A dreadful event in Christchurch

BTW- why on earth is this thread on

'chat' ?

Bluebell, how sickening are those comments, by Tommy Robinson and the like- right here, on our doorstep. Those who have threatened violence on our streets if they don't get the Brexit they want- and still laugh at Joe Cox's murder.

Let us not forget there are schools in this country which have protection officers

I know Jura I m sorry I put it on the wrong forum I was in a bit of a pickle listening to it through the night and didn’t think where I wrote it
sorry if it’s annoyed you

Will this now set a precedent for revenge attacks ?

Ellanvannin you insult the many people with mental health problems when you say that this atrocity was the action of a ‘madman’.
Quite apart from the ignorance of your comment, you are giving the perpetrators an excuse for their behaviour.

We have to accept that some people are evil, and express their hatred of others through extreme violence.

I am tired too of blame being placed on the Internet.

Hitler didn’t do Facebook, did he?

Bluebell, of course it did not 'annoy' me- just surprised.

It is appalling and probably one of the last places in the world that I would have imagined this happening. Is nowhere safe anymore?

NannyC2 No, don't blame the devil, or the end time, or some vague concept of ultimate evil. Blame PEOPLE - bigotted, selfish, violent people who believe that destroying those who are different from them will make the world a better place. The exact opposite is true. For every "different" person destroyed, three more, like the heads of the hydra, will take their place to avenge them and destroy their murderers, plus as many others as their guns and bombs reach. Then more and more avengers arise to avenge those victims, until there will be no-one left on earth.

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We know what you meant Ellen, why do people interpret things just to pick an argument.

This is a dreadful event, and everyone is horrified, every single one of us ......

sorry Ellan

Megan it was Janeainsworth who was nasty----attack her !!
She purposely used what I'd originally said, against me !

there are dozens of words to describe this bl***y idiot, madman, crackpot, terrorist, wicked etc .......

Why are you all so quick at finding fault ?? It's horrible.Nasty

Yes I know Ellan I wasn't attacking you at all!! Goodness, I was saying I understand what you were saying. For god's sake!

I was agreeing with you.

I cannot believe what I am reading on this thread - nitpicking about terms of address, where this is posted etc. My goodness the evilness of these acts are what is important not how the perpetrators are addressed.
I feel immense sadness for the people in Christchurch and our thoughts should be with them. We should not be squabbling amongst ourselves about unimportant details. You should be ashamed!!!

So sorry Megan. I'm so used to being attacked that I expect a volley of posters all joining in.x

I can't believe that there is arguing on this thread. Shame on you.

I understand, Ellan we are all dreadfully upset. I have just been watching the news and have had to switch it off. So very sad.

Dragonfly believe you me there are many here who are more concerned in what's written or worded than being interested in the subject being discussed.
I'm appalled at them too. They disgust me.

One or two posters have already expressed disgust at those whose aim it is is to disrupt and cause unpleasantness.
Sadly this world has become a hotbed for troublesome people online. They certainly wouldn't say the same face to face.

Awful. Why? What has been achieved?

I wonder if these murderers NEED the internet, need the publicity? If their atrocities were reported in a low key manner (but with full investigation by the appropriate authorities) would they bother?

Sigh. I guess those with murder and hatred in their hearts don't give a damn about the reaction of others though. Even condemnation doesn't affect them.

Dragonfly I’m sorry if you thought I was squabbling. I agree that this is far too serious an event to nitpick about.
But I was trying to address the suggestion made by EV that this atrocity was the work of “a madman”.
It wasn’t. It was an orchestrated attack by evil people who are probably quite sane but who subscribe to far-right ideology. We are lucky that thanks to our security and intelligence services, similar things haven’t happened here in the U.K.

there are many here who are more concerned in what's written or worded than being interested in the subject being discussed

True, EllanVannin.

It's as rude and unnecessary as correcting grammar. It's a sort of virtue signalling, isn't it?

PC in the extreme.

Lots of things are 'mad'.