SUV plows down Wisconsin Christmas parade as children watch in horror

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AshG said:
After watching the multiple angles and perspectives of the incident, I feel comfortable saying that if it was a race related incident then the driver is an idiot as well as a killer. Driving patterns in the videos show him going around some parts of the parade where there was room, slightly adjusting course to avoid hitting a little girl just off the sidewalk, and aiming for the path of least density when ramming the marching band. Minor course and speed adjustments could have resulted in significantly greater casualties and terror.

Is racial motivation still on the table? Yes. But the most logical option at this point is still that the assailant was fleeing the scene of another crime and the parade was in his way.
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I don't believe there is racial motivation regardless of Darrell's history. I think this guy was fleeing a crime scene, chose a bad route, and simply plowed through in the heat of the moment. It's a trash thing to do and I hope he is prosecuted but I don't see racism in the event. A count of the demographics of those injured and killed would dispel any racial angle.
 
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GAVol said:
It fascinates me how narcissistic people are in putting their thoughts on social media as if everybody is dying to know what their coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs mind is doing at all times.
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Social media has created a psychological issue for a huge number of people. The fact that one can distribute one's thoughts to the entire world makes one think that one's thoughts are important.
 
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McDad said:
I don't believe there is racial motivation regardless of Darrell's history. I think this guy was fleeing a crime scene, chose a bad route, and simply plowed through in the heat of the moment. It's a trash thing to do and I hope he is prosecuted but I don't see racism in the event. A count of the demographics of those injured and killed would dispel any racial angle.
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We're not in the majority, as the poster picturing me as trying to tell a wave to stop reminds us.
 
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DynaLo said:
Ok. Now what would be the explanation for deliberately running through the parade barricades to get onto that street?

Wouldn’t a non blocked off street have been a better choice for a faster escape route?
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That is a good question.
 
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Well chit. Seeing posts that the 911 call about the knife fight was a false report but it pulled officers off the parade security shortly before dude busted barricades onto the parade route. This is coming from supposed scanner listeners, so who knows. It’ll be interesting to see if there’s any validity to it.
 
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bamawriter said:
Social media has created a psychological issue for a huge number of people. The fact that one can distribute one's thoughts to the entire world makes one think that one's thoughts are important.
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You're exactly right and we see it here everyday. 25 years in and people still can't handle the internet.
 
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AshG said:
We're not in the majority, as the poster picturing me as trying to tell a wave to stop reminds us.
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I don't mind being in the minority.

By choosing to not see a racial component, I am protesting the media, leaders, and self-appointed spokespeople who seek to foment racial strife in every aspect of our lives. If race turns out to be the motive, so be it. But I am going to choose the high road until then.
 
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DynaLo said:
Ok. Now what would be the explanation for deliberately running through the parade barricades to get onto that street?

Wouldn’t a non blocked off street have been a better choice for a faster escape route?
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This is the stage where you look at what a criminal did and try to figure out why he wasn't more thoughtful. Then you realize that the lack of critical thinking is what makes him a criminal in the first place.
 
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GAVol said:
Somebody help me here . . . Why should I care if this guy is racist? What's the point of trying to find a racial angle?
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Average people wouldn’t . Race baiting is good for politicians, media outlets and activist groups and profiteers like Jesse Jackson and Al “ big pimpin” Sharpton . Big money is generated for all .
 
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If this suspect, Darrell Brooks, is indeed charged with the crime of causing the deaths of 5 innocents by being run over in the street by a speeding car ... he'll go to trial & most likely to be found guilty on all charges. He'd get 5 life sentences for each person killed which equals to 50 years each which equals 250 total years in jail. Then you'd have him being sued for all he's worth which equals to about a plug nickel.
 
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GAVol said:
It fascinates me how narcissistic people are in putting their thoughts on social media as if everybody is dying to know what their coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs mind is doing at all times.
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Social media has a way of unleashing dark impulses of people, that's for sure. Thoughts that used to remain in people's heads or perhaps shared with close family/friends are now broadcast to the world instantaneously.

Obviously the technology itself is amazing and there's no going back because of the speed/efficiency of the communication, but if I had to pick whether or not it brings out more good traits or bad traits in people, I'd have to say bad.
 
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I really don’t care why he did it. If he admits to doing it, killing children in a Christmas parade, then take him behind the courthouse and put a bullet in his head. Don’t waste time or money on this one.
 
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McDad said:
I don't mind being in the minority.

By choosing to not see a racial component, I am protesting the media, leaders, and self-appointed spokespeople who seek to foment racial strife in every aspect of our lives. If race turns out to be the motive, so be it. But I am going to choose the high road until then.
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There may ultimately be some race motivation put forth but right now it really doesn’t matter. I think we’ve seen enough that the individual is a piece of human trash with a habitual criminal rap sheet that should have not even been out right now to have committed this act. That’s plenty right there.
 
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05_never_again said:
Social media has a way of unleashing dark impulses of people, that's for sure. Thoughts that used to remain in people's heads or perhaps shared with close family/friends are now broadcast to the world instantaneously.

Obviously the technology itself is amazing and there's no going back because of the speed/efficiency of the communication, but if I had to pick whether or not it brings out more good traits or bad traits in people, I'd have to say bad.
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People get caught up in it and don't realize how much they reveal about themselves when they take down their internal filter. 30 years ago, this dude would've been limited to spray painting a bridge in order to have a voice.
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
If this suspect, Darrell Brooks, is indeed charged with the crime of causing the deaths of 5 innocents by being run over in the street by a speeding car ... he'll go to trial & most likely to be found guilty on all charges. He'd get 5 life sentences for each person killed which equals to 50 years each which equals 250 total years in jail. Then you'd have him being sued for all he's worth which means about a plug nickel.
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My understanding is that time in jail depends on if they are consecutive or concurrent sentences unless it’s an absolute non parole eligible sentencing.
 
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