Woolwich Incident

[MyUserName]

Overthrow of the international ruling class. I'm not holding my breath.

Does that help with the excessive coughing?

[sasguru]

Was this guy SAS ?

No. I'm fine, thanks for asking.

[bobspud]

We live in a 24 hour news society now.

Are we saying that journalists can't be taught to shut up and show some decorum on their own initiative when something as nasty as this happens?

[sasguru]

Are we saying that journalists can't be taught to shut up and show some decorum on their own initiative when something as nasty as this happens?

Journalists? They're as bad as politicians, just not as smart.

[SimonMac]

Journalists? They're as bad as politicians, just not as smart.

Seems theses days the both are the same, they both appeal to the lowest common denominator.

[Mich the Tester]

Are we saying that journalists can't be taught to shut up and show some decorum on their own initiative when something as nasty as this happens?

Yes. Decorum is out, keeping your mouth shut and waiting for the right time and context to say something is out. Nowadays the procedure is to shout your opinion to the world before you've even engaged your brain to think about it.

[gingerjedi]

I suspect there will be a long drawn out case to decide if the suspects were shot legally.

[Old Hack]

In all fairness, from what I understand, ITV have a lot more footage they could have shown, but even their reporters became distressed watching it, and there are a lot more brutal images that could have been shown.

When I saw the mans bloodied hands, it just didn't look real, it was as though he'd dipped his hands in a paint pot, with every square mm covered in blood. I cannot, just cannot understand what can compel a human being to do that.

[Old Hack]

I suspect there will be a long drawn out case to decide if the suspects were shot legally.

I am so very glad they lived though, as this means they failed, if there is anything good to come out of this, for it's obvious they sought martyrdom and instead they'll have Belmarsh where they'll get buggered senseless for a long time to come.

[Mich the Tester]

I cannot, just cannot understand what can compel a human being to do that.

Loonydom, religious loonydom and a young man's desperation to be a 'hero'.