"Leytonstone Tube station stabbing a 'terrorist incident'" - BBC

[Liquiduk]

You're at least as safe from terrorism as you are from being hit by a car waking to the shops

relative statement

 

[Amp34]

I'm guessing every incident for the rest of time, will be labelled as "terrorist" from now on?

Oh if they look slightly brown...

The guy has been arrested for attempted murder. No mention of terrorism charges so far.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35023517

You can all holster your pitchforks again.

 

[philip2009]

...Mire's court appearance came after an engineer caught in the middle of the Leytonstone incident told how fellow Tube passengers filmed on their mobile phones as he attempted to tackle a man.

David Pethers was slashed in the neck in the incident at Leytonstone train station in east London on Saturday night.

Mr Pethers, 33, said: 'There were other adult men standing there, just filming it on their phones. There were so many opportunities where someone could have grabbed him.' ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...en-attacked-man-allegedly-declared-Syria.html

The great British public, any chance to record a murder live on their mobile phones so they can upload it and tweet about it.

 

[Buddy]

Family had tried sectioning him for mental health issues.
Had told local authorities and the police.
Not sure if shipping him abroad would have solved the problem though.

 

[hurfdurf]

The great British public, any chance to record a murder live on their mobile phones so they can upload it and tweet about it.

Disgraceful.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Family had tried sectioning him for mental health issues.
Had told local authorities and the police.
Not sure if shipping him abroad would have solved the problem though.

It would have stopped him attacking people at a Tube station.

 

[Cosimo]

The great British public, any chance to record a murder live on their mobile phones so they can upload it and tweet about it.

It's news, innit...

 

[hurfdurf]

Family had tried sectioning him for mental health issues.
Had told local authorities and the police.
Not sure if shipping him abroad would have solved the problem though.

Brave brother coming on TV to face the public, mental illness is a terrible thing.

 

[wnb]

The great British public, any chance to record a murder live on their mobile phones so they can upload it and tweet about it.

Distasteful but no different to the bbc or sjy news. ALso they probably were paid for the video.

 

[Tunney]

Brave brother coming on TV to face the public, mental illness is a terrible thing.

Incredibly brave. It's awful to see mental health services being cut.

 

[StriderX]

Too bad there are no services to help these people now, eh David Cameron

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Remind me why a nutty Somalian Sky Pixie fan is Cameron's fault again?

 

[[TW]Fox]

Incredibly brave. It's awful to see mental health services being cut.

http://www.cityam.com/229537/autumn...mises-to-spend-an-extra-600m-on-mental-health

 

[Nix]

http://www.cityam.com/229537/autumn...mises-to-spend-an-extra-600m-on-mental-health

£600m is pittance for the scale of the problem. It's nothing but a token gesture.

 

[scorza]

The great British public, any chance to record a murder live on their mobile phones so they can upload it and tweet about it.

One of those who filmed the incident is said to be a "low rent" rapper who is now using the footage to promote his new single.

 

[cheesyboy]

http://www.cityam.com/229537/autumn...mises-to-spend-an-extra-600m-on-mental-health

£600m increase. Interesting figure that...

Article here says that budgets for mental health provision from 2010/11 to 2014/15 dropped by..... £600m.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31970871

Nice sleight of hand, Osborne.

£600m is pittance for the scale of the problem. It's nothing but a token gesture.

It's actually a fairly significant amount, relative to the overall mental health budget. The trouble is that the overall mental health budget is woefully low in the first place. (plus the above point about it just replacing what was previously taken away)

 

[chief barker]

mental illness is a terrible thing.

Yes I agree, religion is a terrible mental illness.

Edit;

So they're going to try and get him off on mental illness grounds?

 

[[TW]Fox]

£600m increase. Interesting figure that...

Article here says that budgets for mental health provision from 2010/11 to 2014/15 dropped by..... £600m.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31970871

Nice sleight of hand, Osborne.

Sleight of hand or realisation that it was a mistake and appropriate action to rectify it?

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Well we have to pay for all these extra bombing runs in Syria somehow?! They will be what stops this problem occurring in future.

 

[Judgeneo]

Devalues the word terrorism a bit doesn't it? Just another nutjob stabbing in London.