Netherlands tramcar shooting

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 03-18-2019, 02:41 PM

The police in Utrecht, Netherlands arrested a man today for shooting in a tramcar in town, killing three persons

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47615231

*Prowler* · 03-19-2019, 04:17 AM

He was caught. The authorities don't think it was a terror related attack.

*Redeemer* · 03-19-2019, 04:08 PM

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He was caught. The authorities don't think it was a terror related attack.

so it was personal?? Weird that it made national news if it was a personal vendetta.

*Prowler* · 03-19-2019, 04:11 PM

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so it was personal?? Weird that it made national news if it was a personal vendetta.

Shooting people in a tram isn't exactly a common occurrence in The Netherlands or in most of Europe...

*Redeemer* · 03-19-2019, 04:14 PM

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Shooting people in a tram isn't exactly a common occurrence in The Netherlands or in most of Europe...

Now that is depressing

*IndigoErth* · 03-19-2019, 06:12 PM

New meaning to "Watch the tram car please...watch the tram car please...watch the..." (Points if you know where to watch the tram car. Please.)

Anyway. What the hell, psycho.

Can we just euthanize humanity, I think we're done here. Done on Earth.

*Voltron* · 03-19-2019, 06:23 PM

Just how many people from Jersey on this board?

*IndigoErth* · 03-19-2019, 06:36 PM

I'm not, but a next state over and being small states means plenty of regional stuff is familiar.

*Leo656* · 03-19-2019, 08:37 PM

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Just how many people from Jersey on this board?

Right 'ere, Guv'na.

Y'know, ever since I moved out of Jamesburg, I've long forgotten what random gunfire at 3am sounds like. I guess that's good?

*Voltron* · 03-19-2019, 09:18 PM

You mean the party poppers?! But that's part of Jersey's charm!

I went to school and worked in Camden. I owe my steely resolve to watching police standoffs since I was three years old.

*Leo656* · 03-19-2019, 09:27 PM

When I was a mover, we had the contract to move the Newark school system.

Their elementary schools have a depressing amount of used needles and glass vials in the outside stairwells. Not that the high schools were any better. I guess just the fact that they were elementary schools put it over. Either way... yuck.

*Voltron* · 03-20-2019, 01:30 AM

Yeah. The social problems that are screamingly apparent yet somehow still overlooked are overwhelming. The amount of effort it would take to fix some of those areas is beyond imagination.

Contrast that with the mcmansions not a twenty minute drive away, too. Jersey is a weird state to drive through.

*Papenbrook* · 03-20-2019, 04:05 AM

Oh my gosh! That's horrible!

I feel so sorry for the victims' friends/families; my thoughts are with them at this time.

Hopefully, the assailant will suffer harsh repercussions for his despicable actions.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 03-20-2019, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

Shooting people in a tram isn't exactly a common occurrence in The Netherlands or in most of Europe...

Even when it happens in the USA, it usually makes it to the international media no matter if it is a terrorist incident or not.

*Leo656* · 03-20-2019, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Voltron

Yeah. The social problems that are screamingly apparent yet somehow still overlooked are overwhelming. The amount of effort it would take to fix some of those areas is beyond imagination.

Contrast that with the mcmansions not a twenty minute drive away, too. Jersey is a weird state to drive through.

Hahaaaa, my whole street is a mix of humble little ranch-style homes with Jackass McMansions in between.

You really do get a little of everything over here.

*Prowler* · 03-21-2019, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Even when it happens in the USA, it usually makes it to the international media no matter if it is a terrorist incident or not.

How many American cities have a tram system, though? I can only think of San Francisco. Funny enough, SF is often compared to Lisbon. Both cities have trams, two very similar bridges and are both built on seven hills.

*Voltron* · 03-21-2019, 06:51 PM

Those are trolleys, I thought. Is there a difference? The tram cars I know are just really crappy cars that do about 8-9kph.

*Leo656* · 03-21-2019, 08:27 PM

I just want to chime in how much I greatly appreciate Prowler, as he has never to my knowledge misspoken the phrase "Funny Enough" as "Funnily Enough", despite it being a phrase he uses rather often and English may not even be his first language. I have so much admiration for that.

Because saying "Funnily Enough" is one of 73 Reasons I Will Cut A Bitch With No Explanation Or Warning. And I really like the guy, so it's great that I don't have to "correct" him in such fashion. But it's the only way people learn.

Thanks Prowler. Thanks for raising the bar. Sincerely.

*Prowler* · 03-22-2019, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Voltron

Those are trolleys, I thought. Is there a difference? The tram cars I know are just really crappy cars that do about 8-9kph.

Hmm dunno. Not an expert on the subject, I must say. Ours look like this:

Spoiler:

We also have modern ones:

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Anyway, trams here only go through the older historical parts of the city. They're mostly for tourists at this point. I think I've only ridden a tram in my city... once in my lifetime?

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Originally Posted by Leo656

I just want to chime in how much I greatly appreciate Prowler, as he has never to my knowledge misspoken the phrase "Funny Enough" as "Funnily Enough", despite it being a phrase he uses rather often and English may not even be his first language. I have so much admiration for that.

Because saying "Funnily Enough" is one of 73 Reasons I Will Cut A Bitch With No Explanation Or Warning. And I really like the guy, so it's great that I don't have to "correct" him in such fashion. But it's the only way people learn.

Thanks Prowler. Thanks for raising the bar. Sincerely.

It's not my native language at all, no. My native language would be, as you might have guessed, Portuguese.

Now if only my German becomes as good as my English one day... one step at a time.

*Candy Kappa* · 03-22-2019, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

I just want to chime in how much I greatly appreciate Prowler, as he has never to my knowledge misspoken the phrase "Funny Enough" as "Funnily Enough", despite it being a phrase he uses rather often and English may not even be his first language. I have so much admiration for that.

Because saying "Funnily Enough" is one of 73 Reasons I Will Cut A Bitch With No Explanation Or Warning. And I really like the guy, so it's great that I don't have to "correct" him in such fashion. But it's the only way people learn.

Thanks Prowler. Thanks for raising the bar. Sincerely.

https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2...ngeworthy.html

03-18-2019, 02:41 PM	#1
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,155	Netherlands tramcar shooting The police in Utrecht, Netherlands arrested a man today for shooting in a tramcar in town, killing three persons https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47615231

03-19-2019, 06:23 PM	#7
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	Just how many people from Jersey on this board? __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

03-19-2019, 09:18 PM	#10
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	You mean the party poppers?! But that's part of Jersey's charm! I went to school and worked in Camden. I owe my steely resolve to watching police standoffs since I was three years old. __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

03-19-2019, 09:27 PM	#11
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	When I was a mover, we had the contract to move the Newark school system. Their elementary schools have a depressing amount of used needles and glass vials in the outside stairwells. Not that the high schools were any better. I guess just the fact that they were elementary schools put it over. Either way... yuck. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

03-20-2019, 01:30 AM	#12
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	Yeah. The social problems that are screamingly apparent yet somehow still overlooked are overwhelming. The amount of effort it would take to fix some of those areas is beyond imagination. Contrast that with the mcmansions not a twenty minute drive away, too. Jersey is a weird state to drive through. __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

03-19-2019, 04:17 AM	#2
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 8,909	He was caught. The authorities don't think it was a terror related attack.

03-19-2019, 06:12 PM	#6
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,242	New meaning to "Watch the tram car please...watch the tram car please...watch the..." (Points if you know where to watch the tram car. Please.) Anyway. What the hell, psycho. Can we just euthanize humanity, I think we're done here. Done on Earth.

03-19-2019, 06:36 PM	#8
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 15,242	I'm not, but a next state over and being small states means plenty of regional stuff is familiar.

03-20-2019, 04:05 AM	#13
Papenbrook The King of Nothing Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: No comment -_- ... Posts: 2,755	Oh my gosh! That's horrible! I feel so sorry for the victims' friends/families; my thoughts are with them at this time. Hopefully, the assailant will suffer harsh repercussions for his despicable actions.

03-21-2019, 06:51 PM	#17
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	Those are trolleys, I thought. Is there a difference? The tram cars I know are just really crappy cars that do about 8-9kph. __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

03-21-2019, 08:27 PM	#18
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	I just want to chime in how much I greatly appreciate Prowler, as he has never to my knowledge misspoken the phrase "Funny Enough" as "Funnily Enough", despite it being a phrase he uses rather often and English may not even be his first language. I have so much admiration for that. Because saying "Funnily Enough" is one of 73 Reasons I Will Cut A Bitch With No Explanation Or Warning. And I really like the guy, so it's great that I don't have to "correct" him in such fashion. But it's the only way people learn. Thanks Prowler. Thanks for raising the bar. Sincerely. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/