Leytonstone stabbing: Man 'screams this is for Syria' in knife attack at Tube station (LONDON,UK)
Source: Evening Standard
A man has been arrested after a stabbing at Leytonstone Tube station.
Scotland Yard were called just after 7pm to reports of a stabbing with reports of the man threatened people with a knife outside the station.
According to reports, a man was seen wielding a machete and screamed "this is for Syria" during the attack.
A Met spokesman said: "Police were called at 7:06pm on Saturday, December 5, to reports of a stabbing at Leytonstone underground station. The male suspect was reportedly threatening other people with a knife.
Read more: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/leytonstone-stabbing-man-arrested-after-reports-of-knife-attack-outside-tube-station-a3130796.html
Leytonstone stabbing: Gruesome video shows man being tasered inside Tube station after horror "for Syria" stabbing
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Matthew28
(1,798 posts)MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)A stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a "terrorist incident", the Met Police has said.
Police were called to reports of people being attacked at Leytonstone station just after 19:00 GMT.
A man was arrested after being Tasered by police. One man suffered serious knife injuries while two others received minor injuries.
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Command are now investigating the incident.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35018789
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)and buy a semiautomatic weapon, right?
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)That's some knife.
fpublic
(58 posts)If we watch the Crocodile Dundee video excerpt in reply #5, Politicalboi shows us how if you have a superior blade, there's nothing to dealing with a violent criminal. The romantic hero is cool, suave and save's his date, all without breaking a sweat or loosing his good humor. Only the bad guy's jacket and pride are injured. Looks easy! All we need is to be the guy with a bigger knife, right?
OK, now follow the link in the OP "Leystone stabbing: Gruesome video..." and watch the video about the station attack. Did you notice the 2 ft diameter puddle of blood on the floor? The donor of that blood did not win the girl, did not have a charming transit thru the station.
So how do we deal with the fear and discomfort of horrific events?
Distract with escapism: portray it as an opportunity for romance and comedy.
Arm ourselves, cuz the bigger blade/bigger magazine will let us escape from injury.
Imagine Crocodile Dundee and his date are attending the company party at San Bernardino. When the crazed killers start shooting, Dundee pulls an appropriately accurate pistol out of his leather coat and dispatches the terrorists.
Now, in your imagined scenario, how many innocent party attendees get shot before Dundee triumphs with lethal action? How many puddles of blood are on the floor? Do you think those donors would be heartened that Croc won her heart?
Are you the type who imagine you are Crocodile Dundee and your gun will protect you and the one's you love? Everyman can/should be a Dundee, so no worries and no puddles?
My point is that both distraction and escapism are unhealthy ways of dealing with our violent culture. Why does the mis-labeling a deadly weapon, whether machete, Bowie knife, or switch blade require comment in this thread? I don't see the humor or utility of this reply?
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)vanlassie
(5,675 posts)Thanks for posting. My daughter uses this station.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,321 posts)vanlassie
(5,675 posts)My son in law would have corrected me!
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)Is the speaker Muslim himself?
Why do they say ain't if it's not the American South?
I am confused!
Nihil
(13,508 posts)"ain't" was in use in England by the 1700s - before most (if not all) of
the states of the traditional "American South" existed ...