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[News] London Bridge Incident
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If that’s your new name, yes.
Pretty pink fairy
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Washie
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Let's not forget the Christians went on their crusades, killing far more than these terrorist groups have, and Hitler was raised as a catholic. So remember, it's not the religion, but the people who are so ****ed in the head that even without religion they would be doing this for other reasons.
portlock seagull
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It’s a tricky one because, bit like fellow Albion fans do something daft, or when our politicians take us to War I don’t agree with, I don’t feel compelled to apologise on their behalf really. I have zero influence on them. I don’t even know them. Fanatical Muslims kill innocent Muslims all the time. Truth is, these sick individuals are just that. I don’t know how we stop them. Seems we must learn to live with
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RossyG
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But the crusades were justified overall to counter Islamic expansionism. There may have been excesses along the way, but overall they were a worthy cause. It wasn’t just knights hacking their way across the Middle East for the sheer hell of it.
Mackenzie
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Well done the public who had a go and the police officer who shot the *******.
............ and they were 7 or 8 hundred years ago!
Absolutely. Me too........including several in KSA who are continually depressed by such acts in the name of ‘Islam’.
clapham_gull
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And reports suggest he was actually a guest at the event on prisoner rehabilitation on the north side of the bridge.
Si Gull
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Released from prison for (sic) terrorism related offences according to the Guardian ��
portlock seagull
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I don’t think she’s read the prevailing mood well has she?!!
clapham_gull
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Not really, you will always find an idiot on twitter as you will on here. I read something earlier on there regarding the man who took the knife and why he wasn't arrested.
JC Footy Genius
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Not an easy job I am sure but many sleepless nights ahead for those responsible for monitoring him after his release.
clapham_gull
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According to reports some of the people who wrestled him to the ground were ex-prisoners themselves who also attended the event.
I'm a tree hugging, progressive, snowflake kind of guy these days but even I can see that the police had little option in that situation. He was wearing what appeared to be an explosive vest. They had to assume he was prepared to use it for the protection of themselves and the public.
Contrast the police response today to that when Lee Rigby was killed. In that instance, the killers had no apparent explosives and were carrying knives. The police duly aimed low and incapacitated the attackers.
The armed police are brought in to face almost unimaginable situations and are required to act in moments, knowing full well that they will be asked to justify their actions. That is true public service.
What an idiotic, naïve view.
The man was wearing what appeared to be an explosive vest. If you’re the officers on the scene you have no idea or time to work out if it’s real or not. The man has also already killed, they are absolutely correct to take him down. What if the guys explosives went off and killed 100s of people? People would blame them for not stopping it.