To be so very pissed off with this sort of crap

[sharonthewaspandthewineywall]

Just seen on a friends Facebook that there is an imminent terror attack planned on Birmingham. Someone has kindly shared this information from a partner who is apparently in the RAF and armed forces have apparently been told to just inform family about this.
I have tried to report this post but it doesnt seem to fall into any reportable category and im just PISSED OFF!!
Has anyone else seen it?

Yes it's scaremongering, and probably total rubbish that this supposedly comes from "someone in the RAF".

But it's not generally a totally ridiculous flight of fancy to suppose that there are terrorist attacks possibly being plotted in major cities. And that some people in certain roles might have more intelligence about them.

Lot of fricking bollocks.

What will have happened is that 'someone' will have mentioned that their boyfriends sisters best mates hairdressers boyfriends cousin in in the RAF and mentioned in passing that they've been told to be vigilant (as they always should be, and as all service personnel, train station staff, shopping security people etc have been told) and its just got bigger and bigger. . .

But it's not generally a totally ridiculous flight of fancy to suppose that there are terrorist attacks possibly being plotted in major cities. And that some people in certain roles might have more intelligence about them.

Very possible, but do you really think they're going to share that info.

Do you really think we actually know about all the foiled attempts? Do we need to know?

It's bollocks.

It's also doing terrorist's jobs for them.

The more we change our lives, the more we sit inside being scared, the more they win.

Fuck em.

I might make a special trip to Birmingham this weekend.

Idiots why the scaremongering? So glad I ditched facebrag

It's not just 'possible' that people are planning attacks - the terrorist threat level here is 'severe' and has been for years. That means they know attacks are being planned.

The next level (the last level) is 'critical' meaning imminent attack expected

But it's not generally a totally ridiculous flight of fancy to suppose that there are terrorist attacks possibly being plotted in major cities. And that some people in certain roles might have more intelligence about them

I agree with you, but I hope to goodness the people who do know are not blabbing about it to friends especailly not 'friends' known to be fb muppets!

I doubt many people involved in terrorism are going to warn people to stay away from certain areas otherwise what would be the point in their attack?

Unless you are a conspiracy theorist, the fact is that when governments have concrete information they take steps. Like the foodball game in Hanover and the Brussels Metro. The authorities may or may not have been completely convinced that something would happen, but they still took action. They didn't just tell the air force to warn their families but not tell anyone else

Do you really think we actually know about all the foiled attempts? Do we need to know?

I know we don't generally know about all the foiled attempts. Do we need to know? It's a tricky one isn't it - on one hand making foiled attempts more public would give some reassurance that the intelligence services are doing a good job. On the other hand, it might increase public fear. So far the policy seems to have not going public with it. But maybe that will change what with the very recent events, and the difference between IS and previous terrorist groups.

I'm not saying I trust the government implicitly, I hasten to add. Far from it. But they don't give warnings by saying pssst, tell your family but don't tell anyone else. You have to pinky swear!

But we all know an attack in major cities is very likely and is a matter of when rather than if. BUT we still have to make that choice whether to go or not go to certain places. Just as if we knew we were expecting a hurricane or severe weather its weighing up the probability versus risk. The bollocks is armed forces being able to inform family members and hamper potentially security operations on the basis of intelligence they have received. It really does beggar belief. But hey at least the terrorists know we are on to them now!!

Yy sharon

I doubt many people involved in terrorism are going to warn people to stay away from certain areas otherwise what would be the point in their attack?

That's how the IRA usually worked - a warning phoned through to police that a bomb had been planted. It caused fear, panic, chaos and sometimes death if an area wasn't evacuated in time.

The bastards involved in IS or whatever they want to call themselves have 'upped the game' because they are happy to blow themselves skyhigh too, so will take much bigger risks.

I think it's particularly seductive because of our history: wasn't the Gunpowder Plot foiled in just this way? That kind of folk history has a very strong grip on many people, even though the world has changed so much in 410 years!

I saw this, too, but it was on a community page. Had no idea how to respond, so I seethed and ignored.

Apparently there was a report of a terrorist attack in Swindon and people had died which was posted on FB. The local police had to post saying it was a hoax and not to click on the link as it was a virus. Why do people make up this shit?

YANBU. I'm supposed to be going to a hen do in Birmingham this weekend. The bride to be is talking about cancelling the whole thing because of this FB post

m.tamworthherald.co.uk/Reassurance-police-Facebook-post-alleges/story-28249209-detail/story.html

The thing that scares me the most about these sort of fools is that they also have the vote

It's reckless, irresponsible - oh, and downright stupid - to post this kind of nonsense. I don't use FB: reading this, I am grateful, as I have zero tolerance for this kind of fuckwittery.

This is why so many support the likes of Donald Trump in the US - mass stupidity

'An Muslim male dropped his wallet in the Trafford centre and i picked it up and returned it to him, he said 'thank you for your honesty now I will give you advice avoid the Trafford centre throughout December there will be a terrorist attack here'

Heard this one about the Trafford centre and and the shopping centre near us. It's so fucking ridiculous.

Dad was in the police and when I told him he said they had had tons of calls of people saying 'my friend told me their friend found a wallet etc'

I avoid shopping centres in December, because they piss me off. The wallet story doesn't put me off.

I've never had so few fb friends:
Britains first post....bye,bye
Sick muslim joke....bye,bye
Twattery about ww3....bye,bye
At this rate I will be left with candy crush updates and baby pictures 😊