Manchester Arena explosion 22/05/2017

[hauxwell 243]

it was miles more dangerous in the 1970s and the 1980s than it is now, with the terrorism. The IRA, Red Brigade, etc apparently used to cause explosions in crowded arenas all the time - much more often than the terrorists these days do. These days, as some people here on this forum are quick to argue all the time, it's much safer with the terrorism now than it used to be, and it hardly ever happens.

 

Hope you are right and you are not talking to soon. I agree with Melthebell, this won't help the families.

Deeply sorry for the victims.

[jon&emma 13]

What are we supposed to?

Oh ye let's just sit back and be British with our stiff upper lip and do NOTHING.

This is going too far now.

[top4718 838]

it was miles more dangerous in the 1970s and the 1980s than it is now, with the terrorism. The IRA, Red Brigade, etc apparently used to cause explosions in crowded arenas all the time - much more often than the terrorists these days do. These days, as some people here on this forum are quick to argue all the time, it's much safer with the terrorism now than it used to be, and it hardly ever happens.

 

Terrorism isn't a generational competition.

[sgtkate 10]

What are we supposed to?

Oh ye let's just sit back and be British with our stiff upper lip and do NOTHING.

This is going too far now.

 

Of course not, but what do you propose? A war isn't going to help anything except kill even more innocent people. We are fighting an idea, you cannot defeat an idea with bullets.

[ukdobby 224]

When we catch this lot get them put down and don't give them another chance.My opinion is this tw-- wasn't alone.

Wonder if Schofield and Holmes are going to walk past the arena hand in Hand.

[1295galaxy 20]

feel very sorry for the number of people killed or injured into the Manchester Concert Attack,so many Sheffield families were at the concert,and after listening to a Sheffield lady who took her daughter to the concert on Radio Sheffield this morning,you feel very sorry indeed for that lady and how will this effect her daughter now,Will this now stop people going to any future concert or not,Lee Rigby attack the same day 4 years ago

[Puggie 10]

The security services cannot solve a deeper sociopolitical problem.

 

The discussion we need to have is unpalatable to many within the political classes but it's the only way we're going to solve the problem. We need to start listening to the social scientists for once.

 

Broken and disenfranchised individuals within our communities will start a journey to find comfort and find purpose in their lives. Religion much likes gambling or drugs can be abused, it can become a drug of choice and it can provide comfort to those that feel like they're very existence within society lacks meaning.

 

We are becoming too preoccupied with how this is happening but very few are asking why this is happening.

[Guest busdriver1]

Thankfully these happenings are very rare.

If we stop going to concerts we just hand them a second victory.

Remain vigilant, follow advice given and keep safe.

[sedith 19]

I want to know what the government intend to do about this situation ... it appears 'nothing'.

Putting more police on the streets in London??? What about Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield?

I see a time when the UK population take this into their own hands in the cities.

[bassett one 452]

our thoughts are with them what a awfull thing to happen to so many innocent people.

[Padders 2,873]

Thankfully these happenings are very rare.

If we stop going to concerts we just hand them a second victory.

Remain vigilant, follow advice given and keep safe.

 

not rare bus driver.. becoming more and more common. similar outrages are happening all over the world. my thoughts are with the victims. very sad.

[Vaati 11]

Well, despite the warning several of you saw it fit to brings politics and theories into it. These have been removed. Some innocent posts were included due to the quote train this could not be helped.