Vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon St., with 14 fatalities (4 Viewers)

[guidomerkinsrules]

I just realized that there will be a fair number of Mardi Gras costumes ‘commemorating’ this event
In fact, I have to imagine it will be difficult for Krewe d Vieux to not have a float about it

 

[0rion]

Don't tell other folks your problems. 80% don't care and the other 20% are glad you have them

I'm only partially joking. However, I did open up on another site about a couple recent problem with which I'd been struggling and was surprised and heartened by the support I received. Many thanked me for being strong enough to discuss my mental health issues. We're still not at a point in society where emotional concerns are treated with the same gravity as physical concerns. Trauma is cumulative and everyone has a breaking point, and I had reached mine. I'm improving now that the holidays are over.

Keep in mind people love to give vocal support but that's about where it ends.

I still mostly live by the "keep my mouth shut" mantra. My wife doesn't want to hear every little thing that's bothering me so I don't tell her. I just suck it up and trudge on until it passes.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

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 .

I typically have been ok with Chief Kirkpatrick until the PC. It seemed like Cantrell's political folks got to her because those lines sounded every bit like the mayor.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

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.

You got me too. Distraction maybe?

I would imagine there's still a lot to the story we're missing.

 

[LAhotsauce]

Some of these larger networks are showing video of this guy barreling down Bourbon. One red hair chick ran down the street instead of toward the sidewalk and missed getting hit by inches. Then they show further down where another girl (looks like the 18 year old) did the same thing. They stop the video right before impact. This truck was absolutely blazing. EVs are obviously no joke when it comes to torque and acceleration.

When did CNN and the other large networks start this? They usually never go that far with it. Not something I'd want to see twice. Or at all.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

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.

So to add to the timeline, a door camera has him unloading the truck at the Airbnb around 10pm.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/02/us/timeline-truck-attack-new-orleans-dg/index.html

 

[SystemShock]

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

You can be deported for a lot of things. Being a resident alien doesn't grant you full U.S. Constitutional rights. Just failing to report a change of address can get you deported, so I am certain promoting violence or animosity against the U.S. government or its people will get someone deported.

 

[Dallas_Saint73]

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

Dug further and his app for perm residency was denied. Doesn't say why. There was mention in other articles of the mosque's history of extremism and his preaching of.

"In 2003, he applied for permanent residency to stay in America as a religious minister. His application was initially approved but revoked four years later by the government, without reason."

 

[Optimus Prime]

You know, I'm not sure that it is. The world's always been dangerous ... it's just not supposed to come at us without warning anymore just cos we're in the wrong place at the wrong time. Anyway, that's my perspective.

The scary thing is is that there really isn’t a ‘wrong place’ anymore

There used to be

Wrong side of the tracks, a bad neighborhood, a rough part of town, middle of the night

Now it can be anywhere at anytime

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

The scary thing is is that there really isn’t a ‘wrong place’ anymore

There used to be

Wrong side of the tracks, a bad neighborhood, a rough part of town, middle of the night

Can be anywhere at anytime

I wonder rot what degree 9/11 (but also Katrina and covid) have pierced whatever veil of invulnerability the US used to have
To say nothing of Twitter, et al, making every danger seem like it’s right Nextdoor

 

[livefromDC]

The scary thing is is that there really isn’t a ‘wrong place’ anymore

There used to be

Wrong side of the tracks, a bad neighborhood, a rough part of town, middle of the night

Can be anywhere at anytime

Ah, if only that were true for everyone.

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

Dug further and his app for perm residency was denied. Doesn't say why. There was mention in other articles of the mosque's history of extremism and his preaching of.

"In 2003, he applied for permanent residency to stay in America as a religious minister. His application was initially approved but revoked four years later by the government, without reason."

Ah. That makes far more sense. Particularly since 9/11.

 

[Dallas_Saint73]

Ah. That makes far more sense. Particularly since 9/11.

Seems the mosque had a history of hateful preaching and has since cleaned up it's act.

Pure speculation here, but it's probably likely that the perp was radicalized by a member there, when he was at the lowest point in his life.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I wonder rot what degree 9/11 (but also Katrina and covid) have pierced whatever veil of invulnerability the US used to have
To say nothing of Twitter, et al, making every danger seem like it’s right Nextdoor

I'd say 9-11 and the aftermath with the terror alerts, see something say something etc. had a huge impact

I don't know if the archives go back that far but we talked about here at the time

Social media certainly skyrocketed people's general uneasiness and mistrust