Pirates of the Somalian kind. They brought their skillset with them.RiverF wrote:I read the attackers are Somalian? What is their background? What happened to them to make them capable of behaving this way? Have they been damaged by a vicious war?
Religious dogma preying on vulnerable, unstable minds .. rationalising horrendous acts in the name of their tyrannical god.
The psychology of it is fascinating, frightening ...
I feel for the attacked man's family, friends and community.
'mericans must think that with Ford pulling out? or is that because downunder is out of gas big time?rEvolutionist wrote:They're fucking poms, you dolt. They may be ethnically Somalian, but that guy had a thick pommie accent.
Bella just posted an really interesting article about a mother who stepped in to stop them cutting him up more and potentially then turning on others in the crowd. It's amazing what people will do in a crisis situation.
It may be a confused reference to reports I heard earlier today that Ford has announced a timetable to cease manufacturing cars in Oz within 2 or 3 years. Many will be unemployed...rEvolutionist wrote:What the hell are you talking about?
They probably have thousands of Muslim men on their radar though.klr wrote:According to BBC Newsnight, at least one of the the men woukld have been on the radar of the security services in the past.
There's been a violent civil war going on in Somalia for 30 years. There are lots of Somali refugees in the UK. We have a large Somali community in Cardiff. I became friendly with a few of them in a previous job, and they were (with few exceptions) the most militant Muslims I've met, more so than the Pakistani Muslims I've known.RiverF wrote:I read the attackers are Somalian? What is their background? What happened to them to make them capable of behaving this way? Have they been damaged by a vicious war?
Religious dogma preying on vulnerable, unstable minds .. rationalising horrendous acts in the name of their tyrannical god.
The psychology of it is fascinating, frightening ...
I feel for the attacked man's family, friends and community.
Someone earlier in the thread spoke of him as having a definite Brit accent, so he's probably been in Britain since childhood - not a recent immigrant with emotional scars from their violent environment...Pappa wrote:There's been a violent civil war going on in Somalia for 30 years. There are lots of Somali refugees in the UK. We have a large Somali community in Cardiff. I became friendly with a few of them in a previous job, and they were (with few exceptions) the most militant Muslims I've met, more so than the Pakistani Muslims I've known.RiverF wrote:I read the attackers are Somalian? What is their background? What happened to them to make them capable of behaving this way? Have they been damaged by a vicious war?
Religious dogma preying on vulnerable, unstable minds .. rationalising horrendous acts in the name of their tyrannical god.
The psychology of it is fascinating, frightening ...
I feel for the attacked man's family, friends and community.
Typically sensationalised post from you, with the moronic "sheeple" term you so adore...Collector1337 wrote:A meat clever is not a machete.
Why the fuck is the media so stupid?
Or do they just like to tell lies to sensationalize the news to make more money from the idiot sheeple who need the news to be sensationalized for them to pay attention or care?
If the shoe fits...JimC wrote:"sheeple" term you so adore...Collector1337 wrote:A meat clever is not a machete.
Why the fuck is the media so stupid?
Or do they just like to tell lies to sensationalize the news to make more money from the idiot sheeple who need the news to be sensationalized for them to pay attention or care?
A clever is actually shorter than the kitchen knife he also had.JimC wrote:Yes, they are different, but they are both large,
Machetes are made to be light, which makes them more practical and functional. A meat clever really isn't heavy either...JimC wrote:heavy knives with one sharp edge,
You mean always longer. And a totally different shape.JimC wrote: a machete typically being longer......
Machete would have been a better choice.JimC wrote:Close enough so that, in practice, they can be used to the same effect
Your lack of observation astounds me.Collector1337 wrote:
So, how are your knife laws working out for you in the UK?
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