New York City PD Attack With Hatchet By Another Crazy Muslim

[MustBeGood]

Good grief Charlie Brown.

NYC police commissioner: Hatchet attack was terror
Associated Press By TOM HAYS 2 hours ago


NEW YORK (AP) — A brazen daylight hatchet attack against a group of police officers on a busy New York street was a terrorist act by a reclusive Muslim convert who ranted online against America but had no clear ties to international extremists, the police commissioner said Friday.

Police were examining Zale Thompson's computer for clues about a motive for the Thursday assault that left one of the officers seriously injured and ended with Thompson being killed by police. Police Commissioner William Bratton said Thompson's browsing history included organized terror groups, beheadings and the shooting in Canada earlier this week that officials there have called a terrorist attack.

Thompson was not on any watch lists, and officials found no indication he sought any training or affiliation to any groups.

Still, Bratton said he was comfortable calling it a terrorist attack.

"This was a terrorist attack, certainly," Bratton said.

But he also stopped short of including the attack in the list of terror plots against the city since Sept. 11, 2001, saying the investigation was continuing.

Bratton said investigators were trying to determine whether the attack was planned or spontaneous but believe Thompson was self-radicalized. His father told officials he converted to Islam about two years ago and was described as a "recluse" who had been depressed lately.

Thompson, 32, had once served in the U.S. Navy and had a history of run-ins with the law over domestic violence in California in 2003 and 2004, police said. In recent postings on social media, he ranted about injustices in American society and oppression abroad, but the postings didn't point to any affiliation with a terror group or direct influence of radical Islam, they said.

Security video and witness accounts appeared to leave no doubt that Thompson purposely targeted four rookie New York Police Department officers who were in uniform and on foot patrol in a bustling Queens commercial district.

Moments before the attack, the bearded suspect was seen on a street corner crouching down to pull the hatchet out of backpack before he charged the officers and began swinging the hatchet with a two-handed grip, police said.

At the time, the officers were posing for a photo for a passerby. Without a word, Thompson swung at an officer who blocked the blow with his arm, police said. Another officer was hit in the back of the head and fell to the ground.

As the suspect raised the hatchet again, the two uninjured officers drew their weapons and fired several rounds, police said. The bullets killed the assailant and wounded a bystander, police said. A bloody hatchet, about 18 inches long, was recovered.

Officer Kenneth Healey remained hospitalized on Friday with a head wound. The bystander, a 29-year-old woman, also was being treated for a gunshot wound to the back. Both were critical.

 

[Will E Worm]

When will they all be deported?

They don't fit in with America and freedom.

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[Ace Boobtoucher]

Where are Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? Clearly this was a case of discrimination. Can't a black man innocently carry a tomahawk in peace? These cops went overboard. Couldn't they have just shot him in the knee caps or used less-than-lethal force? The man was obviously a gentle soul and a follower of the religion of peace.















Sorry, I was just channeling my inner dumbass liberal. Continue with the bullcrap.

 

[sean miguel]

Where are Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? Clearly this was a case of discrimination. Can't a black man innocently carry a tomahawk in peace? These cops went overboard. Couldn't they have just shot him in the knee caps or used less-than-lethal force? The man was obviously a gentle soul and a follower of the religion of peace.















Sorry, I was just channeling my inner dumbass liberal. Continue with the bullcrap.

Better yet, why couldn't they have shot the hatchet out of his hand? They're trained for that, right?

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

I wonder if New York will now have a "Turn In Your Hatchet" program so people can exchange them for Walmart or Home Depot gift certificates. The more hatchets the more gooder certificates.

"This shit's too much work! Gotta get me a chainsaw!"

 

[bobjustbob]

I wonder if New York will now have a "Turn In Your Hatchet" program so people can exchange them for Walmart or Home Depot gift certificates. The more hatchets the more gooder certificates.

Lobbyists from the National Hatchet Association will defend our rights to bear ax.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Bear Axe sounds like the worst body spray ever.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

Lobbyists from the National Hatchet Association will defend our rights to bear ax.

I demand my Right To Bear a bear.

"Got'ny coke?"

 

[sean miguel]

I demand my Right To Bear a bear.

"Got'ny coke?"

Look how happy that dude looks. It's a shame you can't have a pet grizzly bear without worrying about eventually being mauled or eaten.

Just think of the conversation starter that would be walking him through the neighborhood.

And prairie dogs are cool too.

But I digress.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

Look how happy that dude looks.

Dan Haggerty loved cocaine. Probably so overconfident he thought he could go into the woods and befriend a bear. Haven't seen him since 1978.

"Oh no! No more coke!"

 

[bahodeme]

I wonder if he was a Atlanta Braves or Washington Redskins fan. Hopefully the officer and bystander make a full recovery (yeah I know it wasn't a tomahawk, but they were on backorder).

 

[bobjustbob]

They pulled the perpetrator's rap sheet and he was previously arrested for playing guitar on a subway platform without a permit.

 

[MustBeGood]

I wonder if New York will now have a "Turn In Your Hatchet" program so people can exchange them for Walmart or Home Depot gift certificates. The more hatchets the more gooder certificates.

"This shit's too much work! Gotta get me a chainsaw!"

LOL.

But they would pay out more because people would hit Home Depot to get a gift card that is worth more from what they payed.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

They pulled the perpetrator's rap sheet and he was previously arrested for playing guitar on a subway platform without a permit.

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