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I didn't want to post an image of it because it's (a) ridiculous and (b) disrespectful to the deceased in its sensationalism.
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I know it's not really a newspaper, but the headline on the Daily Star front page today is shocking.
I didn't want to post an image of it because it's (a) ridiculous and (b) disrespectful to the deceased in its sensationalism.
Agreed. Let's not give the Daily Star any more publicity.
Multiple witnesses report the attacker as shouting "Britain first".
There doesn't seem to be anything to reports that she intervened, rather there are reports of people trying to pull him off her and a 77-pensioner being stabbed when he tried to help her.
Lol - bit disrespectful of your fellow forum members.
I don't really want to comment on the implications for mental health treatment in this country, on the implications of facism or terrorism or anything else.
The only thing I really want to comment on is the fact that it sounds like the local community has had someone who cared, and made a real difference, for them taken away, and that a family has had its heart cut out, and that is a tragedy.
It doesn't take a giant leap to go from Britain First rhetoric to incenting violence, and it bares discussion if there is a link, mentally ill or not.
I didn't want to post an image of it because it's (a) ridiculous and (b) disrespectful to the deceased in its sensationalism.
It doesn't take a giant leap to go from Britain First rhetoric to incenting violence, and it bares discussion if there is a link, mentally ill or not.
The Tories have said they won't run a candidate in the by-election out of respect. Nice gesture but I can see both sides on that one.
And we're off
[ ] It's all the immigrants fault
[ ] He's been suffering from anxiety and depression
[x] Mental illness is responsible for this
[ ] Lone nutter
[ ] False flag
[ ] Isolated case
[ ] Muslims do bad things too!
When Lee Rigby was killed, were his killers immediately labelled as mentally ill? No. I don't then see why it would be the case here. This guy could have been radicalised by Britain First propaganda and carried out his attack knowing full well what he was doing - Anders Breivik style. Radicalisation isn't something exclusive to Muslims; it can affect any group with a grudge about government policy, perceived injustice or marginalisation.
[FnG]magnolia;29638524 said:It's very sad but not altogether surprising that the mods have had to remove so many posts from posters who want to conflate the tragic death of an innocent woman with their political views.
I know you're not ashamed but you should be.
RIP.
I felt like you could at least have paraphrased it but appreciate your stance here actually, so apologies.