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Zach Polanski is evil thread 2

315 replies

Whysnothingsimple · 01/05/2026 15:51

As this is a developing story it’s worth continuing here

link to first thread https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5523621-zach-polanski-is-evil

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DinoDragon · 03/05/2026 22:16

ZP doubling down with his cringeworthy word salad about brave police needing to be scrutinised. Scrutiny is vital but retweeting inflammatory messages undermining those who save lives that day so soon after the stabbings is below the par. He's a weak man who's got nothing but cheap shots

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:17

nomas · 03/05/2026 22:06

It’s a simple fact check. People should see it.

Quite, well then check properly as you are only posting partial facts that suit your agenda.
Do you think people ( not just myself) cant see through you.

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 22:18

Sheeled · 03/05/2026 22:04

He made a mistake and has apologised.
Rowley knows it was not long ago that the Met Police were rightly severely criticised for their dreadful handling of the aftermath of the Satah Everard case. I wonder if he is being opportunist because he knows the right wing media (otherwise known as the media) will row in behind him if he is criticising a left wing politician.

I am watching a clip of James O'Brien now. He is taking calls, largely from male callers with regional accents, many of whom have apparently served in the police. O'Brien is falling over himself to be sycophantic, and continually mentioning how he admires people who put themselves in harms way.

People are overjoyed when a left wing politician makes an error. It is an error, and a significant one. It will.not be the last, because he is human and not perfect.
When Nigel Farage and his far right rabble are destroying the NHS, reducing unemployment benefits to zero and doing the bidding of whatever appalling President America has chosen to speed the world to its end, you might just need someone a bit more radical than the milksops of the Labour Party to stand up to them.

It’s not the kind of mistake though (and I disagree that it was a mistake) that a leader of a party should make! It’s the kind of talk that can embolden anti semites, furthermore he is drill clinging to his position.He either can’t adequately lead the party or he’s ok with the amount of anti semitism in it.

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IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:23

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And yet that poster complained weeks ago I was following her and yet I simply responded if she didn’t post such howlers I wouldn’t even notice her.
Definitely malicious aims.
I do think it is important for all to see people with these motives, and to be called out. It kind of puts paid to the idea that there isn’t an antisemitism problem when people are so transparent with what they post.

nomas · 03/05/2026 22:24

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 22:12

Turns out you were right - it was simple to fact check, it was very simple to find lots of articles saying Israel agreed to humanitarian ceasefires to enable the vaccination of children in Gaza.,
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn02z5kjn40o

Stopping the killing temporarily is not ‘working with the WHO’ to get the kids vaccinated as @IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken claims.

It’s to stop the spread of polio.

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 22:24

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Yes it just goes to show how decent people can be to each other, I do wonder if the first victim, the attackers Muslim friend was trying to stop him. After all the hatred and anti semitism poured out here as nd else where it’s great to see people of different faiths and backgrounds willing to stand u to help the Jewish community..

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nomas · 03/05/2026 22:25

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:17

Quite, well then check properly as you are only posting partial facts that suit your agenda.
Do you think people ( not just myself) cant see through you.

So the WHO report isn’t accurate? And BBC is a liar too eh.

NotAnotherScarf · 03/05/2026 22:27

RapunzelHadExtensions · 03/05/2026 19:12

I'm a left wing police officer and I agree.

Those officers and the volunteer saved lives that day and should be given the George Cross. I'm a taser carrier and it's a lot harder than it looks, plus with adrenalin and fear, and the first few shots missing? They nailed it.

He refused multiple times to relinquish the knife. They have self defence just like any other member of the public.

In America he would have been shot.

Don't want to get kicked in the head? Put down the knife then.

Personally as the civilian I'd be stamping on his head, repeatedly. I'd love to put Dave in that position and say, right what do you do know?

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 22:28

nomas · 03/05/2026 22:24

Stopping the killing temporarily is not ‘working with the WHO’ to get the kids vaccinated as @IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken claims.

It’s to stop the spread of polio.

The ceasefire was to enable the vaccinations to take place of the children in Gaza, timing this meant the Israeli’s working with WHO to share information and establish time frames.

Yes the purpose of vaccinations inc polio is to stop the spread of disease! I would have thought that was obvious to all.

I fail to see what point you’re making

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IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:29

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Just read he tried to disarm the attacker when he attacked the 70 year old at the bus stop.
Good for him, I hope his bravery will be rewarded.
Beautiful to see people from various different religions and nationalities working together and supporting each other.

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:35

nomas · 03/05/2026 22:24

Stopping the killing temporarily is not ‘working with the WHO’ to get the kids vaccinated as @IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken claims.

It’s to stop the spread of polio.

Did you not read my earlier post re COGAT, you seem desperate to avoid anything that doesn’t match your agenda.
COGAT worked with the aid agencies to co ordinate the double dose of the polio vaccinations to the children in Gaza.
Do let me know if you can’t find my post I will signpost if for you.

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 22:35

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:29

Just read he tried to disarm the attacker when he attacked the 70 year old at the bus stop.
Good for him, I hope his bravery will be rewarded.
Beautiful to see people from various different religions and nationalities working together and supporting each other.

Yes, you wonder having left Iran he had had his fill of violent oppression of people and this fed into his desire to help. I’m glad he was there and hope he gets recognition. I understand the Jewish ambulance service helped the terrorist too. Goes to show division isn’t inevitable and is mainly caused by people purposely

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IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:40

nomas · 03/05/2026 22:25

So the WHO report isn’t accurate? And BBC is a liar too eh.

Quite clearly it has been shown that the information ypu are posting is not the complete picture.
But then you wouldn’t have posted it would you if it showed the complete picture of Israeli co operation through COGAT.

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:43

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 22:13

COGAT (an Israel ministry of defence unit) tasked with overseeing and implementing civilian policy and coordinating humanitarian aid in Gaza and the West Bank, had been working with international agencies to co ordinate the campaign which requires two vaccine doses per child.
Just because you don’t like the truth nomas doesn’t mean it’s a lie.

Here you go @nomas as you appear to have missed this.

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 22:44

nomas · 03/05/2026 22:25

So the WHO report isn’t accurate? And BBC is a liar too eh.

Nothing in either contradict the other BBC article which states that Israel agreed to ceasefires to enable the vaccination programme to go ahead. You don’t seem to be making a point here.

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Aislyn · 03/05/2026 22:52

Whysnothingsimple · 03/05/2026 22:35

Yes, you wonder having left Iran he had had his fill of violent oppression of people and this fed into his desire to help. I’m glad he was there and hope he gets recognition. I understand the Jewish ambulance service helped the terrorist too. Goes to show division isn’t inevitable and is mainly caused by people purposely

Absolutely, he talks of good relations between the Iranians and Jews in Golders Green, and he just sees humans.

Hatzola did indeed treat the terrorist following the taser.

It would be great to see less division and tribalism.

Sadly I see some posters here who are intent on causing division.

Bertiebiscuit · 03/05/2026 23:10

HoldingTheDoor · 03/05/2026 14:44

And again I’m curious to know how you would get the weapon from him without endangering yourself or the public? He was still in possession of the knife and wouldn’t give it up.

Yes! So many armchair critics, i'm just glad the police stopped him from killing anyone, by whatever means they could use. I don't waste a second of sympathy for lunatic cold blooded murderers. In most countries around the world he would have been shot dead. My opinion on this one is that he was lucky that our police are sometimes spot on.

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 23:54

Bertiebiscuit · 03/05/2026 23:10

Yes! So many armchair critics, i'm just glad the police stopped him from killing anyone, by whatever means they could use. I don't waste a second of sympathy for lunatic cold blooded murderers. In most countries around the world he would have been shot dead. My opinion on this one is that he was lucky that our police are sometimes spot on.

It cracks me up how anyone can not be embarrassed to be so stupid as to start criticising police dealing with an attacking nut job.
Do these people not live in the real world ffs.

Aislyn · 04/05/2026 00:16

IsEveryUserNameBloodyTaken · 03/05/2026 23:54

It cracks me up how anyone can not be embarrassed to be so stupid as to start criticising police dealing with an attacking nut job.
Do these people not live in the real world ffs.

These are people with their own agenda, who won't let truth come in the way of peddling their agenda. "When the truth isn't on your side, shout the loudest".

The reality is that the terrorist is very lucky that he wasn't shot, given a) he was armed with a knife and refusing to give it up b) he had a backpack that could have contained explosives.

Lalgarh · 04/05/2026 00:20

Tatchell has been busy .

Yesterday morning he was challenging fun sized green deputy Mothin Ali as to why he didn't sign the LGBTQ pledge.

Later he's called out the left groups to march against anti semitism

https://nitter.net/PeterTatchell/status/2050990238982361317#m

Bunnyfuller1 · 04/05/2026 00:49

Police should not continue kicking a detainee. Ever. Definitely not in the head.

MR has stepped outside the rules for the police during purdah and should remain impartial. Not known a senior cop yet who wasn’t all for any party reducing tax on the wealthy.

Aislyn · 04/05/2026 01:02

Bunnyfuller1 · 04/05/2026 00:49

Police should not continue kicking a detainee. Ever. Definitely not in the head.

MR has stepped outside the rules for the police during purdah and should remain impartial. Not known a senior cop yet who wasn’t all for any party reducing tax on the wealthy.

The police followed their training for managing a violent suspect who has a knife they were refusing to give up, and possibly a bomb as well. A kick to the head is to get the suspect to let go of the knife. Surely you know this by now?

climbintheback · 04/05/2026 01:12

So the terrorist spends the rest of his life in prison - what an absolute drain on our society!

BunfightBetty · 04/05/2026 03:37

Bunnyfuller1 · 04/05/2026 00:49

Police should not continue kicking a detainee. Ever. Definitely not in the head.

MR has stepped outside the rules for the police during purdah and should remain impartial. Not known a senior cop yet who wasn’t all for any party reducing tax on the wealthy.

What, you think that given a choice to a) kick a man who definitely has a knife, and may well have a gun, in the head so he uses his hands to protect his head (and hence drops the knife/can’t detonate the bomb); or b) think ‘ooh no, we can’t kick this terrorist in the head, what about his human rights’; that the police should prioritise his rights and wellbeing over those of everyone around him and let him just carry on?

What the actual fuck are you on?

Cop yourself on.

Twiglets1 · 04/05/2026 06:02

IrisDaisyMarigoldLillyRose · 03/05/2026 16:29

Ffs how can a Jewish man be an antisemite? Just get over him!

The same way black people can be racist?

Or the way some way women can be against women having equal rights with men.