O/T attack in Southport.

[Tigerish]

The mainstream media will not name this youth because they abide by the law. They also heed the perils of jigsaw identification. It's something to bear in mind when sounding off on social media. Contempt of court is a serious offence, like it or not.

[Yak]

If that had been a dangerous dog attacking kids yesterday it would have been shot. Maybe we should start applying the same actions for scum like this.
Simple bullet to the head will do.
I’d happily do it.

[KerrAvon]

I have to agree here - he wasn't insane enough to attack a boxing gym or a gang of Scaffolders on site. He was calculated and lucid enough to know to attack an easy and vulnerable target.

The notion that the person responsible is mentally ill is just one of the many items of some speculation that features on this thread (although I wouldn't be surprised).

On the logic in the quoted post, nobody who attacks a vulnerable target can be mentally ill. That's not really how it works.

[KerrAvon]

Thing that gets me is this mental health thing it’s being used as a line of defence for the guilty as sin to get off on a lesser charge I feel sorry for the people who have got genuine mental health problems but this scumbag hasn’t he knew what he was doing like howdy says execution asap

Do you have examples in mind?

[clarkey1974]

The line of “not terror related”,although relatively a new one in context .needs to revisited or re addressed/redefined .its a damp cloth to an house fire.you ask yourself how you feel when you see “not terror related”..it’s a template phrase but it doesn’t serve any purpose anymore.

[CAMiller]

The line of “not terror related”,although relatively a new one in context .needs to revisited or re addressed/redefined .its a damp cloth to an house fire.you ask yourself how you feel when you see “not terror related”..it’s a template phrase but it doesn’t serve any purpose anymore.

I'm not sure it is that new clarkey as most of what the IRA were doing 50 years ago was labeled that way. However, I'm not sure what purpose it serves in this instance or in fact in any instance, does it make the families of the victims feel any better or worse? I doubt it. Same goes for the ubiquitous "Hate crime" label. Just label it what it is, a crime!

Sorry - just re-read it and your reference was to 'not terror related'.

[Back of the net]

I'm not sure it is that new clarkey as most of what the IRA were doing 50 years ago was labeled that way. However, I'm not sure what purpose it serves in this instance or in fact in any instance, does it make the families of the victims feel any better or worse? I doubt it. Same goes for the ubiquitous "Hate crime" label. Just label it what it is, a crime!

Sorry - just re-read it and your reference was to 'not terror related'.

I’m sorry Cam but that’s just not good enough. A crime is a theft or a burglary for example.
To label this as simply a crime is everything what’s wrong nowadays.
It’s far worse than that in fact the worst act possible.
You can’t simplify this.
I’m not suggesting you don’t care as much as the next person but i fundamentally disagree with you.

[CAMiller]

I’m sorry Cam but that’s just not good enough. A crime is a theft or a burglary for example.
To label this as simply a crime is everything what’s wrong nowadays.
It’s far worse than that in fact the worst act possible.
You can’t simplify this.
I’m not suggesting you don’t care as much as the next person but i fundamentally disagree with you.

Sorry BOTN, in no way was I trying to diminish the atrocity of the act, just the way in which the media/governments want to pigeon hole them related to race/religion/nationality/s.exual orientation etc. Motive doesn't diminish or excuse the atrocity.

[Back of the net]

Sorry BOTN, in no way was I trying to diminish the atrocity of the act, just the way in which the media/governments want to pigeon hole them related to race/religion/nationality/s.exual orientation etc. Motive doesn't diminish or excuse the atrocity.

Thanks Cam no offence meant. I think I’ll leave this thread alone now I seem to be getting more pissed. off.
Thanks for the response.

[great_fire]

I have to agree here - he wasn't insane enough to attack a boxing gym or a gang of Scaffolders on site. He was calculated and lucid enough to know to attack an easy and vulnerable target.

And take a taxi there.