carmel, I was really only familiar with the Lakefront and the restaurants in Lakeview. When they started making friends at their schools that lived in the area, I got familiar with the “streets” there and it still surprises me that the residents put up with that. Dude, those are not potholes - they’re what’s left over after a meteor hits.

i always got the sense that the residents put up with it bc the streets are defacto crime prevention -no way to make a quick getaway

but I have to say, having grown up in Lakeview, and most everyone had single story houses; I do wonder if the construction of all the mcmansions are part of the issue with the streets

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

Not in those exact words but i’ve heard people say that if the bollards had been in place to prevent traffic he would’ve found another way to inflict harm. As a matter of fact, it is my speculation that the truck wasn’t his plan A. I think if you are trying to inflict the most damage, he would’ve done it when the crowds were bigger at or right before midnight. The devices he planted wouldn’t detonate, so once he couldn’t get them to explode after a few hours he went to plan B.

I wonder if they didn't detonate because he's a crappy bomb-maker or if it's because people kept moving them and looking in the coolers for beers - maybe the wires got knocked loose or something.

 

[saintmdterps]

Well if it helps, if I were a single woman, desperate, not much of a looker, and ok with dating a broke geyser and needed a “project”, I’d totally date you.

If you got money you’re in! I’m now looking for a rich woman who wants a pool guy type. I can also fix broken ****, I’m not too hard on the eyes, and I’m still in good shape. Ran 7 miles yesterday at 10:18 pace

 

[Dallas_Saint73]

So one can just “join” ISIS? Is there a sign-up fee? Makes me feel like he was more of an IS sympathizer than an actual member because you don’t just “join” like some book club.

ETA - not directed at you. Just the timleline where he cites joining ISIS in the summer made me laugh.

There was a mosque right down the street from his trailer. He was likely radicalized there. Apparently the main cleric guy was deported for preaching some really extremist stuff. The mosque has a history of it based on what I've read. Would not surprise me that the guy was so down and out that he turned to ISIS through someone at the mosque. It's swarming with feds now.

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

There was a mosque right down the street from his trailer. He was likely radicalized there. Apparently the main cleric guy was deported for preaching some really extremist stuff. The mosque has a history of it based on what I've read. Would not surprise me that the guy was so down and out that he turned to ISIS through someone at the mosque. It's swarming with feds now.

You can't be deported for free speech. Where did you read about this?

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

If you got money you’re in! I’m now looking for a rich woman who wants a pool guy type. I can also fix broken ****, I’m not too hard on the eyes, and I’m still in good shape. Ran 7 miles yesterday at 10:18 pace

take it to the DMs you two

 

[St. Widge]

Between the 31st and 1st would be my guess. At most, Houston is a 6-hour drive. He leaves at 5pm, for example, he gets to NOLA at 11pm.

Just seems like a really tight timeline for him to get the AirBnB, make bombs and leave stuff there before the hits Bourbon. Also seems it would have made it almost impossible to do this at midnight which I assumed was the plan but something went wrong.

And it just seems odd to even bother with the AirBnB if he would only be there a couple hours. He could have just made the bombs in Houston.

 

[t_rav_82]

I wonder if they didn't detonate because he's a crappy bomb-maker or if it's because people kept moving them and looking in the coolers for beers - maybe the wires got knocked loose or something.

I love thinking that the alcoholics inadvertently saved New Orleans from greater tragedy by looking for free beer. We should add that chapter to Confederacy of Dunces.