I don't want to get involved, just found it funny how the guy was just asking what people thought and highlighted it wasn't his own view, but still got jumped on.
London Bridge Incident | 29th November 2019
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
I don’t know too many guys called Sara...
Apologies, Sara.
I think this is the appropriate response.
feck of, people were killed.
It’s fine it’s happened to me on here so many times I’m used to it haha
I think people get irritated by conspiracy theories because they’re not helpful and have a poisoning effect on political discourse. The idea that he was working for the UK govt just makes no sense though, which is why I was curious to hear the mechanisms that could have enacted it.
I didn't reply to that post, but it's probably the phrasing. I got the impression that the poster herself is partial to that theory.
Yeah, I mean I don't think all conspiracy's should be thrown in the bin, because insane happenings have and will continue to happen throughout history. I think the moment when we stop asking questions, is also damaging. But as you say this one makes literally zero sense and it's indeed these types that give the ones that genuinely might have something to them, a bad name.
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Politicians scoring political points after another tragedy. Who’d have thunk it?
Surprised Trump hasn’t blamed Khan yet.
Boris Johnson personally warned about risks of freeing terrorists but said there was 'no money' to deradicalise them, ex-top prosecutor says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...k-usman-khan-stabbing-terrorist-a9227681.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...k-usman-khan-stabbing-terrorist-a9227681.html
So this guy got sentenced to 16 years?
And yet Corbyn will get the blame
Terrorism can be a weapon of the government if something is born as a result of it. What politicans were bringing this to the peoples attention? Because I would think just letting them go is about as dumb an idea as you can get. All these terrorists freed..to do what? Career politics should come to an end the moment they stop representing the people. So that's what I would want to see, because they're running nothing but their mouths. They don't represent the people of this country. Career politics allows bad people to do very bad things.
The absolute state of this. I felt like I was in the DM comment section. I’d report the post for stupidity if there was such a function but then you probably don’t know any better so meh.
a piece of rope doesn’t cost much, it should be used immediately on scumbags like this, hell rope is even reusabls so no cost at all really but no, they’d rather just release known terrorists back into the general public.
So we’ve got a convicted murderer of a disabled girl and a convicted terrorist fighting each other on London Bridge like some kind of Godzilla sketch. What a stupid country
Yeah because there's not worse happen's every week in America.
It's quite a mad situation all in all, what with the Narwhal tusk as well. Something very British about it, in the weirdest way possible.
Second ex-offender helped tackle London Bridge attacker
Marc Conway, who served time in jail, intervened with others including murderer James Ford
He was talking with prison education specialists when those at Fishmongers’ Hall began to flee as Usman Khan launched an attack in the Grade II-listed building on Friday.
Conway reportedly headed straight towards the attacker and joined others who grappled with the assailant. He was one of several ex-offenders who were attending a conference on rehabilitation organised by the University of Cambridge.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...c-conway-helped-tackle-london-bridge-attacker
Marc Conway, who served time in jail, intervened with others including murderer James Ford
He was talking with prison education specialists when those at Fishmongers’ Hall began to flee as Usman Khan launched an attack in the Grade II-listed building on Friday.
Conway reportedly headed straight towards the attacker and joined others who grappled with the assailant. He was one of several ex-offenders who were attending a conference on rehabilitation organised by the University of Cambridge.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...c-conway-helped-tackle-london-bridge-attacker
Aided by a third ex-con, Mothra, who served jailtime for an unspecified offence.Just heard the full description of the actions of members of the public in bringing this guy down by his manager on the BBC morning show. Amazing acts of selfless bravery that certainly stopped the attacker going on a larger killing spree. Hope the Polish guy, Lucas, who got stabbed five or six times bringing him down, makes a full recovery.
I don't think it is, but I do think it says a lot about how little trust people have in politicians that this sort of thing is doing the rounds.
It's criminal that they let this guy go free. Unfortunately the justice system doesn't learn. Someone who sent fake anthrax to 16 MP's has just been sentenced to a measly 4 years.
I think it says more about the idiots that inhabit Twitter to be honest.
The below is kind of incorrect.
IPP sentences were removed as judges were using them when they didn't want to have to make a decision. I haven't read the article but presumably the appeal was successful on this basis.
In the UK when you are sentenced to a custodial sentence, you serve half of that time in prison and half of it in the community. In this instance, he was sentenced to 8 years, so he served half of his sentence in prison and was then released. Presumably one of his licence conditions is a curfew, hence the HDC (home detention curfew tag). He would not doubt also have been subject to other licence
Yeah, that’s the one.. Brave people out there!
It was refreshing hearing that then all about the girl who got murdered and the statements from the father of the bloke. Then I came crashing back to earth as it cut to politicians trying to wring every drop of mileage out of the situation.
Was just reading an article about this terrorist guy and it appears there is a whole lot of info about him that was already available to the police. Not sure why this man wasn't in jail already to begin with. The article also makes it sounds as though all the terrorists he was meeting with are also still out there living free. Are they waiting for the crime to be committed for them to be arrested?
Feels like after every terrorist attack you read that authorities were monitoring the perpetrator. I guess the answer to your question is that even people with questionable ideologies have their rights and you can't lock people up (indefinitely?) for who they meet or listen to.
I feel like to some degree this criticism is pretty hypocritical, when goverments try to establish programs for domestic (internet) surveillance people go batshit crazy or they like to get moral when they talk about how the US treat (suspected) islamist terrorist, but when someone uses these freedoms they fight for against them it's "how could they let this happen??".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54588407
To be honest, one of the biggest things about this that I'm struggling to get my head around, is the fact that this happened November last year.
Seems like years ago.
To be honest, one of the biggest things about this that I'm struggling to get my head around, is the fact that this happened November last year.
Seems like years ago.
What happened to captain narwhal... was he on the honours list or anything?
Because they are monitoring everybody
shit I've said too much ...You’re probably conflating it with the one on the same bridge and in Borough Market from 2017.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_London_Bridge_attack
It's not that.
It's the fact that so much has happened since, it doesn't feel a year ago
2020 has lasted at least 5 years to be fair I get what you mean.
Yeah it feels way longer ago, but I actually remember the day when I think about it- It was my last check up at the clinic and I was checking on a friend who worked nearby at the time and ended up strapped in the office for hours.
feck, feels 2-3 years ago though.