Vehicle attack in France. CNN breaking news. Car plows into people.

[applegrove]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/europe/paris-pizzeria-crash/index.html?adkey=bn

[ck4829]

1. What is it with terrorists and cars?

Rhetorical question.

[fleur-de-lisa]

2. Might not be terrorism . . .

http://bnonews.com/news/index.php/news/id6335

"The prosecutor's office said the crash was intentional but, based on the driver's statements, it is not believed to be linked to terrorism. The driver told police that he wanted to commit suicide and also had weapons in his vehicle, RTL reported."

[Ken Burch]

10. If he wanted to commit suicide, why didn't he just find a cliff to drive off?

This idiot couldn't even kill himself right.

[fleur-de-lisa]

11. Article says he had weapons in the car . . .

why didn't he use them if he wanted to kill himself?

[applegrove]

3. Maybe we should not report on them. They come in clusters.

[WinkyDink]

6. I should think the citizenry ought be made aware.

[haele]

4. A car driving down the road is not suspicious?

Cars are ubiquitous, easy to drive into a crowd, and if they aren't damaged too much, can be used to put some distance between the terrorist and the terrorist event s/he caused. Also, the car works as a shield against an attempt to stop one.
Jumping out of a van or truck, pulling out a large weapon and striding out on a shooting rampage limits one's actions, and leaves one open to attack, even if it is something that is common in action movies.


Haele

[Phentex]

12. I always wondered why it didn't happen more often...

for all the reasons you describe.

[LeftInTX]

7. Less access to guns in Europe

[BigmanPigman]

5. Cars are easy to get, affordable and common place. You don't risk blowing yourself up

like you would making a bomb. They are the new weapon of choice of killers.

[Ken Burch]

9. Good point. You won't end up on a watch list for buying a used Peugeot.

n/t.

[Warpy]

8. An eight year old girl was killed

A car has crashed into a pizzeria in a village east of the French capital Paris, killing a girl of eight and injuring at least five other people.

The driver of the BMW was arrested after the vehicle hit the terrace of the cafe in Sept-Sorts, near La Ferté-sous-Jouarre, French media say.

According to RTL radio, the driver, 39, told police he had wanted to kill himself and had weapons in the car.

Reports say the incident is not being treated as a terror attack.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40930898