Driver speeds into Times Square pedestrians, causing 1 death

[mentalfloss]

Driver speeds into Times Square pedestrians, causing 1 death

A speeding car crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City's busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen.

Police said it did not appear to be an act of terrorism.

Driver speeds into Times Square pedestrians, causing 1 death - World - CBC News

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Driver speeds into Times Square pedestrians, causing 1 death

A speeding car crashed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City's busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring at least a dozen.

Police said it did not appear to be an act of terrorism.

Driver speeds into Times Square pedestrians, causing 1 death - World - CBC News

I'm sure the victim is considerably comforted by the fact that this wasn't Islamic terrorism. "Why, now that I know I was killed by a general-purpose a-hole, and not a Muzzie, I hardly feel dead at all!"

 

[petros]

Sticking with my "I'm only a racist when driving" self proclamation...

 

[DaSleeper]

If he didn't say "allahu trapbar", he's not a tarrist

 

[Bar Sinister]

Not every nut case in a Muslim.

 

[Cliffy]

Not every nut case in a Muslim.

Yup, lots of nutcases right here on CC and only one of them is a Muzzie.

 

[JLM]

I'm sure the victim is considerably comforted by the fact that this wasn't Islamic terrorism. "Why, now that I know I was killed by a general-purpose a-hole, and not a Muzzie, I hardly feel dead at all!"

It was reported on the news tonight that it definitely wasn't an act of terrorism!! I was amazed and call bull shit! All races and religious sects commit terrorism, including Caucasians and Christians. When you deliberately scare people, THAT is terrorism!

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Not every nut case in a Muslim.

I'm walking, talking proof of that.

 

[taxslave]

If cars were registered a
like guns and owners had to pass a test before..........oh wait they already are. So much for registering weapons.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

If cars were registered a
like guns and owners had to pass a test before..........oh wait they already are. So much for registering weapons.

There's no test for owning a car.

 

[taxslave]

There's no test for owning a car.

There is for driving one. I don't know about the backwoods where you live but in more civilized parts of the world one must have a license to register and license a car. Also in may areas it is illegal to have an unlicensed vehicle in your yard.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

There is for driving one.

It's wonderful that you are beginning to dimly comprehend the difference between owning and driving.

I don't know about the backwoods where you live

Best line of the day. A Canadian calling Washington DC a "backwater!"

I mean, I realize the U.S. doesn't have thriving megalopolises like Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat, and Yellowknife, but we're fond of our villages.

 

[DaSleeper]

There is for driving one. I don't know about the backwoods where you live but in more civilized parts of the world one must have a license to register and license a car. Also in may areas it is illegal to have an unlicensed vehicle in your yard.

As far as I know no license or registration is needed to drive a vehicle on private property in ontario!

 

[Kreskin]

He didn't say Allah Akbar but he did say 'fer Christ sake'!

 

[TenPenny]

Best line of the day. A Canadian calling Washington DC a "backwater!"

Actually, I think he said 'backwoods', not 'backwater'.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Actually, I think he said 'backwoods', not 'backwater'.

True. Thanks for pointing out the comment was even stupider than I thought at first.

 

[spaminator]

'He just kept going'; Witness describes driver Times Square mayhem | World | New

 

[Vbeacher]

True. Thanks for pointing out the comment was even stupider than I thought at first.

Washington has some very nice government buildings, monuments and parks, and a few nice neighborhoods.

And massive slums.

Every hotel and tour guide tells you to never walk anywhere and never drive anywhere without specific directions, cuz if you wander or drive into the wrong area or down the wrong street you'll leave in your underwear, if you leave at all.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Washington has some very nice government buildings, monuments and parks, and a few nice neighborhoods.

And massive slums.

Every hotel and tour guide tells you to never walk anywhere and never drive anywhere without specific directions, cuz if you wander or drive into the wrong area or down the wrong street you'll leave in your underwear, if you leave at all.

I'm not sure how that is related to whether or not Washington is "backwoods," but you're not wrong.

Ever since I got here, the most amazing thing has been how fast you can get from "good neighborhood" to "dangerous area." It can literally be just a matter of crossing the right (wrong) street.

And the slums aren't that massive. Heck, city's only got about 650,000 people. New York has slums bigger than all of DC.

 

[Musky]

Maybe it's time we put veterans on the no fly list.