Westminster today.

As someone said that Police Officer went to work today but won't be going home, so very sad.

 

Along with a few others.

 

Well the way I look at it is this, the security people know they have a choice and they know they are putting themselves between the criminal and the public.

I'm not taking anything away from those people that do that job, but they all know it is part of the job.
The general public just go to work and do their job, and dont expect to get mowed down by a car.

No one persons life is worth more than any others is the way I see it

 

There are a couple of things I'm struggling to understand that I'm sure will come out in time.

1. An eye witness described seeing the murderer (that's all a terrorist is, not a freedom fighter, soldier or anything else, just a murderer) walk towards the police officer carrying what the witness thought was a stick. For a witness to see it from that distance, I wonder how come the murderer was able to get close enough to attack. I thought coppers were trained in disarm and restraint techniques. I know that not amount of training can guarantee an effective defence, but from what the witness described, it sounds like the police officer was not able to offer any resistance, and their colleagues were not able to assist quickly enough, which seems to indicate that somehow they were caught off guard. I don't understand how a witness could see the murderer approach from a distance, but the police could not.

2. I thought stab vests were now standard kit for police officers. Again I know stab vests are of limited use, but I thought their whole purpose was to resist a knife attack long enough to give the wearer a chance to take defensive action.

I'm sure the details will emerge as the investigation continues, it's just 2 of many things I don't understand.

 

People are dead. It is an act of pure evil. No matter what the mental state of the killer.

Tears for those families who lost a loved one. And those whose lives have been worsened. Forever.

And over here, there is a motion in parliament to condemn Islamophobia. How can a government outlaw fear when it has so many foundations.

Again, tears and heart felt anguish for those victims and their families.

EDIT forgot to mention that we already have very comprehensive laws in place for crimes of hate. Physical or promotion o hate crime.

 

How can a government outlaw fear regardless of whether or not it has foundations?

Isn't it people's right to be fearful or suspicious of people from any group they wish?

I always thought the Canadian government was one of the most open minded and forward thinking governments on the world. I didn't realise they were as determined to control the minds of the masses as any supposedly religious state is.

 

So Sad.

 

What does that even mean?

What is 'Islamophobia'? It sounds like some pseudo medical term for irrational fear of (phobia) Islam.

How do you condemn an irrational fear?

I suffer a bit with arachnophobia. Will my irrational fear of spiders go away if the government decides to condemn my fear? Or will I just have to never admit to anybody ever that spiders make me uncomfortable and I can't explain why?

In the UK, my arachnophobia is very irrational. There are no species of spider here that pose a significant threat. But what if, for every thousand spiders that probably live somewhere on my house, one was determined to kill me. 999 just want to coexist peacefully, but 1 wants me dead, and is crazy enough and capable enough to do it. Would my fear still be irrational then?

I should at this point reiterate a point of have made many times when this awkward subject comes up. That is that I recognise that Islam itself does not encourage violence and most Muslims are peaceful ordinary people. I don't want anyone to suffer 'Islamophobia'. But equally when people are becoming so increasingly uneasy in such increasing numbers about what is happening in the name of Islam, I think it's pretty dumb of us to first deny there's a problem, and then try to suppress it by banning thought.

 

Surely that's covered by existing race discrimination laws.