49 dead in terrorist attack in New Zealand

[Old Greg]

The two can go together though. If you don't give people an outlet to complain about things in one way, you increase the risk they'll complain about it in another.

Islamist terrorist apologists say something similar about western interference in the Middle East.

[ContractorBanking]

Is it officially a terrorist attack?

[BlasterBates]

Actually, the EU is currently working on legislation to criminalise the criticism of migration. Something which I find quite puzzling as it will only feed into the imagination of people like this.

You mean the UN.

The document is an "intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, that covers all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner”.

Austria, Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland have already stated they will not sign the agreement.

UN migration: Criticising migration could become CRIMINAL offence under new plan | World | News | Express.co.uk

[meridian]

Is it officially a terrorist attack?

According to the NZ Prime Minister this morning, it is being called a terrorist attack and is being treated as such.

[Old Greg]

According to the NZ Prime Minister this morning, it is being called a terrorist attack and is being treated as such.

Not a set of lone wolves?

[DaveB]

Is it officially a terrorist attack?

NZ are treating it as one.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incident as a terrorist attack and one of New Zealand's "darkest days". It is the nation's deadliest attack.
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"It is clear that this can now only be described as a terrorist attack," Prime Minister Ardern said in a press conference.

So are the Australians

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the man as an "extremist, right-wing terrorist".

As are pretty much everyone else. Even the Daily Mail.

An Australian right-wing terrorist live-streamed himself massacring dozens of worshipers at a mosque

Although judging from the comments section a good proportion of their readership would disagree.

[woohoo]

Although judging from the comments section a good proportion of their readership would disagree.

what do you mean?

[DaveB]

what do you mean?

Consistent down voting of comments expressing sympathy or concern for those involved. Not just one or two, but hundreds.

[TwoWolves]

Consistent down voting of comments expressing sympathy or concern for those involved. Not just one or two, but hundreds.

Considering that this can be done without an account or logging on I would recommend you take the validity of those with a truck-load of salt. If at all.

[woohoo]

Consistent down voting of comments expressing sympathy or concern for those involved. Not just one or two, but hundreds.

The DM has a large circulation, I wouldn't say a good proportion disagree with normal decent standards. I would say that you should take the 30 or 40 downvotes with a pinch of salt, you can do it not logged in and you can easily trick it to vote multiple times.

Doesn't help anyone by casting aspersions on a good proportion (your words) of the DM readership.