Originally Posted by Gordon g:
“This is part of European life now unfortunately. Every time it happens we will be told to just ignore it or else the terrorists win, or it will give ammunition to the far right. People will change their Facebook status to the flag of the affected Country for a week or 2 and it will all be forgotten until the next massacre.”
We can't ignore it. Problem is, what can we do about it?
If somebody is determined to take lives, they can do so - and no amount of anti terrorist measures in the world will prevent it.
That said, I was pleased to hear about the preventative bollards being installed in other pedestrianised areas, such as Birmingham. Don't know what the mechanics of those bollards are, but I do know they'd have to be bloody good to stop a heavy lorry being driven at speed, from getting through. Many would just be flattened. I imagine smallish thick re-inforced ones would be the most effective.
We can't install tank traps without looking really desperate.