Racist, Terrorist or Both?

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41381616

 

[Tadger]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-41381616

It’s not terrorism, but it’s certainly sounds like a racist attack.

 

[hypersonic]

Both, and a bellend just for good measure.

 

[Fossildog]

Inter-Community tensions?

 

[hypersonic]

It’s not terrorism, but it’s certainly sounds like a racist attack.

Terrorism is just using violence to send a political message. I'd say the attacker knew this would get press and was trying to 'send a message', therefore terrorism.

 

[JonMc]

Police are saying not terrorism so I'll go with hate crime.

 

[Black Cat Gypsy]

IMO it's a racially attack. Hopefully the doctor will be ok and the little scumbag will get sent down. They'll be more of this types of attacks sadly.

 

[WHD]

I find it strange that someone can be educated to doctorate level and still believe in a sky fairy.

 

[Tadger]

Terrorism is just using violence to send a political message. I'd say the attacker knew this would get press and was trying to 'send a message', therefore terrorism.

You could therefore claim any attack on an individual to be terrorism.

 

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

I find it strange that someone can be educated to doctorate level and still believe in a sky fairy.

 

[Cowvahlo]

I haven’t read the link but I’ll say all of the above and hang the fucker after a long trail by Facebook, get CAPS LOCK involved anarl.

Do I win?

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

I find it strange that someone can be educated to doctorate level and still believe in a sky fairy.

You never cease to amaze

 

[hypersonic]

You could therefore claim any attack on an individual to be terrorism.

You could, provided the attacker was trying to make some sort of political point.

In this case it may well have just been some random nutter.

 

[Tadger]

You could, provided the attacker was trying to make some sort of political point.

In this case it may well have just been some random nutter.

I’m opting for the latter.

 

[WHD]

You never cease to amaze

What's amazing about that observation?

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

What's amazing about that observation?

You know fine well

 

[WHD]

You know fine well

Sorry, I don't.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Sorry, I don't.

Oh you do.

 

[Arkle]

You could, provided the attacker was trying to make some sort of political point.

In this case it may well have just been some random nutter.

Two people involved meaning two random nutters working together and not randomly stabbing one another?

It's more than likely to be a racially/religiously motivated attack than anything else.

 

[WHD]

Oh you do.

So you think being educated to PhD level and believing in supernatural mumbo jumbo don't contradict each other in any way?