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London Bridge and Borough terrorist incident
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Parklaner81
Steve Hodge
Hear hear.
Sounds really, really horrific. Praying for those affected and for an end to this sheer evil.
Hotshot-Tottenham
Edgar Davids
All 3 shot dead.
Completely understandable. But part of me would have liked them to face questioning and trial.
I know it wouldn't stop the attacks, but I really think there should be legislation passed to prevent rolling news coverage of them. Stop giving these ar5eholes the oxygen of publicity, there is no need for these incidents to completely dominate the news and the sensationalism of it all needs to end. That way at least, you minimise the 'terror' of their attack in wider society.
StephenH
David Ginola
It's a shame it would never happen.
But I'm sure something could done to stop/temper this type of ghoulish news pornography!
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
we're in the age of rolling news, but, why is it felt that news reporters need to be there, the police on the ground are not going to say anything more than the official line and eye witness statements are massively unreliable (and like crowd sourced media lack context), it makes the job of the police harder with all these extra people to worry about, they could give the same coverage from the studio
Could have been a lot worse in such a dense area.
Thank goodness we also have some of the strictest gun laws in the world, can't imagine the carnage had they been armed with Kalashnikovs etc.
Police did a magnificent job killing the attackers within 8 minutes.
Time to make the families pay for the crimes of the assassins like the Israelies do.
Thank goodness we also have some of the strictest gun laws in the world, can't imagine the carnage had they been armed with Kalashnikovs etc.
Police did a magnificent job killing the attackers within 8 minutes.
Time to make the families pay for the crimes of the assassins like the Israelies do.
milo
Jack L. Jones
I don't think that is fair and I don't think that it would work. There is no amount of money that can compensate for the loss of a loved one and the only people to blame for the actions are the perpetrators.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
My daughter-in-law was in Jamie's Italian at London Bridge when it happened, the staff and customers were kept in the restaurant till about 11 then evacuated away from the area. She said there wasn't any panic from what she saw, only people not familiar with the area worrying about getting home as traffic was being stopped. She got home to Sidcup by 12.30. Most people in the restaurant were checking on their phones to see what was happening and the emergency services were more concerned with moving people to safety than telling them what had happened, which is only right. We all sat up to about 3am as the incident had distressed us.
It's very difficult for the media to give all the information the public want in these situation, but it is important that they are present and can show what limited information they can get. That's what being free means, we are allowed to know about this type of thing.
It's very difficult for the media to give all the information the public want in these situation, but it is important that they are present and can show what limited information they can get. That's what being free means, we are allowed to know about this type of thing.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
That means going back to the middle ages, where these fanatics want us to be.
You are right of course but I'm out of ideas how to give these perpetrators a conscience before they embark on this madness.
A shock tactic is required
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
we can't, they don't care, they are disconnected
milo
Jack L. Jones
A shock tactic would just be another recruiting tool.
We need to do more to tackle the causes of radicalisation. Continue to build cohesion between different communities and challenge people who try to divide us.
In terms of media coverage, how these things are covered always brings to my mind this piece from Newswipe
Parklaner81
Steve Hodge
I agree of course with the general sentiment of your post but I have to ask, what of those who enable and/or support them?
monkeybarry
Jack Jull
I think that would make them a perpitrator
Parklaner81
Steve Hodge
In which case, I agree entirely with the statement.
I originally interpreted it to mean the 3 scumbags alone however, which would be something I would find much harder to support (dependent upon the specific circumstances of course).
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
London attack: Theresa May says enough is enough after seven die
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40148737
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40148737
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Gerard on the video above seems a bit of a legend, he cashed after them throwing whatever he could at the cowards
Also the cabbie who tried to run the attackers down too
Looks like the time for action is now and not worrying more about hurting people's feelings than making our country safe, about fudging time
Also the cabbie who tried to run the attackers down too
Looks like the time for action is now and not worrying more about hurting people's feelings than making our country safe, about fudging time
milo
Jack L. Jones
Accomplices are, of course, just as culpable