About Vigils?

[gunsandbanjos]

There's always a mass vigil after terrorist incidents and they just give me shivers. Those people feel like sitting ducks.

I understand people want to show defiance but I keep thinking it won't be long before they are targeted.

The Birmingham incident was a local man with severe mental health issues, well known to police. It probably wasn't anything to do with what was happening.

I agree with OP.
A security expert was saying yesterday that it's very unlikely that this man was completely alone and very unlikely his was the only suicide belt.
It only takes 10 minutes to strap a suicide belt on and go join the crowd.
Trying to think how a sick fucker would, can you imagine the even greater publicity if you do that in amongst all the grieving people under full glare of the cameras?

I can see your reasoning OP and as far as the terrorists are concerned and vigils never being attacked, they didn't she any scruples when attacking a convert full of children why would they care about observing a vigil
It is a scarry thought......But shutting ourselves away fear is giving them what they want. Today I was proud to be a Mancunion the sight of all those people of all faiths standing together made me swell with pride and the way Mancunians offered shelter and support to unattended children was something I'll never forget. People need to show their support for families with maimed loved ones it's human nature. I hope one person who planned this attack saw the we we stand together. My cousin drives buses in Manchester and at one point had 35 young people on the bus, my heart won't mend over this.

I was listening to someone on the radio asking what is the point of these vigils. I went to the London one after the 7/7 bombings and it was very moving and it felt important to acknowledge that the vast majority of us are decent people and that those who commit these acts really are a tiny minority. People cope with these things in their own way.

The Birmingham incident was a local man with severe mental health issues, well known to police

That doesn't mean he wasn't a risk. The Manchester bomber was a Mancunian with mental health issues too (I think anyone who takes their own life has mental health issues.)