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

[HoustonGold]

 

[Saintman2884]

It bothers me that the talking heads on TV are saying this is a well orchestrated attack. So far a guy ran down people on bourbon with possible explosive devices. There are a few other suspicious persons possibly involved. None of this seems well planned. If this was their plan they are some dumb arse people.

It seems like a guy lost his sheet and did a terrible thing.

Or that this guy, in losing his sheet, became depressed and possibly got radicalized by Islamic fundamentalists somehow at some point and then decided to do some truly terrible things on innocent people just enjoying themselves on New Years Day.

I agree it wasnt particularly too well-planned but murderous idealogical idiots can still kill or injure people even if their plans aren't that well thought out.

 

[efil4stnias]

Just to give an update. My brother is doing good. I was able to speak to him. He’s a little out of it but doing good. Still has a long way to go but he should get there. On a sad note my wife’s best friend for 40 years, her son was on Bourbon and was hit by the truck. He is in critical condition. Rough day for the Krodwhodat family.

so sorry to hear this. Absolutely brutal for so many touched by this tragedy.

Glad to hear your brother is out of surgery and will be back to health.

 

[Innominate]

Or that this guy, in losing his sheet, became depressed and possibly got radicalized by Islamic fundamentalists somehow at some point and then decided to do some truly terrible things on innocent people just enjoying themselves on New Years Day.

I agree it wasnt particularly too well-planned but murderous idealogical idiots can still kill or injure people even if their plans aren't that well thought out.

I totally get that. The talking heads on TV are saying it's a well planned attack. I don't see that.

 

[Sailorsaint]

I totally get that. The talking heads on TV are saying it's a well planned attack. I don't see that.

There’s a big difference between “planned” and “well planned” attacks.

 

[Semper]

 

[Dallas_Saint73]

Just to give an update. My brother is doing good. I was able to speak to him. He’s a little out of it but doing good. Still has a long way to go but he should get there. On a sad note my wife’s best friend for 40 years, her son was on Bourbon and was hit by the truck. He is in critical condition. Rough day for the Krodwhodat family.

Dang, man. Hoping for the best and that everything turns out well.

 

[Dallas_Saint73]

Or that this guy, in losing his sheet, became depressed and possibly got radicalized by Islamic fundamentalists somehow at some point and then decided to do some truly terrible things on innocent people just enjoying themselves on New Years Day.

I agree it wasnt particularly too well-planned but murderous idealogical idiots can still kill or injure people even if their plans aren't that well thought out.

I said it earlier, when I posted the divorce docs- the dude was probably pushed to the brink when he got strapped financially due to paying child support. It's been said on one of the news channel, dude was being foreclosed on and was in financial ruin.

It's also been said he was violent with his ex. There's something circulating where in his ride to New Orleans from Houston he recorded ramblings. One where he wanted to gather his ex and family up and kill them all.

All of this, plus other factors, made for him to more than likely seek radicalization.

 

[Tapxe]

I totally get that. The talking heads on TV are saying it's a well planned attack. I don't see that.

Secondary explosives prepositioned indicate a planned attack. I suspect the intent was to make it all the way to the explosives and detonate everything at once while officers respond. It'd be difficult to practice driving high speed down NO streets over humans and around all the obstacles so likely the crash stopped a much worse event.

 

[faceman]

I'm literally speechless.

 

[HoustonGold]

I'm literally speechless.

No surprise.

 

[wnelson]

thread title needs to be updated

terrorist attack kills 15

 

[0rion]

Sounds like another may have been avoided in Vegas

 

[Tapxe]

Sounds like another may have been avoided in Vegas

A Tesla exploding seems rather normal. I will need more convincing.