Shots fired outside parliament - Please refrain from speculative and antagonistic posts

Freefaller · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:39

Greebo said:
I see US social media has gone into meltdown now

"ALL MUSLIMS MUST BE DEPARTED NOW!"
" Islam is a religion of death, ignorance and darkness - not peace. Christianity is THE Way of life, light and love. (The crusaders did not represent the Lord Jesus)"

Repeat in various permutations. Cant wait for Trump to get on Twitter.

As a Christian i find that tweet ignorant and antagonistic. It's so hypocritical. It is also not representative as there are dozens of religions and beliefs out there. So you're outcasting whole groups of people including atheists who are just as legitimate as non aethiests. I find this sort of evangelistic behaviour from ANY religious groups so undermining.

Azza · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:43

That's enough internet for today - https://twitter.com/GeeJayW/status/844581987704881155

jonneymendoza · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:44

People here read Trumps tweets?

dont care what he says about this

datalol-jack · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:46

Greebo said:
I see US social media has gone into meltdown now

"ALL MUSLIMS MUST BE DEPARTED NOW!"
" Islam is a religion of death, ignorance and darkness - not peace. Christianity is THE Way of life, light and love. (The crusaders did not represent the Lord Jesus)"

Repeat in various permutations. Cant wait for Trump to get on Twitter.

Might have to wait as he's sleeping out another hangover from the recent booze up at Mar a Lago with Rex.

Let the police do their work. Then we can have the facts.

Phonesis · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:47

There's a chance this was just some lone nut with a car and a knife I guess.

dl8860 · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:47

Phonesis said:
There's a chance this was just some lone nut with a car and a knife I guess.

Seems pretty clear at this point that this is exactly the case

LiE · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:49

dl8860 said:
Seems pretty clear at this point that this is exactly the case

I wouldn't say its clear.

TS7 · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:49

The motives of such people are terribly confusing. On the basis this is a terrorist attack, surely the biggest beef terrorists have are with those who run the country. So this terrorist chap makes it all the way to the Houses of Parliament and instead decided to run over a bunch of innocent everyday people.

I'm not saying MPs should have been run over and that they're not innocent. But if anyone was to be a target surely it would be them over a normal person just doing there everyday tasks. Why did he come all the way to Parliament and then decide to run public over.

It's also odd that it appears news outlets are saying that he tried to then drive through the gate. That gate has a huge concrete base and iron bars.

RoboCod · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:50

Had to turn the news off. The churning of sheer speculation resulting in non news is frustrating.

This thread isn't much different though

dl8860 · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:51

LiE said:
I wouldn't say its clear.

Well I did use the word 'pretty'. Can you point to any evidence at all that suggests that more than one person is involved?

LiE · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:52

So someone jumped off the bridge into the water - I can only assume a car was trying to run down everyone walking there and she fancied her chances in the water better.

Hades · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:52

Unconfirmed reports the policeman has died (witness on LBC).

diamount · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:52

Almost impossible to prevent such attacks, just takes one individual 'think I'll go murder some people today' to enact it.

TwsT · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:53

Azza said:
That's enough internet for today - https://twitter.com/GeeJayW/status/844581987704881155

quite

This really annoys me too people seizing on tragedy to further their agendas it is abhorrent.

Yes mate people just died outside the building, it's all a reichstag fire moment to avoid discussing the scottish referendum.

Phonesis · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:53

dl8860 said:
Seems pretty clear at this point that this is exactly the case

Seems so atm. Sounds like he drove up the bridge, crashed by the gate, ran in with a knife and got shot.

I don't mean to belittle the event, it's horrific. But this doesn't appear to be a 7/7 level event - media is in complete panic mode.

Arthur Hucksake · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:53

LiE said:
So someone jumped off the bridge into the water - I can only assume a car was trying to run down everyone walking there and she fancied her chances in the water better.

If she survived, then fair play. I hope she did.

nemtizz · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:54

Arthur Hucksake said:
If she survived, then fair play. I hope she did.

She did.

datalol-jack · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:54

Useful retweet from BE:

LiE · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:54

Phonesis said:
Seems so atm. Sounds like he drove up the bridge, crashed by the gate, ran in with a knife and got shot.

Drove up the bridge into people, or drove into people to get to the gate?

diamount · 22 Mar 2017 at 16:55

LiE said:
Drove up the bridge into people, or drove into people to get to the gate?

Both.