Friday, July 15, 2016

Truck Control

A Tunisian named Mohamed Bouhlel drove a truck for several miles in Nice, France, killing 84 and injuring hundreds.  He was far more deadly than the San Bernardino killers or the Orlando shooter.  Clearly, if we are going to be consistent, we must blame the instrument of death, not the killer himself.  The availability of guns was the cause in those cases so the availability of the truck is clearly the cause in this case.  Yes, we need truck control.  Perhaps trucks need to be made smaller and less dangerous.  Maybe limit the fuel capacity so that they run out of gas sooner.  Perhaps we could limit the top speed to 10 miles per hour.  All of these added safety features on trucks could save lives.  Something must be done about these rolling machines of death.

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