Ultimate right to remain silent iirc
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 21 August 2017 16:21 (seven years ago) link
Woman I work with is over visiting her parents.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Thursday, 17 August 2017 16:30 (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
She was safe and well but her parents live 10 minutes away from where this guy just got offed by the Catalan cops.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Monday, 21 August 2017 17:09 (seven years ago) link
The Guardian is reporting that the man identified as the driver has been shot dead and that he was wearing a fake vest.
― Matt DC, Monday, 21 August 2017 17:11 (seven years ago) link
http://www.bluemaize.net/im/automotive/vest-t-shirt-8.jpg
?
― how's life, Monday, 21 August 2017 17:14 (seven years ago) link
you can see why they'd shoot him
― Screamin' Jay Gould (The Yellow Kid), Monday, 21 August 2017 17:46 (seven years ago) link
Brussels attack: Man shot after stabbing troops
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Friday, 25 August 2017 23:10 (seven years ago) link
Result
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Friday, 25 August 2017 23:43 (seven years ago) link
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41055985
Dunno when we decide that attacks pass whatever smell test is required but Buckingham palace
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Friday, 25 August 2017 23:51 (seven years ago) link
Headcases are always waving knives about or setting themselves on fire or whatever outside Buckingham Palace, it's like a, er, Mecca for the criminally insane.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Saturday, 26 August 2017 00:06 (seven years ago) link
Eyyyyy
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 August 2017 00:06 (seven years ago) link
OK, so the guy at Buck House drove at a police car, brandished a 4ft sword and repeatedly shouted "Allahu Akbar", as ever though the line between terrorism and mental disorder is thin.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Saturday, 26 August 2017 11:35 (seven years ago) link
Arah haven't we all done it
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 August 2017 12:20 (seven years ago) link
Well, you know how things can get on top of you.
― Wewlay Bewlay (Tom D.), Saturday, 26 August 2017 12:23 (seven years ago) link
Policemen?
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 August 2017 12:25 (seven years ago) link
A few years back there were two very disturbed local people who were arrested for planning to kidnap the singer Joss Stone and decapitate her with a samurai sword. If it wasn't so genuinely disturbing, some of the details of how they got caught were quite darkly comical. This was only a few years into the Tory cuts on mental health services, as well.
― calzino, Saturday, 26 August 2017 12:42 (seven years ago) link
is this a good thread for this? http://www.jpost.com/International/EU-envoy-Israel-can-learn-from-Europe-how-to-fight-terrorism-503168
― Mordy, Saturday, 26 August 2017 16:51 (seven years ago) link
London ?
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Friday, 15 September 2017 07:58 (seven years ago) link
Or possible industrial/gas accident
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Friday, 15 September 2017 07:59 (seven years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/15/trains-london-euston-milton-keynes-cancelled-huge-fire-in-harrow
Sorry for bump, seems fairly clearly industrial
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Friday, 15 September 2017 08:02 (seven years ago) link
alternatively:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41278545
― angelo irishagreementi (ledge), Friday, 15 September 2017 08:08 (seven years ago) link
that is mental. I just keep thinking, what would I do if I saw someone with a lit bucket on the tube?
― Cyndi Larper (stevie), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:16 (seven years ago) link
i tell you what i definitely wouldn't do is stop to take fucking pictures of it, as multiple train passengers apparently did
― here's how **takes sip of duck urine** economics works (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:20 (seven years ago) link
kind of appreciate that they did, though
― Cyndi Larper (stevie), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:23 (seven years ago) link
p sad that some people got trampled on the way out. though it is london public transport i suppose.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:29 (seven years ago) link
If it's a bomb, it's the world's worst - based on the reports at the moment (noise, flame, heatwave), it sounds like a chemical reaction, some bloody painter reckoning he can carry these two things in the same tub with some cardboard between them or such.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 15 September 2017 09:31 (seven years ago) link
Someone on TV at some point today will say "chemicals don't just explode!", which is as damning an indictment of the educational system as you can imagine.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 15 September 2017 09:36 (seven years ago) link
somebody's done their Run, Trample, Crush, Hide, Tell training
― Cheds Baker (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:38 (seven years ago) link
Must admit I hadn't thought Parsons Green would be high up on the list of potential targets for an ISIS operation.
― The Doug Walters of Crime (Tom D.), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:42 (seven years ago) link
think the police have confirmed it's a terrorist act, as far as live news feeds are concerned.
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:47 (seven years ago) link
ooh, is this why you're not allowed to take tins of paint on buses?
― Cyndi Larper (stevie), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:56 (seven years ago) link
Must admit I hadn't thought Parsons Green would be high up on the list of potential targets for an ISIS operation
busy as hell at rush hour though
― Cyndi Larper (stevie), Friday, 15 September 2017 09:57 (seven years ago) link
it still looks more like the doings of a hapless art student rather than a terrorist.
― calzino, Friday, 15 September 2017 10:05 (seven years ago) link
such a fine line
― Cheds Baker (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:05 (seven years ago) link
i guess we just call everyone terrorists now to even the score with the daily mail
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:06 (seven years ago) link
Checklist:
* Did you feel terrified?* Did somebody do a thing?
― Cheds Baker (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:07 (seven years ago) link
i guess there might be an inncocent explanation for it, but why would you carry a bucket inside a bag?
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:08 (seven years ago) link
if I stopped to ponder the actions of everybody I saw on public transport
― Cheds Baker (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:08 (seven years ago) link
maybe if it had a hole in it xpost
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:08 (seven years ago) link
or maybe they'd bought the bucket. like when you buy a bag and put it in your bag
― Bein' Sean Bean (LocalGarda), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:09 (seven years ago) link
Or they might need the bag for something else later.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 15 September 2017 10:14 (seven years ago) link
Yes, maybe carrying one unwieldy bucket on the tube wasn't enough inconvenience for them and they were going to pick up another one
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:26 (seven years ago) link
There's one photo that shows what appear to be fairy lights coming out of the bucket and Twitter has been quick to point out this report:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40046773
― groovypanda, Friday, 15 September 2017 10:33 (seven years ago) link
Bit soon, Lidl. Bit soon. 😳 pic.twitter.com/xyfmgwasRs— Flappy of Quack (@jesuiscanard) September 15, 2017
― calzino, Friday, 15 September 2017 10:45 (seven years ago) link
I lolled
― Cheds Baker (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 10:53 (seven years ago) link
The blast, on an eastbound District Line train from Wimbledon, is being treated as terrorism, police said.
The Metropolitan Police said it was too early to confirm the cause of the fire and the station, which is above ground, has been cordoned off.
maybe I'm stupid or naïve but why is it so important to decide whether it's a terrorist act or not before you even know what's caused the bang?
― Cheds Baker (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 11:14 (seven years ago) link
cos they want to catch the perp asap?
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Friday, 15 September 2017 11:17 (seven years ago) link
oh god
Another attack in London by a loser terrorist.These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard. Must be proactive!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 15, 2017
― here's how **takes sip of duck urine** economics works (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 15 September 2017 11:20 (seven years ago) link
Calling incidents terrorism before they've actually determined what happened seems to be what they do now. There might be stuff they aren't telling us though. Oh fuck off and die, Trump.
― The Doug Walters of Crime (Tom D.), Friday, 15 September 2017 11:25 (seven years ago) link
Isn't Scotland Yard's Inspector Lestrade in contact with Sherlock Holmes anymore or what?
― The Doug Walters of Crime (Tom D.), Friday, 15 September 2017 11:27 (seven years ago) link
how do we know Trump's twitter account isn't run by a bot?
i'll stop playing faux naïve and just ponder whether there aren't systemic and political (small p) reasons that encourage this rush to judgement too
― Cheds Baker (Noodle Vague), Friday, 15 September 2017 11:28 (seven years ago) link
Re evans q I assumed it wasn’t a timed detonation so much as the guy triggered it when he realised he was stuck in the car, so if he hadn’t been locked in he’d have had time to go wherever and blow himself up there
― siffleur’s mom (wins), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:20 (two years ago) link
The Torygraph sez..
The bomber, who died when his Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off, had ordered a taxi to take him to Liverpool Women’s Hospital but well-placed sources stressed his motivation remained unclear as was his intended target.One possible theory is the bomber was intending to walk towards Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral to detonate the device as the congregation left following a Remembrance Day service.
One possible theory is the bomber was intending to walk towards Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral to detonate the device as the congregation left following a Remembrance Day service.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:24 (two years ago) link
If he hadn't locked the doors that could have been a very horrible situation
― calzino, Monday, 15 November 2021 14:29 (two years ago) link
Does this mean taxi drivers are good now?
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:31 (two years ago) link
― suggest bainne (gyac), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:32 (two years ago) link
Bloody traffic, smh!
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:35 (two years ago) link
Who doesn’t factor in traffic?
― siffleur’s mom (wins), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:38 (two years ago) link
Lamentable organizational skills.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:41 (two years ago) link
How do you lock someone in a taxi? Can't they just get out like in a normal car?
― peace, man, Monday, 15 November 2021 14:43 (two years ago) link
Central locking, all have it to stop naughty fair dodgers. and now terrorists
― Chicks and Ducks and Geese better scurry (Ste), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:44 (two years ago) link
The story now is he didn't lock the doors and the explosion happened while he was still in the taxi.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:46 (two years ago) link
yeah, if you've seen the cctv footage the explosion happens as soon as the taxi arrives at the hospital.
― Chicks and Ducks and Geese better scurry (Ste), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:51 (two years ago) link
mans gonna need a new air freshener for his cab
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Monday, 15 November 2021 14:55 (two years ago) link
I thought I heard on the radio this morning that the device didn't explode properly, something about the detonator going off but not the complete load of explosives.
― calzino, Monday, 15 November 2021 15:02 (two years ago) link
I often overlook that in the big cities there are lots of white taxi drivers and of that ranting racist taxi driver stereotype. There are very few white ones where I live, perhaps even none at the moment. The most fascist taxi driver I ever encountered was a sikh with a brummie accent who had R4 on and was complaining that they never talk about Hitler's good policies. He was a real oddball. I bet if it had been an Asian taxi driver who was the hero of the hour, he'd have been handcuffed to the hospital bed!
Yes, I think it was only the detonator went off, hence the fact that the taxi driver is sitting at home just now with his feet up watching Escape To The Country.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 15 November 2021 15:05 (two years ago) link
― suggest bainne (gyac), Monday, 15 November 2021 15:06 (two years ago) link
here is that thin line between successfully causing terror, death, mayhem and just blowing your bollox off in the back of a taxi!
― calzino, Monday, 15 November 2021 15:09 (two years ago) link
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, November 15, 2021 9:46 AM (thirty-three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Aha, OK. I was asking earlier because I wasn't understanding the described events.
― Evan, Monday, 15 November 2021 15:32 (two years ago) link
Women's hospital? If this happened in the US, I'd figure that it was an antiabortion attack.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Monday, 15 November 2021 16:20 (two years ago) link
Not the intended target.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 15 November 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link
Though you're right that in the US it might have been!
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 15 November 2021 16:27 (two years ago) link
It's more well known as a maternity hospital anyway, iirc
― kinder, Monday, 15 November 2021 16:34 (two years ago) link
This story gets weirder. It seems like the hospital might have been the target after all. The bomber was a Christian convert who'd been sectioned before. Why did he get a taxi at all? He only lived a mile away from the hospital, he could have walked there.
― When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 11:11 (two years ago) link
A taxi just this once, as a treat
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 16 November 2021 11:17 (two years ago) link
what could possibly go wrong
― Chicks and Ducks and Geese better scurry (Ste), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 11:39 (two years ago) link
jesus wept
― calzino, Tuesday, 16 November 2021 11:44 (two years ago) link
A Conservative councillor has apologised after a tweet was posted from his account which mocked the Liverpool terror attack.The tweet, sent by Paul Nickerson, who is an Conservative councillor in East Riding in Yorkshire, included an image of the taxi on fire after the explosion that occurred outside Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday.But an image of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had been superimposed and made to appear to be walking towards the flaming wreckage of the car.
The tweet, sent by Paul Nickerson, who is an Conservative councillor in East Riding in Yorkshire, included an image of the taxi on fire after the explosion that occurred outside Liverpool Women's Hospital on Sunday.
But an image of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had been superimposed and made to appear to be walking towards the flaming wreckage of the car.
some of those with advanced Corbyn derangement syndrome find this kind of meme extremely hilarious. I should add in the shopped pic Corbyn is holding a wreath, presumably for his dear friend Emad Al Swealmeen.
― calzino, Tuesday, 16 November 2021 12:58 (two years ago) link