Re:Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks
by bdowling on Sunday April 23, 2023 @02:39AM
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Why would the mafia use a garbage truck to murder someone?
Re:Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks
by dotancohen on Sunday April 23, 2023 @03:38AM
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He was not targeting by the Mafia. Rather, he was riding a bicycle and a garbage truck served into his lane, running him over, then sped off.
I have been told that these NY garbage trucks _often_ intimidate cyclists. They are known for reckless driving and accidents. In any case, there are two reasons that the police are treating this as murder. One of the reasons is that the driver left the scene. I forget the second reason.
Apparently this is not uncommon, almost routine. The driver ran off, and the next day another person - not the real driver - turned himself in to the police. Apparently the Mafia has sone exchange program with the garbage companies, they do each other favors. Somebody will now sit in prison for decades, for a murder the detective knows he did not commit, apparently to repay some debt. And my brother-in-law's murderer is still driving garbage trucks on roads with cyclists.