Comments on: Terror on Amtrak Bus 3717

By: Dino Delellis

Dino Delellis — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:29:09 +0000

What a truly terrible experience , I’m so glad the the woman was alright , it’s so disturbing to know that there are a lot of insane people out there , and that innocent bystanders get hurt.

The best we can do is stay alert at all times and be ready to react when the unthinkable happens. Your greatest enemy in situations like these other than the assailants is panic because it will debilitate you from doing the things you must do.

By: London Bus

London Bus — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:39:17 +0000

What an awful experience… I had a similar one in South Africa… really unpleasant. A sad world at times.

By: ChipX86

ChipX86 — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:29:28 +0000

I was going for the whole sensationalist headline thing. Imitating the news or a corny story.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:13:42 +0000

Terrible thing, really, but does that really have to do with “terror” or is it just “ordinary crime”?

By: Robin Munn

Robin Munn — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:39:55 +0000

Actually, the lesson I’d draw from this is how ordinary people, just Doing The Right Thing, can achieve good results. Because four men jumped up and restrained the attacker “without hesitation”, someone who was clearly a danger to others got into the hands of the police, where he needed to be. The police can’t be everywhere, but if enough people are willing & able to be alert and react to situations like this, they won’t necessarily need to be. Everyone doing their own part, in a small way… it’s kind of like open-source policing! Not that the police can be replaced — but some of what they do can be done in a distributed fashion by ordinary citizens, as well.

Still, it sounds like a not-very-fun experience. I’m glad everyone was OK, and that the attacker will be off the streets for a while, at least.

By: Ciaran

Ciaran — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:36:07 +0000

“Remember, boys and girls (especially the girls). Make sure that when riding a bus, you sit as close to the front as possible. Itâ€™s far safer and gives you more protection against the hidden terrors that lurk in the shadows of the back of the bus.”

Or if your a big burly bloke, sit there so others don’t have to.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:39:24 +0000

Who hits an old lady? I mean, really?

Then again, maybe the old lady was saying some really foul stuff. You never know. There are some pretty mean spirited old ladies out there.

By: Jakub Steiner

Jakub Steiner — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:57:26 +0000

This is exactly why easy access to fire arms is a bad thing. Imagine he had a gun.

By: Mikael Hallendal

Mikael Hallendal — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:11:24 +0000

That sounds horrible. Glad to hear that neither you or another passanger was more seriously hurt and hope the old lady recovers quickly.