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It was reported here quite a few hours ago that Islamic State gave a false name for the attacker. Apparently he is a French National, his name is Karim Cheurfi, was convicted of attacking a police officer in 2001, had been under investigation by anti terrorism officers for some time, and was arrested in February on suspicion of plotting to kill officers but was apparently released because of a lack of evidence.
He has a history of attacks on Police Officers. If the reports are accurate, he should never have been free to begin with.
One of the many dangers of living in a free society, is that if we wish to maintain our freedom and liberty, we sometimes have to risk personal harm rather than risking allowing the government to trample on that very freedom and liberty. When we require a high bar of burden on the state to ensure they can prove their charges against us, rather than allowing the government to put whomever they deem a threat into prison, we sometimes will pay the price for our freedom in blood and treasure. Either at home, as was done here, or overseas in foreign lands as is going on in the Middle East and other regions of the world where those that wish to eliminate our freedom and liberty all together, gather in force to train and prepare to attack us at home.
As for me, I prefer to err on the side of protecting our freedom and liberty, and make the conscious choice to risk harm by others in exchange. From what I know of you, I believe you would as well. It's not a great choice, but it preserves our freedom and liberty, and for that, it's the only choice.