Explosion at Manchester Arena

[PhilDawson8270]

Almost half the adult population is know to the police as a previous suspect or offender.

It wasn't intended as a criticism. They're not going to stop every single person, every single plan, every time, that's totally unrealistic.

It was more an out loud musing.

 

[Drago]

Cool dude, wasn't calling you out, was drawing attention to the enormity of the problem with monitoring suspects.

 

[Beebo]

I often wonder how horrible our country will be in,in say 20,even 10 years time. Our children have my sympathies.

It was pointed out on the radio that terrorism is an age old weapon. And always will be.
Whether it is guy fawkes, Trojan horse, IRA, or ISIS. Not forgetting the stupid number of school shootings in USA and white supremacist killings in Europe.

The world is a dangerous place and innocent lives are taken in the name of some cause or other.

 

[Tin Pot]

It was pointed out on the radio that terrorism is an age old weapon. And always will be.
Whether it is guy fawkes, Trojan horse, IRA, or ISIS. Not forgetting the stupid number of school shootings in USA and white supremacist killings in Europe.

The world is a dangerous place and innocent lives are taken in the name of some cause or other.

Mad bombers from 1894:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...tory-the-worlds-first-terrorists-1801195.html

The police profile of a typical bomber warns: "He walks to his death with courage and no regrets." There is panic, and governments launch programmes of torture and deportation targeted at immigrant communities. Yet still the radicals wash defiantly across the world, killing as they go. They say they have "only one aim, one science: destruction".

 

[PhilDawson8270]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40012208

A good article about why bomb attacks are rare, and quite an insight into the possibilities and options that they need to explore.

 

[TVC]

No hand wringing, no opinions and no political stance from me today, just sadness and love for those lost and injured.

 

[Cycleops]

It was pointed out on the radio that terrorism is an age old weapon. And always will be.
Whether it is guy fawkes, Trojan horse, IRA, or ISIS. Not forgetting the stupid number of school shootings in USA and white supremacist killings in Europe.

The world is a dangerous place and innocent lives are taken in the name of some cause or other.

So what do we do ? Take it on the chin, sing songs of unity? Burn candles? Just think 'Glad it wasn't me this time'? Who is perpetrating these attacks and how can we stop them.
A sickening attack by a bunch of cowards.

 

[Drago]

Even Trump got it right today. He refused to call the terrorists monsters, because they might get a vicarious thrill from such a name, so he insisted on referring to them as losers. Fair play.

 

[gavgav]

I felt physically sick when hearing this news on the radio when I woke up this morning.

There are simply no words that can quantify the evil of what has happened.

I've walked out of that same venue having enjoyed numerous concerts over the past few years and those evil maniacs will not stop me from doing the same going forwards either.

Thoughts are with all of the victims, their friends and families and the emergency services and people of Manchester who carried out such bravery in the face of evil last night.

 

[bigjim]

Hell of a day here.
My daughter has five of her staff hospitalised.
My wife has four of her school pupils hospitalised.
My lad had to attend to and sort out a blood covered young girl at the venue last night.
Terrible.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

My best mate's daughter (18) was very close to the blast. Her and three friends the same age were on their eagerly awaited 'big night out' - gig followed by meal and then night in the Travel Lodge near by. May not sound like much but it was a big deal to them - they organised it themselves and felt really grown up.

One of the four has a number of cuts, abrasions and bruising and all four are in shock.

My mate's daughter has just sat in silence on the sofa all day. She spoke briefly last night of 'bits of people in the air'.

The college she attends has offered their counselling service as and when it is required.

There's some utter scum abroad on this planet.

 

[Drago]

Christ @bigjim hope everyone involved makes a speedy recovery.

 

[bigjim]

Christ @bigjim hope everyone involved makes a speedy recovery.

Thanks. My lad was stood down at 5am this morning. He tells me nothing. I just get bits from the conversations he has with his sisters. He thinks his mum worries enough about his job. I just know he pulled this little one out, looked after her and found her parents. God knows what else he saw.
I think Manchester has had enough for now.

 

[Cuchilo]

My sympathies because this will become a regular thing in years to come,when our children are adults. Do you think that these sort of attacks will just one day stop?

Its been a regular thing all of my life mate . Some nutbag group has always been bombing London or killing mass amounts of people for some farked up reason . When i was growing up it was the IRA

 

[Buck]

Hell of a day here.
My daughter has five of her staff hospitalised.
My wife has four of her school pupils hospitalised.
My lad had to attend to and sort out a blood covered young girl at the venue last night.
Terrible.

That's hard Jim. Hope all are OK. Even those without physical wounds can still suffer but with support we can all get through it, together.

My best mate's daughter (18) was very close to the blast. Her and three friends the same age were on their eagerly awaited 'big night out' - gig followed by meal and then night in the Travel Lodge near by. May not sound like much but it was a big deal to them - they organised it themselves and felt really grown up.

One of the four has a number of cuts, abrasions and bruising and all four are in shock.

My mate's daughter has just sat in silence on the sofa all day. She spoke briefly last night of 'bits of people in the air'.

The college she attends has offered their counselling service as and when it is required.

There's some utter scum abroad on this planet.

I'd encourage her to take the counselling and even talk about it as friends, not today or tomorrow maybe but soon, in their own time.
The impact on people mentally as well as physically is enormous and they'll need help to be able to rationalise and deal with this.