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In a possible new twist regarding Monday night's explosion in Times Square, it looks like police are looking at the possibility that the off-duty police officer who found the package which exploded and injured him may have planted the pipe bomb in the first place. The possible motive? Officer Joseph Rodriguez had been "awarded a pension last week, over his objection, because of a mental illness stemming from the World Trade Center attacks," NY1 reported; apparently Rodriguez was going to receive his official police retirement date yesterday. Police Commissioner Kelly told reporters, "The whole situation [involving Officer Rodriguez] is being examined at this time," and also added that the pipe ("filled with ball bearings and explosive material") could be considered a bomb, though he didn't know "the amount black powder it had in it and how much force it had."
How Stuff works on war technology, including bombs.
And if this bomb business keeps up, will the NYPD break out the Bearcat? Pictured above, the Bearcat is like a tank for a police department. The Daily News has the scoop on the features:
Though the manufacturers said the latest security features are classified, they did tell the Daily News what owners can expect for the almost $200,000 price tag. Half-inch-thick armored plating protects the exterior of the vehicle, while police can look out the 2-1/2-inch-thick bulletproof glass windows.The armor makes the truck bulletproof and blastproof on all sides and the bottom. The Run-Flat tires remain inflated even if they have been punctured.
The truck seats 10 people, and benches in the rear can be folded up to fit a stretcher or more passengers in the back.
Police can access eight side gun ports, which have room for a gun or give police an opening for firing tear gas. The hatch on top of the truck gives police another vantage point for surveying crowds.
The Daily News says it might be used during the Republican Convention to control crowds. But wouldn't it be more amusing if Democrats hijacked the vehicle and unleashed it in The Garden? And how intimidating would it be to get pulled over by this monstrosity?
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so the Post was right? Whew, I thought they were losing their edge.
it seems cynical chris was right. . .
"the amount black power it had in it and how much force it had."
Shouldn't that be "the amount of black powder" -- which is what it says in the NY1 link?
I just keep getting this image of a bunch of Black Panthers with raised fits boiling out of a pipe.
ha, that's all fixed holly. that would be comical though. well, as comical as a pipe bomb can be.
i don't know if i should feel proud or ashamed.
http://www.gothamist.com/mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=10127
Fight the Powder!
I've seen this thing in front of the Garden. It's actually a lot smaller than it looks in the picture. Ten cops coming out of the back of this thing would look like something directed by Ringling Brothers. Which, when you think about it... [insert your own snarky comment here].
FUCK THE POLICE!
... wasn't quite where I was going... :>)
I was quoting Easy-E, may he rest in peace.
oh, and FUCK DICK CHENEY too :)
It is black powder. That is what posting at 3:30am gets me.
scarily enough, my high school mascot was the Bearcat. I didn't think such a creature existed, but now I have the image of these vehicles in KHS warmup suits.
scarily enough, my high school mascot was the Bearcat. I didn't think such a creature existed, but now I have the image of these vehicles in KHS warmup suits.
I had some friends who used to make pipe-bombs when we were kids. They'd blow up mailboxes with them. One guy I never liked nearly lost his arm one time when, unable to screw the cap on a pipe bomb, he took a hammer to it. The blast was mostly directed at a tangent to where he was sitting, but the cap clipped his ear and a piece of shrapnel lodged in his arm. Some of the explosive material was ejected into his face without detonating. The brother of this same kid lost most of one hand a few years earlier, playing catch with a dynamite cap. So much for evolution.
I feel like a complete blank, but I don't care. Pfft. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.