Acid attack in Clapham

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Has anyone else seen this horrible news story? Apparently 9 people have been injured, looks like the original targets were a woman and two children.

What is WRONG with people?!

Absolutely awful. Such a horrible thing for someone to do.

What the F is wrong with MEN? I am beginning to agree with the psychologist (a man) who believes all men are mentally ill (not an excuse) because of the effects of patriarchy and their detachment from producing life itself. There is something very very sick about men's cultural entitlement to privilege combined with testosterone = potential or actual violence. What happens to their humanity or any moral compass?

I'm not keen on the term, a domestic I feel sometimes it's used in a way that explains away serious incidents. In terms of violence using acid is 0.to a 100 this guy will have subjected this woman and children to horrific abuse behind closed doors because you suddenly arrive at the point of an acid attack instantly.

Don't arrive.

It’s heartbreaking to think about what kind of violence the woman and children involved had already been put through. With the public nature of this I’m assuming it’s an escalation. I’m wondering why they haven’t released his picture and name so the public can assist.

Pity the attacker when captured can't be locked in a cage and
we throw acid at them.
What sort of person carries any substance to scar someone.
And then slams a child onto the ground not once but twice.

Very scary how “people” think this is ok to do, I don’t think it’s always men doing them though, I think I remember a case in Europe where a woman threw acid on an ex-bf and I believe he went through with euthanasia because of the injuries he sustained 😕

😡😡😡😡😡😡

those poor people!!!

Quite. Something to do with those meth bags, possibly.

I do think anyone committing these crimes should be put in prison for life, they seem to be happening far too often.

Five police officers and three women were also taken to hospital with minor injuries - the women were passersby who stepped in to try to help. How unbelievably brave.

A local MP described it as an incident in a "feud" - I'm sorry, but no. The children who were attacked where not involved in a "feud" and I highly doubt their mother was, either. I appreciate we don't have the full details yet, but what a crappy word to use.

I agree, but I expect someone will be along (if they haven't already) to tell you about a woman somewhere who did somthing once.

Entitled is missed out too. It's usually entitled, arrogant men.
(Sure NAMALT 🙄)

Oh yes, they've already been along.

Has this happened?

If not hopefully asap

The injured are women and children passer by who tried to help and police

Admittedly it does seem to often be men, but I don’t think it helps to label this simply as a man issue, this case was horrible:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-44159192.amp

I believe there was another case where a jealous friend did this to another woman as well. Clearly there is something where certain “people” think this is ok to do and such actions carry very little consequence and it must stop!

I think because they were arguing before the attack apparently.

BINGO!

Good post.

And I am so fed up of seeing quotes from police saying such things are isolated incidents, when there are very clear patterns which no one will acknowledge.

@EasternStandard not arrested yet

And I imagine (total speculation etc etc) that it was a partner or ex partner who was jealous because "his" woman had either moved on or was about to, so he thought he would ruin her looks and spoil it for her. Children? Meh. Unfortunately they were with her at the time. Never mind.

Almost certainly this will be a partner or ex-partner of the woman. I imagine there will be a long history of DV and coercive control. Lots of missed opportunities for intervention because of the police not understanding coercive control. Lots of hand wringing about 'lessons to be learned' (spoiler alert: they will not be learned). Until it happens to another woman three/four days later.