Man Suspected Of Trying To Burn St Patrick's

[menzies]

Not good.

http://time.com/5572961/new-york-city-st-patricks-cathedral-gas-cans-arrested/

 

[denverd0n]

Copycat? Hoping that the fire would make international news, just like Notre Dame? That would be my guess.

 

[Shrew]

"Security then notified officers from the counter-terrorism bureau who were standing outside"

Good job guys. It would seem they were specifically posted there in the chance that just such an event might occur. And a guy manages to walk in with 2 jerry cans of gas??

Either they weren't paying attention, or weren't properly covering the access points.

 

[ancora]

Perhaps he had a problem lighting the votive candles.

 

[Donna]

What is wrong with people?

 

[Moonstruck]

We would have to know more about the guy to determine his motives. I also think that the fire at Notre Dame could have been a coincidence or not. It did occur within one of Christianity's Holy weeks, I'm not saying just sayin. Uh, they both did.

 

[BruceK]

What is wrong with people?

Could be anything from a firebug to someone whose mental state was damaged by sexual abuse by a priest.
The Admiral has taken communion at Notre Dame Cathedral more than once. I`m not religious but respect that others are, and the Cathedral is/was without doubt a place of great beauty and tradition.
So far the word about the Notre Dame Cathedral fire cause is building repairs or electrical fault related. I hope it`s nothing more sinister, France has suffered badly in terror attacks.

 

[boatbrain]

What is wrong with people?

Perhaps it's a matter of mental health or the lack of it, is the issue here