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What We Know About the Attack in Nice

Jul 15, 2016 09:22

French officials believe the attack in the southern city of Nice was an act of terrorism

At least 84 people were killed Thursday night when a truck careened through crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice. French President François Hollande has said the attack, which also left dozens of people injured, ( Read more... )

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yamamanama July 15 2016, 12:50:19 UTC

Neighbors of the attacker say "he was not very religious, he didn't pray, didn't go to the mosque, liked salsa dancing and pretty girls". "Last month he started fasting for Ramadan but he didn't finish".

I'm going to blame France's policy of isolating newcomers from MENA geographically, socially, and economically. Unfortunately, I think politicians on all sides are going to take this as proof that what France's MENA population really needs is even more ghettoization.

jeeelim5 July 15 2016, 15:33:10 UTC

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yamamanama July 15 2016, 15:47:54 UTC

We could Cronenberg the world like on Rick and Morty and then find a new one that doesn't suck.

londonsquare July 15 2016, 16:52:49 UTC

This is so fucking sad and enraging that this continues to happen. I wish there was an easy solution to fix all of this hurt and pain and hate in the world, I really do.

I hate that the media is showing photos and videos of the attack and the direct aftermath over and over again. It's like some kid of twisted entertainment/shock value. I couldn't imagine being a loved one of a victim and watching a video and seeing them get hit by the truck or see them lying in the street, I just...it's horrific.

It reminds me of the firefighter carrying that baby out of the building that was bombed in Oklahoma City. Yes, it is an iconic photo, but that is the last picture those parents have of their child and it is a photo that has been spread around the world.

I hate that the extreme right is calling for war - how do you declare war against an ideology? It's playing right into Daesh's hands and they'll use the west's irrational hate against Muslims to populate their ranks and continue these horrific attacks.

niobeeh July 15 2016, 19:26:51 UTC

What the media are showing (here at least, I don't know if it's even more graphic in America) is NOTHING compared to what I saw on Twitter yesterday.
How can someone see dozens of ppl lying on the ground in pools of blood and think "oh hey, I'm gonna walk along, film them all and put it on Twitter" is beyond me. I'm not saying I'd be helpful, I'm afraid I'd be petrified but I wouldn't be a totall asshole either.

(Sorry for the rant).

fuck_of_nature July 15 2016, 22:13:13 UTC

Yeah, I found that video very strange, the casual way that person strode through the bodies.

Let's all post cute shit! moonshaz July 15 2016, 20:09:10 UTC

No matter how hard I try, I can't come up with any words to say about this atrocity. I'm literally speechless. I'm also numb--and appalled at how "normal" it has started to feel, to turn on the TV or sit down at the computer and find out that some douchebag just killed a whole bunch of people all at once just because he (it's always "he," so far, anyway) could. So I'm just gonna post some cute shit. Feel free to join in.

One day things will get better. Until then, here's...

...an armload of pug puppies

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Re: Let's all post cute shit! natyanayaki July 15 2016, 21:18:07 UTC

Thank you.

RE: Let's all post cute shit! molkat July 15 2016, 22:29:12 UTC

Needs some trash pandas

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Re: Let's all post cute shit! moonshaz July 15 2016, 23:15:17 UTC

LMAO @ "trash pandas." Never heard that one before, but it sure fits.

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prlsb4swiine July 15 2016, 22:23:32 UTC

I've been crying about this all morning... I just don't understand what's happening anymore

yamamanama July 16 2016, 04:29:01 UTC

What's happening is we should all party like it's 1932.