Terrorist attack in Reading

Narj · 21 Jun 2020 at 10:46

Nasher said:
So apparently a Lybian stabbed a bunch of white guys (OFC the BBC doesn't tell you that).

If that were correct then maybe he was being racist by assuming black people could have knives too. Therefore he "played it safe" with the whiteys!

More likely less risk of killing those he sees kinship with by going after a specific demographic tbh. These people aren't usually so careful though so I'd wait for confirmation on that.

sneakysnail · 21 Jun 2020 at 10:48

My flat was a 2 minute walk from there(moved out in april). I used to go and sit in that park a lot, If I had used the covid-19 excuse to stay in my flat I could very well have been there when it was happening.

Reading has its rough areas but generally isn't to bad. You certainly wouldn't expect any trouble in that park.

VincentHanna · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:00

Em3bbs said:
You obviously didn't read this forum in 2010.

I meant here in the UK.

I remember how racist this forum was, not that we should speak ill of the dead.

Em3bbs · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:29

VincentHanna said:
I meant here in the UK.

I remember how racist this forum was, not that we should speak ill of the dead.

Ahh OK, sorry yes you're right in that case. Social media on the whole has divided people I think.

Noxia · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:33

Hey you can remove the 'possible' from the thread title now.

omnomnom · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:37

Noxia said:
Hey you can remove the 'possible' from the thread title now.

Just did before I read your post lol.

darael · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:37

This country is so warped right now that I expect the likes of BLM to praise this terrorist and pay their legal fees in full.

200sols · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:39

So it was terrorism. Surprise.

StriderX · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:40

darael said:
This country is so skewered right now that I expect the likes of BLM to praise this terrorist and pay their legal fees in full.

Sure, it can't have anything to do with comparing protests to terrorism, that's not divisive at all.

Freakbro · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:41

darael said:
This country is so warped right now that I expect the likes of BLM to praise this terrorist and pay their legal fees in full.

Well, I would posit that the country could be so warped because people have thoughts like that!

ebilcake · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:42

200sols said:
So it was terrorism. Surprise.

It was terror, then just murder, now it's terror again..

Lets hope they got it right this time.

G-MAN2004 · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:44

Nasher said:
So apparently a Lybian stabbed a bunch of white guys (OFC the BBC doesn't tell you that).

If the races were reversed, the headlines in the media would be "Racist white man goes on stabbing spree targeting black people" and the riots would immediately kick off again.

PikeyPriest · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:46

darael said:
This country is so warped right now that I expect the likes of BLM to praise this terrorist and pay their legal fees in full.

I think your view that BLM would praise this is by far the most warped idea. Rather than being related to ideology and warped lonely individuals you want to lay this at the feet of BLM? The behaviour of the Football Lads last weekend is as likely to blame, in that neither will be the cause.

Narj · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:50

Good job BLM hadn't got the police defunded just yet though isn't it!

Wizzfizz · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:52

VincentHanna said:
I meant here in the UK.

I remember how racist this forum was, not that we should speak ill of the dead.

So why mention the dead?

StriderX · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:52

Edit - Nvm misunderstanding.

Freakbro · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:52

Narj said:
Good job BLM hadn't got the police defunded yet though isn't it!

We don't need to do that here, since we actually have the other social support sectors in place and unlike the US don't rely on a militarised police force to cope with most facets of social problems

BongoHunter · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:53

Narj said:
Good job BLM hadn't got the police defunded just yet though isn't it!

Is that something that's really being pushed for here by a lot of people???? I thought that only really had traction in the US? (Trump increased funding for police last week anyway!)

darael · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:54

StriderX said:
Sure, it can't have anything to do with comparing protests to terrorism, that's not divisive at all.

Are you trying to say that these protests went smoothly and without violence? Sure not to the extent of terrorism, but some of the protests certainly weren't peaceful either.

Freakbro said:
Well, I would posit that the country could be so warped because people have thoughts like that!

PikeyPriest said:
I think your view that BLM would praise this is by far the most warped idea. Rather than being related to ideology and warped lonely individuals you want to lay this at the feet of BLM? The behaviour of the Football Lads last weekend is as likely to blame, in that neither will be the cause.

I do agree with you both. I can see why BLM exists, but I can't help feel that they are going about things the wrong way. Then again I suppose it could be argued that nothing else has worked up to now.

Apologies if any offence was caused.

StriderX · 21 Jun 2020 at 11:58

darael said:
Are you trying to say that these protests went smoothly and without violence? Sure not to the extent of terrorism, but some of the protests certainly weren't peaceful either.

I do agree with you both. I can see why BLM exists, but I can't help feel that they are going about things the wrong way. Then again I suppose it could be argued that nothing else has worked up to now.

Apologies if any offence was caused.

I don't think any significant protest can really go off smoothly, but if we're really going to go with the 'A few rotten apples' argument then it is true for everything then isn't it?

Either way, whatever, I don't really care about the protests enough to expend energies defending them.