Possible attack in Canada - van / truck into pedestrians

Possible attack in Canada - van / truck into pedestrians

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red_slr

Original Poster:

17,217 posts

189 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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Just coming in, no further details several injured.

Saleen836

11,104 posts

209 months

pidsy

7,983 posts

157 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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8-10 pedestrians hit apparently.

Very light on details as yet. I’m not overly keen on the media’s current style of reporting to mention terrorism at the slightest incident.

Tragic regardless but the actual facts are what matters.

red_slr

Original Poster:

17,217 posts

189 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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Reports of bodies.

frankenstein12

1,915 posts

96 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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4 Dead so far apparently. Supposedly driver in custody.

skwdenyer

16,418 posts

240 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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5 dead apparently. Driver egged-on police to shoot him whilst apparently holding a gun-like object; they showed remarkable restraint in not doing so and instead arresting him.

Sad news. Best wishes to any of our Canadian brethren.

Rosscow

8,755 posts

163 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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9 dead 16 injured so far.

RIP

Gameface

16,565 posts

77 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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9 dead. 16 injured presently.


kev1974

4,029 posts

129 months

Monday 23rd April 2018
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Great work that they have arrested the driver rather than shooting him dead or letting him shoot himself dead.

He can expect some pretty heavy justice I expect.

Brother D

3,717 posts

176 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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kev1974 said:
Great work that they have arrested the driver rather than shooting him dead or letting him shoot himself dead.

He can expect some pretty heavy justice I expect.
There is absolutely zero chance that guy would not be dead if that happened in the USA. (Might be because the perps fairly often are themselves armed) but still, good training/restraint by the officer(s) involved.

rscott

14,719 posts

191 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Named by several media sources as Alek Minassian. A Canadian national of Armenian origin.

RDMcG

19,139 posts

207 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Although information is sparse there appears to be no rush to judgement here...sense it that it is not a terrorist, ISIS-tyoe attack, so best not to jump to conclusions.

Vocal Minority

8,582 posts

152 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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To be honest none of this sounds like an Isis style attack - the fact the attacker has a western name (ones of western heritage tend to change it as far as I can tell) - and all of this trying to get himself shot malarkey - it sounds more like a common-or-garden man with screw loose. That’s just a gut reaction.

Just goes to show how painfully fragile existence is really and how if someone decides they want to every day items can be lethal.


Henners

12,230 posts

194 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Assuming the ID is correct, it appears he’s just a mental 4chan InCel.



Why the meeja insist on taking photos of screen instead of screenshots I don’t know.

Gameface

16,565 posts

77 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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I don't understand anything of what he wrote there.

Gareth1974

3,418 posts

139 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Gameface said:
I don't understand anything of what he wrote there.
Neither did I, so I googled some of the terms and they are explained here http://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and...

rscott

14,719 posts

191 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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The arresting officer appears to have done an incredibly professional job. The suspect waved a gun (or what he claimed was a gun) around, telling the officer to shoot him.
However no shots were fired and the guy taken into custody without any injury.

Gameface

16,565 posts

77 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Gareth1974 said:
Neither did I, so I googled some of the terms and they are explained here

http://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and...
fking hell.

red_slr

Original Poster:

17,217 posts

189 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Christ, what a stupid reason to go and kill people. Should have at least taken a shot to the gut for his trouble.

Sadly he wont be punished, he will claim diminished responsibility. Probably do life but in a mental hospital rather than prison.

Gameface

16,565 posts

77 months

Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Looking at his picture, he's not a particularly ugly bloke, which makes it even weirder and nonsensical.