Time to protect the squares
 

After the events in Europe, IMHO our town squares should have bollards or heavy planters to prevent vehicles from entering the center of the squares where people dance , etc

Also, protective bollards should be erected to protect the entrances and box offices of the theaters where people line up to purchase tickets

We are very, very vulnerable-remember a terror attack happened in Orlando- 1 hour away

The Sumter County Sheriff has an office at Brownwood and I see patrols at Spanish Springs and Sumter Landing. A heavier police presence might be better as there are so many sidewalks and the like in all the Squares and streets around them but also many vehicles which could be used to counter against such an attack by a car or truck. Maybe the cops need to buy some Humvees to block potential attackers.

I think people looking out for another is the best recourse. If you see a neighbor or friend who is acting strangely find out what is going on with them carefully as not to further upset them.

And there are a lot of people carrying concealed weapons- retired police and military. These might be able to stop such an attacker. Be he/she doing this by vehicle, firearm or some kind of bomb.

Running over a bunch of 75 year olds is probably not a high priority attack.

Unless the Seniors are having sex in the square while getting run over, it wouldn't even make the news.

Next.

I would not think that we would be much of a likely target for terrorists like with the Orlando, Nice, Berlin, Belgium, Boston or Barcelona attacks . But some ****ed off local might do something goaded by stuff that is in the news often. Or someone who is mentally ill and does this for whatever reason. Priscilla Ford - Wikipedia Or, just was a evil person like Priscilla Ford.

Best. Best. Best. Answer. Yet. Ever.

The cold reality of such attacks is they are isolated, unpredictable events.
Add to that TV is most likely not a high priority target.

Reality and practicality pretty much dictate where and what type prudent precautions be taken.....if any.

They are predictable IMHO. But the authorities are taking measures to stop many of what would be likely targets. And I will bet that the local police have trained for the event of something like this happening in the Villages area. We did have that plan of a shooting at a Charter School stopped by a kid telling his parents some other kids were planning something. We do need to be vigilant.

They go for body count, not location--most people over the age of 75 would not survive and an injury count into the hundreds on a big Rocky & the Rollers nite would give them all the publicity they want

I am pretty sure that the local police are aware of what might happen and have plans for such a contingency and how to stop it from happening.

I think we just need to worry about somebody that shouldn't be driving hit the gas instead of the brake. We are WAY out of the interest of the kind of groups that have been attacked.

I think that we should focus our worry HERE on drunk driving. She said. (Who doesn't drink anymore). She said,( annoyingly). (With a little tiny smirk.) (And a bit of a look.)

Yeah. And not using the podiums at night. And not making excuses for people who use the podiums at night. And if married people (married to each other) use the podiums at night, they should do it carefully and sneakily and soberly)

Next.

Dream on.

Targeting Barcelona was sadly predictable – Spain holds both historic and modern importance to jihadists

There are predictable targets-- parades with a lot of media coverage, buildings with historical significance, celebrities in the news, etc. There are just too many predictable targets for the cops to handle all of them.

Villages targets would probably be more prone to stemming from some kind of domestic problem that spilled over into the public arena or some kids who are bent on violence for some reason on another.

It would be foolish through to think that this could not happen in the Villages and I am sure that the police have been trained for such a horror happening here. They watch the news too.

That's why they are successful--there is nothing predictable about them--Look @ those big red balls outside of Target--they're not there for decoration

Easy answer. Just stay home. Listen to music on Pandora. Have food delivered by Blue Apron and other things by Amazon. Watch golf instead of playing it. Pay the doctors to make house calls. Best to play it safe.