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re: January 1, 2025: Multiple casualties on Bourbon Street after terrorist attack..
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:35 am to DCtiger1
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:35 am to DCtiger1
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This was 100% preventable as it happened. Could something not involving a vehicle still happen? Yes. But this could’ve easily been prevented. To say otherwise is foolish
The guy literally hooked it in front of a patrol car. Yes the barriers weren’t installed but he could have joyride around the streets and sidewalks in the city and done more damage. Not downplaying this but I’m always surprised when these events happen and there aren’t as many deaths or injuries that could happen when you have a madman doing stupid shite.
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Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:35 am to Clint Torres
They’re really hung up on the bollards. But I don’t believe the bollards being in place would have changed things because they would have been in the same place that the police car was in the street.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:36 am to DCtiger1
Sure. There could have been barricades at Canal. But there are 50 other streets, including Canal itself where he could have done the same thing. You know that delivery trucks and so forth have to have access to all these streets, right? They are open to traffic. You could pick a random day and run over pedestrians all over New Orleans. It’s designed for pedestrians and cars to coexist.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:38 am to Lsupimp
If the bomb thing is true, it's incredible (not in a good way) to think of the damage that could have been done.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:38 am to TexasTiger1185
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They’re really hung up on the bollards. But I don’t believe the bollards being in place would have changed things because they would have been in the same place that the police car was in the street.
This is correct and they essentially admitted they did not account for a guy to go up on the sidewalk and around.
They will have to add some obstructions that a car cannot get around but handicapped can
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:39 am to GetCocky11
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All I see is a street with a bunch of soapy water on it
That photo is of the location of Bourbon where the truck hit the manlift.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:39 am to TexasTiger1185
Bollards go on the sidewalks as well, otherwise the traffic control devices on the street are useless
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:39 am to TexasTiger1185
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They’re really hung up on the bollards. But I don’t believe the bollards being in place would have changed things because they would have been in the same place that the police car was in the street.
I am in my 40s.. i grew up in New Orleans La .. parents drug me to the Quarters all the time, French Market, Du Monde, Dome, the whole thing.. i cant remember EVER hearing the term ‘bollards’ in all those years, until very, very recently .. what the heck
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:41 am to Lsupimp
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Sure. There could have been barricades at Canal. But there are 50 other streets, including Canal itself where he could have done the same thing. You know that delivery trucks and so forth have to have access to all these streets, right? They are open to traffic. You could pick a random day and run over pedestrians all over New Orleans. It’s designed for pedestrians and cars to coexist.
Have you traveled to any other major city besides New Orleans. Lots of cities have sidewalk bollards. When you have a street that is a party center and full of pedestrians, you harden it to ensure you can control vehicle access.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:41 am to Titsbywilly
All of the city leaders are more concerned with a momentary loss of tourism instead of having a somber moment of respect for the tragedy.
Falling over themselves to stress how safe new orleans is...
Falling over themselves to stress how safe new orleans is...
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:43 am to lsuson
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I’d say at least double. Way more people in the next few blocks then where he ended up
Correct. First block or two on Bourbon aren’t where people hang around as much as further back past the Royal Sonesta.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:45 am to The Baker
Like it or not, tourism is the only thing keeping this city running.. and there’s a nationally televised event in the football game today and the Super Bowl is coming up and they need to show confidence that this is under control.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:46 am to TexasTiger1185
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They’re really hung up on the bollards. But I don’t believe the bollards being in place would have changed things because they would have been in the same place that the police car was in the street.
Those bollards were at every block, not just the Canal intersection. He would've hit some balcony poles at the first block.
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i cant remember EVER hearing the term ‘bollards’ in all those years, until very, very recently .. what the heck
They were installed seven years ago after the Paris, France incident.
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 8:54 am
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:46 am to DCtiger1
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There’s no excuse to not have those bollards on the side walk
ADA accessibility standards is a pretty easy excuse given the narrow size of French Quarter streets and sidewalks.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:47 am to Buck Magnum
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Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:48 am to DCtiger1
If there’s a will there’s a way.
This was evil and evilness sadly can’t be stopped.
This terrorist would have gone a different route or used a different method.
This was evil and evilness sadly can’t be stopped.
This terrorist would have gone a different route or used a different method.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:49 am to The Baker
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Falling over themselves to stress how safe new orleans is...
Thats kind of their job.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:49 am to diat150
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This post was edited on 5/7/26 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:49 am to DCtiger1
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Have you traveled to any other major city besides New Orleans. Lots of cities have sidewalk bollards. When you have a street that is a party center and full of pedestrians, you harden it to ensure you can control vehicle access.
Let's set up TSA level scanners at all entrances to the Quarter as well, right? If it saves one life....
You will not stop a motivated killer. If this didn't happen on Bourbon, it could have easily happened on Decatur, Rampart, Esplanade, etc.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:50 am to The Baker
Where has the FBI been in all of this since early yesterday morning when they said this was not a terrorist attack?
We've seen LA/NOLA politicians all over the news, but where is the FBI (who is supposedly leading the investigation)?
Heard where Murrill said the SAIC of the New Orleans office is out of the country (interesting), so all we get is the lady we saw yesterday morning?
No other top officials want to step-in and answer some questions?
Maybe they have and I just haven't seen it...
We've seen LA/NOLA politicians all over the news, but where is the FBI (who is supposedly leading the investigation)?
Heard where Murrill said the SAIC of the New Orleans office is out of the country (interesting), so all we get is the lady we saw yesterday morning?
No other top officials want to step-in and answer some questions?
Maybe they have and I just haven't seen it...
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