At least 2 people killed, 6 others injured after stabbing and smoke grenade attacks in central Taipei, Taiwan; suspect also deceased. - TVBS pic.twitter.com/ldHKozNjUC

— AZ Intel (@AZ_Intel_) December 19, 2025

Just WTF? Can't just walk around enjoying your evening without someone randomly cutting people.

dam, thats messed up

Run his ass over. ****ing sheep.

A well-armed populace would have solved this

I'm going to Taipei next summer, I wonder if they are on the LTC reciprocity list…

Guy is tossing bad smoke bombs and has a large knife... let's just stare at him

damn knife going crazy on its own again!

Cameraman was basically an accomplice. Just watched quietly while the guy stalked his prey. Like he was filming a damned nature documentary.

I can't help but imagine David Attenborough narrating now.

Welcome to the 3rd world, where people wait for the government to come help you.
And bystanders usually don't help, because only the bigger, badder guy has a weapon.

Not one person enters the store to help.

Buddhists? Jains? Zorastrians? Confucionists??

Those violent people.

infinity ag said:

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Buddhists? Jains? Zorastrians? Confucionists??

Those violent people.

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Man who live in glass house dress in basement.

What I learned from this video is the complete lack of urgency by these people and that no one knows how to run.

deddog said:

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Welcome to the 3rd world, where people wait for the government to come help you.
And bystanders usually don't help, because only the bigger, badder guy has a weapon.

Not one person enters the store to help.

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What???? Most certainly an unarmed population (they are quite homogeneous and well mannered), but hardly "third world". On a side note, my son was at a carnival there with his wife and her family, and people gathered around to see my "Texan" son shoot targets and tear it up.

Colonel Kurtz said:

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A well-armed populace would have solved this

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Well armed and well pissed. People are not angry enough.

Try that at a small town

B-1 83 said:

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deddog said:

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Welcome to the 3rd world, where people wait for the government to come help you.
And bystanders usually don't help, because only the bigger, badder guy has a weapon.

Not one person enters the store to help.

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What???? Most certainly an unarmed population (they are quite homogeneous and well mannered), but hardly "third world". On a side note, my son was at a carnival there with his wife and her family, and people gathered around to see my "Texan" son shoot targets and tear it up.

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Ok then , a subservient mentality where folks wait for "authorities" to take care of an issue

Fair enough. I suspect Tokyo or Yokohama would have been similar. It's just not something they expect to experience. Some people know how to behave and I guess it creates a population that simply doesn't know how to react.

B-1 83 said:

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Fair enough. I suspect Tokyo or Yokohama would have been similar. It's just not something they expect to experience. Some people know how to behave and I guess it creates a population that simply doesn't know how to react.

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Agreed, in Taiwan and Japan (and maybe SKorea) something like this would be unexpected.
I have visited true 3rd world countries, where people just watch violence take place, because the bad guys are the only ones with weapons.

My wife has gotten to the point she won't go any place we expect to be crowded. A&M games, excepted.

Is Singapore the answer?

On that note, the University desperately needs to figure out how to avoid dense crowds forming outside the security checkpoints before it's too late.

Over_ed said:

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My wife has gotten to the point she won't go any place we expect to be crowded. A&M games, excepted.

Is Singapore the answer?

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Depends.

Did you like wearing masks during Covid? Do you want your neighbors telling the government on you, if you don't? Do you like the idea of wearing an ankle bracelet so that the government can make sure you are social distancing properly? If you don't have a problem with that, then Singapore will be fine.

Going in you have to realize that it is NOT a free country, and you are not a free citizen. If you are ok with that, then it can be a fantastic place to live.