London Bombers, British

[Nige]

Well the news that the London bombers were British born & bred comes as no real surprise to me. What does concern me though is, how many more do we have living in the Uk prepared to do a similar barbaric act?

 

[Slant]

Have to say it didn't surprise me that much. There have been reports of radical teachings in various bits of the country for a while now, and I don't see why our youths should be any less gullible or easily led than those from any other country. I expect they had fairly major influence from a foreign cell though. I didn't keep up with the shoe bomber case from a while back, was there any foreign cell identified from that or did it all turn out to be home-grown?

 

[red indian]

Hey come on Mods..........

.......if this was a 9/11 thread you guys would be zapping posts like the one above.

Get it together guys.

 

[drew70]

Which one ought to be zapped, and for what reason?

 

[red indian]

Er..........

.....the post "above" mine, clearly. Is this an appropriate thread for sick jokes about suicide bombers? clearly not.

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

.......if this was a 9/11 thread you guys would be zapping posts like the one above.

Get it together guys.

Hey Red, sorry if my jest was in poor taste. I thought the shoe-bomber(that my post made light of) was caught on one of our planes. Anyways, I pulled the post in deference to your rightful indignation.

 

[Newcastle Uni]

These bombs were as nothing. I am not shocked, I am not surprised, I am not outraged and I do not care.

I have great sympathy for everyone caught up in this act and feel for them at what must be such a terrible and uncertain time. However, these bombs have just not affected ordinary people - whether they live inside London or Outside. But the same was true for me of 9/11. I did not care, I felt no pain, if anything I was a little excited. It took two years for me to feel anger and resentment for those evil people who masterminded and perpetrated such atrocities. To imagine the horrors of those trapped in a building and awaiting there certain (and painful) death. It makes me angry just to think about it. Maybe that will be the same for these London bombs.

Actually I have a terrible joke I could tell, but I don't think you would like it.......I don't like it myself.......but...welll......ok......but remember, it is only a joke......


Q. Whats the difference between cockneys and smarties?
A. Smarties don't explode in the tube

Ok, not funny and not clever, but I think a joke like that is as big a sign as defiance as anything else

 

[Nige]

That joke is in real bad taste, and should not of been repeated.

 

[Newcastle Uni]

Yes, it is bad taste. But it is thought-provoking at least.

 

[Newcastle Uni]

I really strongly apologise for that joke. Its offended a lot of people. I feel a bit ashamed that I don't feel what everyone else feels when they hear that joke.