cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28780534
Nine people killed after car plows into crowd at Vancouver Filipino festival
A driver plowed a car into a crowd at a street festival celebrating Filipino heritage in Vancouver on Saturday night, killing at least nine people and injuring others.
Some of those attending the festival helped arrest the suspect at the scene, who police identified as a 30-year-old man.
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“It’s something you don’t expect to see in your lifetime,” Kris Pangilinan, a Toronto-based journalist, told Canadian public broadcaster CBC. “[The driver] just slammed the pedal down and rammed into hundreds of people. It was like seeing a bowling ball hit — all the bowling pins and all the pins flying up in the air.”
He continued, “It was like a war zone… There were bodies all over the ground.”
From what I’ve read he was known to police for mental health issues. I think it’s not considered a terrorist attack because it wasn’t like a planned hate crime. It really seems like he had a mental break and this was very much an opportunity attack (there had been a vehicle gate in place up until shortly before he did this, as they were clearing out the festival).
He might’ve done it “intentionally” in a psychotic state, but it wasn’t a “deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims” (definition of a terrorist attack)
@garbagebagel @lgsp
The belief that he and his car should have priority over pedestrians is a political view. Laws are made regarding the rights of pedestrians vs drivers. I think it could be a politically motivated hate crime though maybe not about race and more about social status. Maybe he just didn’t want to wait or take a detour.
I see your point. From what I’ve read, I personally don’t believe that was his motivation, but at this point only he would know what that was.
Ok, this makes sense, thank you