It seems like only yesterday that I posted this in 2021 :“The background and motive of yesterday’s attacks were unclear”.
And here we are again. It has been hours since the mass stabbing on a train travelling from Doncaster to Kings Cross. There were many witnesses. Two men have been arrested. No other suspects are sought. I find it hard to believe that the background and motive of yesterday’s attacks really do remain unclear to the police, the government, or the press. But they certainly have not been made clear to the public.
The Home Secretary has urged the public to “avoid comment and speculation at this early stage”. There are times when this is good advice. This is not one of them. “Nature abhors a vacuum” is never more true when the vacuum is one of information about a crime that makes millions think, “That could be me”. Did you learn nothing from Southport? The only thing that will dissipate the hurricane of speculation is to replace it with facts. It is not as if your strategy of politically correct evasiveness is working. It hasn’t worked for years.
Someone I was introduced to here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P0X7RMz0WQ
Seems appropo.
We don’t need to “avoid comment and speculation at this early stage”. The cause of this tragedy is obvious. The widespread availability of knifes is a threat to us all. Did you know there are more knifes in Britain than there are people? It is outrageous that the government hasn’t done anything about it.
Surely we can all get by with plastic knifes. You disagree? You mean you are standing with the murderous terrorists rather than standing with us, who believe that the safety of our children is paramount over your desire to cut your steak with ease.
Time for us to seriously rethink our knife policy, and start a national knife buy back campaign. Get these vile and dangerous weapons out of the hands of criminals.
In the 6 hours from the time of the stabbings, the police have apparently no idea who or why. According to Sky News, though, the Home Secretary has said:
“Police declare a “major incident” and confirm that counter-terrorism officers will be supporting the investigation.”
Combine the counter-terrorism aspect with the lack of news and certain things can be considered as more probable.
Subotai Bahadur
Vikings, no doubt.
Hide your women.
I notice there’s a picture of a railwway departure board saying “See it, Say it, Sort it”. But, of course, when we see it and say it, TPTB shout BIGOTTTTTTTTSSSS!!!!!! and refuse to sort it.
Fraser: I can’t slice my bread with a plastic knife, or slice cheese, or cut up vegetables, or carve meat. If a plastic knife was strong enough and sharp enough to be usable, they’d be stong enough and sharp enough to stab people with.