Need to step our shuriken game up IMOIsn't LEO and military point of reference that if the knife attacker is within 20 feet of you and you haven't pulled your gun yet it's too late?
In this specific scenario I doubt it too.I’d rather have a gun too, 100% just saying on a bus it’s not an ideal situation. I also don’t think just pointing a gun at some crazed asshole who’s slashing people up is too likely to work.
Its sounds a bit strange from the info I see.
The guy was Iranian but served in the German Army. From my understanding, he was born in Germany already.
Usually, I think knife attacks are Islam related because of the commitment it takes to step someone compared to a shooting.
Anyway, so apparently the guy lit his backpack on fire. The bus driver stops the Bus tries to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. And the guy punched the bus driver in the face. Only after that did he start stabbing people in the following struggle. The strange thing is there wasn't anything dangerous in his backpack?
On the bright side, two guys in the bus fought him. While another guy took a stick from outside and KOed him with it.
Edit: Ok I just read a bit more apparently the guy was nuts.
According to his dad, he thought his neighbors were trying to poison him through his walls with some kind of laser.
And they were trying to take away his eyes?
In addition to that apparently, he also had custody issues with his ex-wife.
Its sounds a bit strange from the info I see.
The guy was Iranian but served in the German Army. From my understanding, he was born in Germany already.
Usually, I think knife attacks are Islam related because of the commitment it takes to step someone compared to a shooting.
Anyway, so apparently the guy lit his backpack on fire. The bus driver stops the Bus tries to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. And the guy punched the bus driver in the face. Only after that did he start stabbing people in the following struggle. The strange thing is there wasn't anything dangerous in his backpack?
On the bright side, two guys in the bus fought him. While another guy took a stick from outside and KOed him with it.
Edit: Ok I just read a bit more apparently the guy was nuts.
According to his dad, he thought his neighbors were trying to poison him through his walls with some kind of laser.
And they were trying to take away his eyes?
In addition to that apparently, he also had custody issues with his ex-wife.
Human history says that we always find a reason to commit violence.As morbid as it sounds, it is sad that I wish we were back in the any where violence was about something real, like revenge.
Now, regardless of politics, race and religion, it is violence for the sake of violence.
Even with drug dealers and gang banging, it was more about beef and turf wars. Now people just flexing to be violent, assaulting random, non gang people.
Even with political activism. It seems people on both sides go to rallies and marches to incite violence, rather than discuss politics.
Sad times.
That's the amount of distance that can be closed before a properly trained shooter can realize the threat, draw, acquire target and shoot. If you're a hip shooter you could get a few off.Isn't LEO and military point of reference that if the knife attacker is within 20 feet of you and you haven't pulled your gun yet it's too late?
Human history says that we always find a reason to commit violence.
Well, on the other hand people guessed right thinking it was some middle eastern.Clearly severe mental illness and not, as some in this thread immediately hoped and assumed, a religious/terrorist motive.
Tbh 20 feet seem insanely short distance anyway, specially if you consider anything else than a very well trained soldier with easy access positioned weapon that already expect to be attackedIsn't LEO and military point of reference that if the knife attacker is within 20 feet of you and you haven't pulled your gun yet it's too late?
Edit: Ok I just read a bit more apparently the guy was nuts.
According to his dad, he thought his neighbors were trying to poison him through his walls with some kind of laser.
And they were trying to take away his eyes?
In addition to that apparently, he also had custody issues with his ex-wife.
Part and parcel.
let's not rush to judge......
and nevermind
Clearly severe mental illness and not, as some in this thread immediately hoped and assumed, a religious/terrorist motive.
Its sounds a bit strange from the info I see.
The guy was Iranian but served in the German Army. From my understanding, he was born in Germany already.
Usually, I think knife attacks are Islam related because of the commitment it takes to step someone compared to a shooting.
Anyway, so apparently the guy lit his backpack on fire. The bus driver stops the Bus tries to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. And the guy punched the bus driver in the face. Only after that did he start stabbing people in the following struggle. The strange thing is there wasn't anything dangerous in his backpack?
On the bright side, two guys in the bus fought him. While another guy took a stick from outside and KOed him with it.
Edit: Ok I just read a bit more apparently the guy was nuts.
According to his dad, he thought his neighbors were trying to poison him through his walls with some kind of laser.
And they were trying to take away his eyes?
In addition to that apparently, he also had custody issues with his ex-wife.
still bet it was.
sooo he was trying to light his backpack on fire, because ? chances are he was supposed be loaded with explosives yet recieved a dud.
mentally ill guy tries to ignite his backpack, doesnt work so he tries to go on a stabbing spree.
come on dude.