Belgast last night - horrific attack - why is this not being reported on BBC/Sky etc?

[MelanzaneParmigiana]

Absolutely shocking details of the injuries inflicted - the BBC minimise it.
https://x.com/paultreyvaud/status/2064244770742956256?s=46

No.
We’re saying that culture and indoctrination can impact people where mental health isn’t an issue.

You're refusing to engage with the conversation, which is your prerogative, but don’t pretend you don’t follow the discourse.

There were no threads and no public outrage/debate about Jamal Ringrose.

Why?

Exactly, thanks. It’s not even that hard to follow.

I think you know that isn’t true. Who were the many who were quite happy for the killing of innocent people? It could equally be turned that ‘Brits’ were quite happy for the killing of innocent people in Northern Ireland. And that would be false also.

Totally agree with you

@Happyjoe Hmmm yeah but what about when we used to behead people, chop theives hands off, burn people at the stake etc! Stuff that was pretty much accepted as the norm back in those days! Are you going to say that everyone during that period of time weren’t of sound mind?
It has way much to do with how you’re brought up and what you have seen/ heard/ been radicalised about than just simply mental health issues. Many people have mental health issues but don’t go around beheading people! So yes I believe people can be ‘radicalised’ into thinking it’s the norm.

Have a look at the FCO travel advice for Somalia. If you have to be severely mentally ill to be radicalised and extremely violent, then unfortunately a significant portion of the Somali public must be severely mentally ill.

Those ‘loners’ have massacred hundreds of thousands of Christians in Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Nigeria over the last few years.

It's not hard to follow, it's inconvenient to follow.

Front page of BbC news

BBC also reporting some other appalling events, including a stabbing at a school, care home abuse in Halifax.

But not getting the same attention

Hmmm

So the BBC puts up a report of the incident on the front page, describes it as 'sickening', 'brutal' and 'horrific', and states the attacker is Somali.

This is a cover up yeah?

It depends on your algorithm. I just searched and found a lot of posts.

Unfortunately general stabbings due to gang violence (especially in London) and especially black on black crime have become normalised as they happen so often (not saying it’s right but we’ve become desensitised). I’d be angry at Sadiq Khan who has purposely deterred the police from doing anything (like stop and search) to address this and letting it flourish. I’d also blame previous govts for soft prison sentences.

The last time I saw a beheading and such a brazen one like I saw today, was Lee Rigby. It’s rare and shocking.

They've not minimised anything. If you want sensationalist, fear-mongering headlines, read a tabloid or social media. Most of us (hopefully) prefer to form our own responses based on facts without being manipulated by language.

I think we've had enough of immigration, let's face it.

Have you started one?

I support immigration where the identity, criminal background and skills of the applicants has been vetted.
I support asylum/ refugee status for women and children.

Violent men, from whom those women and children are fleeing, we can do without.

Every week there're at least two kidnappings by Islamists in Nigeria. Not once has Starmer ever condemned it but when there was a protest at a mosque in the US he stood up to attack the perpetrators. Labours' only power is Islam. That is their future. So even though he's a lawyer he will not speak out against evil or support good if it doesn't further his islamic agenda.

If you were in China, I’d wager 99.9% of the nasty bastards you would have encountered in your life would have been ethnically Chinese.

If you were in Afghanistanistan … .

There might be a reason for that.

More likely someone standing watching and filming instead of helping. The video should not have been shared, the sharer has not considered the victim, his family or friends who will be visually reminded of the attack. People sharing videos like this are as bad as the attacker in my eyes. There is no need for such a video to be made public, it should have been provided to the police only, then deleted in front of the police including the deleted folder

I suppose my issue is that it's only certain 'crimes like this' that seem to enrage people and have them talking about riots. Where was that same energy for this attempted beheading? Why weren't people angry then?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmpejxlm7do

You do realise NI is part of the uk the Protestant population & I am sure some catholic people did not support the IRA. That is a pretty crass comment after a town just gone through such a horrific attack.

I’ve had enough of being told our magic soil can easily change certain cultures and behaviours. Especially the attitudes towards women.

I’ve had enough of being fearful of men generally which is also supported by the govt who keep telling me I’m in danger, but then not being allowed to fear men from countries that are over represented in the crime stats. From countries that openly and gleefully subjugate, rape and control women.

So yes, I agree with you. I’ve had enough.

There're no jobs. We don't need more immigration. I immigrated here legally from Africa over 20yrs ago. We must speak truthfully without bias. It needs to stop now.

Absolutely correct & also for people who do not want to witness such horror, I for one don’t want to see it.

Labour are idiots for thinking they have any power in Islam. As soon as there is a likely majority the Muslim vote switches to Muslim independents or their entryist attempt at the Green Party.