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5. Given that the city decision-makers knew that 10 mph crash barriers were worthless for this kind of attack

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 11:37 AM

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and given that they didn't even protect for a vehicle driving on the 8 foot wide sidewalk

such a lawsuit has a 100% chance of succeeding, or would in a rational country.

Exclusive: New Orleans' planned new Bourbon Street barriers only crash-rated to 10 mph, Reuters, 1/4/2025
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143367188
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-orleans-planned-new-bourbon-street-barriers-only-crash-rated-10-mph-2025-01-04/

Edit - Clarification - the old bollard system wasn't in place the night of the attack because it was removed and scheduled to be replaced by the new 10mph bollard system by February 9. So on the night of the attack, a police vehicle was acting as the bollard at the location the attacker used. The attacker squeezed his vehicle onto the sidewalk between the police vehicle and a drug store.

The article doesn't say what the crash resistance of the old bollard system was (FWIW), other than it wouldn't have protected against this attack either.

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Funny, how this suit can be filed, but we can't sue gun manufacturers and sellers. sinkingfeeling Sunday #2

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Given that the city decision-makers knew that 10 mph crash barriers were worthless for this kind of attack progree Sunday #5

I certainly wouldn't vote against the city nor the police department. Sue the person's estate that was solely sinkingfeeling Sunday #7

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