Police search suspicious car as Times Square is sealed

[Happy Times]

Police search suspicious car as Times Square is sealed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8656651.stm

[LiveGoat]

I was just down there on 45th and 8th ave performing a play. Came out around 10ish and it was jammed pack with people. I thought, "what is this, some damn holiday?" Didn't find out what the fuss was till I got home.

[Jimbuna]

Thankfully the bugga didn't go of....the 'amatuerish' ones can often be the most dangerous.

[Admiral8Q]

I'll never understand what goes through the minds of these people.:nope:

[Oberon]

Aye, me neither. I remember the '96 Docklands car bomb, thankfully the IRA would warn in advance sometimes, and they did in this case so only two died, but it was still a helluva mess and Times Square is a major tourist spot so it would have been bloody alright. :nope:
Good work NYPD. :salute:

[Safe-Keeper]

Thankfully the bugga didn't go of....the 'amatuerish' ones can often be the most dangerous. Mhm. To heck with Al'Qaida, those guys we can keep an eye on. It's lone extremists who plot in their dark basements who scare me. Firearms are readily available in both America and Europe, and in this day and age, anyone with a rudimentary Internet connection can locate and download instructions on how to create explosives. Just about anyone can go out there and just start killing people.

[CaptainHaplo]

What does the availability of guns have to do with anything? The comment of "bomb instructions can be downloaded from the internet" means that anywhere with the internet is subject to some loon making a bomb. Whether the place has "availability to guns" or not doesn't matter one whit.

If you want to outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them.....

[Platapus]

Kudos to the responders for a job well done!

And a special thanks to the T-shirt vendor who gave a crap. :salute:

[Torvald Von Mansee]

I'll never understand what goes through the minds of these people.:nope:

Dude, they can't get laid. And they think 72 virgins are waiting for them in heaven.

Well, I guess I'm talking about suicide bombers, but you know what I'm talking about.

EDIT: some of you may think I'm jumping to conclusions, but if these weren't jihadists, I'd be surprised. After all, Times Square is a defining icon of Americana (and to a lesser extent, Western civilization)

[Platapus]

I am putting my money on that this crime was committed by a disgruntled American citizen. :down:

[Happy Times]

Taleban already claimed responsibility but thats worth could be the same as people confessing murders they didnt commit to police.

Looks more probable that that it was someone acting alone with more zeal than capability.

[Admiral8Q]

If you want to outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them.....

True. I know how to make explosives, but I have no desire to. I figured it out when I was a kid, just because I was curious. That was before the internet. I spent a lot of time in the library.

I think Platapus may be right. Someone with anger issues. Not too bright though.

@Torvald, I know that's what they think, but it's very illogical thinking. Who needs, or really wants 72 virgins. I've had my share of women and I'm not too desperate now I'll tell you!

I hope no one does get hurt at Times Square. :-?

[Torvald Von Mansee]

I am putting my money on that this crime was committed by a disgruntled American citizen. :down:

Someone angered by getting his job offshored so the corporate CEO could get a slightly larger bonus?

[tater]

I am putting my money on that this crime was committed by a disgruntled American citizen. :down:

The pakistani taliban have taken credit for it. Probably BS, my bet is a local Muslim.

Note the building it was next to Viacom. Might be unrelated, Times Square is a busy place, but Viacom... (South Park).

Regardless, we should be dropping JDAMs on the taliban in response. Anyone taking credit for a terror attack deserves to be killed regardless.

[Tribesman]

[ Anyone taking credit for a terror attack deserves to be killed regardless/QUOTE]
Lenny down the road said it was him wot done it, can you please bomb the house he lives in without killing his poor old mammy?

[QUOTE]If you want to outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them.....
That makes no sense at all, is that a bollox arguement?
where somone is suggesting that the police or armed forces cannot have guns?

[Stealth Hunter]

If you want to outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them.....

People in possession of outlawed items are outlaws?

http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/5/57/Obviously_MMORPG.jpg

By the way, does that include just certain groups (citizens particularly) or everyone (including officers of the law, soldiers, etc.)?

[CaptainHaplo]

Ya know - its not the first time I've been called:

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS (which must be said in a booming radio announcer type voice for proper effect) Though if your going to call me that, at least warn me ahead of time so I can go don my cape!:O:

However, SafeKeeper brought up the availability of guns as if that had something to do with this incident. I simply questioned why bring that up since it had no bearing - and logically came to the conclusion that he was indicating his opinion that the legal availability of firearms was somehow a danger. Thus I pointed out to him the danger of outlawing guns - which is that normal citizens - who have the right to firearms themselves currently - would lack the ability to protect their homes and property since criminals would secure guns regardless of whether they are legally available or not.

Edit - I mentioned to my lady about the Taliban claiming responsibility - her response was - and I quote: "If a fart caused fear in the US, the Taliban would claim they were the ones that let it loose." Needless to say, she doesn't think they have much of a legitimate claim.....

[SteamWake]

I was wondering when this 'connection' would be made.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/03/police-probe-south-park-link-times-square-bomb-plot/

[tater]

Anyone taking credit for a terror attack deserves to be killed regardless
Lenny down the road said it was him wot done it, can you please bomb the house he lives in without killing his poor old mammy?

The statement stands. If an organization wants to take credit for some horrific act, why not target them along with the real perps?

A subway is blown up killing innocent people. Two groups take credit, Al Qaida, and Jihad-R-Us. If the latter wants to get recruitment milage, Islamic street cred, etc from the claim, they should get killed just as dead as the real perps, AQ.

There is nothing at all to lose by prosecuting both targets.

Note that this presumes foreign terror. If they are citizens, then we have to prosecute them in court instead of just killing them. That said, terror laws are written in such a way that they'd do serious time just for making a claim (don't joke about terror in airports!).

PS—the Administration is saying it's looking like terrorism, and at least one suspect is a pakistani-american.

[tater]

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NzE3NmEwZWRkOWUyMTdjNmNkNWQ5ZmE4MGU3ZjcxZmQ=

Andy McCarthy again (prosecutor of the 1993 Trade Center bombing). Very instructive post by him, and raises some questions.

[OneToughHerring]

The statement stands. If an organization wants to take credit for some horrific act, why not target them along with the real perps?

A subway is blown up killing innocent people. Two groups take credit, Al Qaida, and Jihad-R-Us. If the latter wants to get recruitment milage, Islamic street cred, etc from the claim, they should get killed just as dead as the real perps, AQ.

There is nothing at all to lose by prosecuting both targets.

Note that this presumes foreign terror. If they are citizens, then we have to prosecute them in court instead of just killing them. That said, terror laws are written in such a way that they'd do serious time just for making a claim (don't joke about terror in airports!).

PS—the Administration is saying it's looking like terrorism, and at least one suspect is a pakistani-american.

"Run, Lenny, ruuun!" :)