There was some footage on the bbc earlier of people stuck in the pods of the London Eye. 
One woman was doing the pee pee dance.

There's not much you can do against a wanker in a car i guess.

I suppose this kinda thing is only going to get worse. It's not religion, just mentals and the internet. Next it'll be UFO nuts or general conspiracy shit. Anyone can buy a knife or drive a car, or make a bomb for that matter. Everyone keeps saying there's not enough time in the modern world but there's actually too much. We're not hunting and gathering anymore now are we?

Indeed.

They do.

Which is why saying they're evil doesn't help matters. Hey ho.

The last few pages have been the most British reaction to a terrorist attack I have ever seen.

Childintime wrote:

The last few pages have been the most British reaction to a terrorist attack I have ever seen.

Facewon wrote:

Childintime wrote:

The last few pages have been the most British reaction to a terrorist attack I have ever seen.

Although I'll post it again in case anyone has dementia.

LarryDavid wrote:

Without wanting to sound harsh, five dead is nothing really. And this wasn't some monstrous terrorist atrocity planned by a well funded and deadly enemy, just a twat with a car and a knife. The hysterical media reaction and the endless mawkishness is getting tiresome. Maybe it's just me but I sense the media (rolling news mostly) almost enjoy it when a good old terror attack kicks off and they can rush into action... Terrible for the families of course, but come on - 'attack on democracy'? Terrorism's been all downhill since 9/11.

I must admit that I found this narrative quite disturbing. It has the odor of nationalism about it. The Australian PM was expressing public condemnation of the attack today, and like Thatcher May referred to it as an attack on ideals such as freedom, democracy and free speech (which I think @Skerret will agree is a shady way to hitch a domestic free speech/bigotry debate onto an uncontestable tragedy in another country).

Values aren't under attack in events like today. People are. Same as when a drone bombs a school in Syria or Iraq. Same as when a Mexican drug cartel takes out some civiliians who fight against corruption. Same as when a central US state allows an oil pipeline to contaminate indigenous nations' waterways. Western values are not under attack, nor are they exclusive or even adhered to in the West.

Also, in jumping to conclusions, I find it incredibly bigoted to say that a murder or mass attack is the work of "some nutter" or someone with "mental health issues". It demonises people with mental illness in the same way attributing an attack to a religious motivation. That language casually creates an association between the condition/belief/health to the violent act itself.

Vela wrote:

Also, in jumping to conclusions, I find it incredibly bigoted to say that a murder or mass attack is the work of "some nutter" or someone with "mental health issues". It demonises people with mental illness in the same way attributing an attack to a religious motivation. That language casually creates an association between the condition/belief/health to the violent act itself.

I see your point, but then I cannot see an act like this being committed by someone without mental health problems. How does a mentally healthy person deliberately drive a car into innocent people just going about their business?

Is this shopped, or faked, or weird-ass cosplay or something?

MAN DOWN! MAN DOWN!

What's the matter? Haven't you ever taken a shortcut before?

Hot Fuzz on the case.

Edit: Dammit Liv.