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23 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:

I don’t know.  They only had those wood barriers there. The guy plowed right through.  At least, the salt trucks would have slowed him down.  The guy was motoring. 

Agree they may have slowed it down, but if, for whatever motivation, someone is hell-bent on doing something stupid, they will find a way to do it.

But physical barriers like the trucks may give him a chance to pause & think about what he is fixin' to do.

 

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5 hours ago, keystone3ply said:
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19 hours ago, Terri Schehr said:

I hate it,too.  But I keep my head on a swivel everywhere.  Even down here in Hooterville. 

It's just depressing to think about. Everyone here saw ourselves in those band members if you watched the same video as me. It hit home even harder for me because I am from New orleans and along with mardi gras parades our band would do about five of these a year. The thought never occurred to me that some psychopath would start mauling us with a car, and that was about fifteen years ago

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19 hours ago, Smug Trumpet Guy said:

It's just depressing to think about. Everyone here saw ourselves in those band members if you watched the same video as me. It hit home even harder for me because I am from New orleans and along with mardi gras parades our band would do about five of these a year. The thought never occurred to me that some psychopath would start mauling us with a car, and that was about fifteen years ago

I remember the police lining the parade route in NYC In 1976 because people would throw stuff.  But, in all the parades I’ve been in between band and drum corps, that was the worst thing I ever saw. 

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On 12/4/2021 at 10:07 AM, IllianaLancerContra said:

Hope the weather is swinging more to your liking.

If you see him, tell Arnold Ziffel I said hello

It’s beautiful.  The humidity is lower and rainy season is over. If I see the pig, you got it.  🐷 

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I have waited to respond to this since I actually knew one of the "Dancing Grannys" victims.  It was Tammy's first parade with the group.  Tammy was the daughter of a very good friend at my church during my formative drum corps years.  She was also a member of my church youth group my senior year of high school.

Just a few weeks prior to this incident, I was in Chicago and saw the Halloween parade.  They had every cross street blocked with trucks.

Having marched hundreds of parades over the years, I would like to think that these events would be better protected.  Unfortunately, if someone is hell bent on doing damage, they will find a tool, and a way to make it happen.

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5 hours ago, Old Corps Guy said:

Unfortunately, if someone is hell bent on doing damage, they will find a tool, and a way to make it happen.

Have heard that in all the security training (from protecting personal info to active shooter and anti-terrorism) I’ve had over the years. Not going to be able to stop it but there are ways to make it harder and  ways to protect yourself.

Sad part is number of people who think “can’t stop it, so why bother” 

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