Sympathy should be our only response to the Nice terror attack | Simon Jenkins

We should not pretend that any state can stop one madman in a truck. Most official responses are likely only to make things worse

Eighty-four people died late on Thursday night as a lorry drove for more than a mile through the Bastille Day crowds in the southern French city of Nice. The driver eventually died in a hail of police bullets. The incident, on a day when the French celebrate equality, liberty and fraternity, could hardly be more horrific.

The victims are beyond help, but the French p...