Hatchet-wielding man shot dead by NYPD cops in Queens; police eye possible terrorism

[Spike]

(CNN) -- A bloodied steel hatchet lay on a rainy Queens sidewalk on Thursday like an portentous question mark. Was the bearded man who used it to wound two New York City police officers motivated by radical Islam?

Zale H. Thompson can no longer answer that question.

His unprovoked attack on four policemen, which injured one critically in the head and sliced the other in the shoulder, was certain suicide. Thompson is dead, stopped by bullets from the other two officers' guns.

Police are investigating the possibility that the attacker killed on a rainswept shopping corridor, identified by police sources as Zale Thompson, 32, had links to terrorism.

On a Facebook page bearing Thompson's name, an African Islamist warrior armed with spear, sword and rifle gazes out at the beholder. The vintage black and white photo is the profile picture of the user, who lives in Queens.

A Quran quote in classic Arabic calligraphy mentioning judgment against those who have wandered astray serves as the page's banner.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/us/new-york-hatchet-islamist-suspicions/index.html

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more workplace violence?

 

[Ron Burgundy]

more workplace violence?

Yes. The cops were on duty, therefore they were attacked at their workplace. No terrorism here.

 

[Spike]

NYPD Tells Cops to Watch for 'Improvised Weapons'

The NYPD is on the lookout for individuals armed with "conventional or improvised weapons" who may unleash a devastating attack on the city by concealing deadly chemicals in light bulbs or fire extinguishers, The Post has learned.

A four-page alert issued by the NYPD's counter-terrorism unit to cops over the weekend warns officers to keep their eyes peeled for "unusual conditions and activities" that may be a prelude to an attack.

The bulletin warns cops should be prepared for the "release of toxic substances in populated and contained environments" like subway stations and sporting venues.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/02/11/nypd-tells-cops-to-watch-for-improvised-weapons/

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here we go...

 

[DBS1970]

Great.

More good news for us.

 

[Spike]

These assault hatchets must be banned!

 

[hamster]

Wait a minute. ........was the cop white? We may have to commence with the riots.

 

[Spike]

Copycat

All the loonies will come running out to be shot now.

maybe it's not a bad thing

 

[Ironcitysteelers]

Round up all the Muslims. Wait, I guess that's racist.

 

[Yinzerlyn]

I'm sure this guy was an upstanding citizen and was just having a bad day. <Liberals across America>

 

[Buster]

And the cop that shot him was racist and a renegade cop.

 

[Steelerfan]

NYPD Tells Cops to Watch for 'Improvised Weapons'

The NYPD is on the lookout for individuals armed with "conventional or improvised weapons" who may unleash a devastating attack on the city by concealing deadly chemicals in light bulbs or fire extinguishers, The Post has learned.

A four-page alert issued by the NYPD's counter-terrorism unit to cops over the weekend warns officers to keep their eyes peeled for "unusual conditions and activities" that may be a prelude to an attack.

The bulletin warns cops should be prepared for the "release of toxic substances in populated and contained environments" like subway stations and sporting venues.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2003/02/11/nypd-tells-cops-to-watch-for-improvised-weapons/

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here we go...

We already have them...the CFL bulbs in my lamps.

 

[JupiterBnG]

These assault hatchets must be banned!

If you outlaw hatchets, only outlaws will have hatchets!

 

[IndySteel]

Our country is filled with terrorists and Ebola patients because fucknut Obama opened our borders to everyone. And they'll all be voting Democrat without I.D.s.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I'm sure this guy was an upstanding citizen and was just having a bad day. <Liberals across America>

From what I've seen on the news it seems he was a known nutcase anyway, then became a Muzzie and swallowed all the Kool-Aid. I guess that makes him a double-nutcase.

 

[Roy92040]

I don't care what they call it. I think they ought to ban all axes.

 

[Spike]

Round up all the Muslims. Wait, I guess that's racist.

where is our Islamic jihadist interpreter when you need him?

Zale Thompson Facebook

 

[Steeltime]

where is our Islamic jihadist interpreter when you need him?

Let me give this a run:

"Islam - the religion of peace. I am going to murder y'all to prove the point."

 

[Spike]

"Death to all unbelievers"

something like that

 

[Ironcitysteelers]

Is that his visa photo. BO, ...welcome to america!

 

[Stoney]

American 'gun-culture' vs. British 'gun control':

Britain: two men cut the head off of a soldier in the middle of the street, and go on to give impromptu iPhone interviews for the next 20+ minutes.

America: man gets two swings in with a hatchet and is quickly dispatched from this world. No street interviews, no circus trial, no bullshit. Instant justice.


If I were there, I would've taken a **** on his dead face and declared that the steamer resembled allah.

 

[Spike]

Just like I perdicted



NYPD: Hatchet attack an act of terror

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police Commissioner William Bratton says the hatchet attack on four rookie officers was a terrorist act by a homegrown radical.

Bratton said Friday the suspect, Zale Thompson, was a Muslim convert who ranted online against America, but had no clear ties to international terrorism. He believes Thompson was self-radicalized.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/24/us/new-york-police-attacked/index.html

 

[Superman]

no, no, no
this is workplace violence and nothing more. isolated incident.

 

[EdReed4Prez]

You guys are dumb. Do I have to bring up the crusades?

 

[Spike]

Here's what you do

Go to the mosques these guys are using

Drag all the "elders" in for questioning - shave their heads and beards and give them all 40 lashes, in public, for allowing this to happen

rinse, repeat

 

[IndySteel]

I'm part-owner of a chemical company, and because it's a "chemical" company we have been audited by Homeland Security and have to follow certain guidelines. We beefed up our security and hired a guard. This dude is a vet who reads Soldier of Fortune and just about every blog related to the Islamic threat. He said there's a mosque not far from here in Plainfield, IN that is a disbursement hub for the terrorist underground railroad. They come in from Mexico (who knew?). What's left of our border patrol have found countless empty water bottles that have labels in Arabic. He says that the FBI is well aware of it too and there just happens to be an FBI outpost a mile from my company. If we had a strong leader as President we could shut these mosques down pretty quickly upon his order. But right now our President is one of the terrorists and will never give that order.