[Manic!]

Deaths confirmed after Manchester Arena blast reports - BBC News (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-40007886)

Let's hope it's not terrorism.

[nsmb]

just balloons brah Kappa


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAeFyy9XcAE1P60.jpg:large

[Bouncing Bettys]

Reports of a possible suicide bomber, people showing up at hospitals with nail bomb injuries.

[Ch28]

Some would say that Ariana's performance was the bomb

http://i.imgur.com/jr2tUBk.gif

[GS8]

Two devices were present. One blew up and the other was blown up in a controlled detonation.

Gotta go with terrorism on this one :derp:

Though I wonder how the devices got in. Usually security is tight at these events unless the packages were brought in by a crew member?

[Boostslut]

Why why why.. i don't understand these sort of things. RIP to all those, i feel so bad for all the families and friends. Fuck.

[EmperorIS]

#Manchester incident update: Police have performed a controlled explosion in Cathedral gardens after police found a suspected device

[Presto]

Live regular updates on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/live/yz4k8674h837

[Infiniti]

Some would say that Ariana's performance was the bomb

https://img.memesuper.com/bd613a50eaa3c4eaa4c593b8ddd7942f_toosoonjr-on-imgur-too-soon-junior-meme_799-336.gif

[adambomb]

:ohgodwhy: it begins...



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[Presto]

https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/866841256059699200
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAejhN0XkAMNYjw.jpg

[SkinnyPupp]

Probably them damn white atheists again

[Manic!]

Probably them damn white atheists again

Are you talking about the ones who gave Binladen and Saddam weapons or the ones who invaded there country in the 80's.

[Mr.Money]

59 deaths i heard..

yes,security was tight with no outside drinks,or backpacks inside.....but parents waiting outside the arena were massively gathered up waiting for they're children after the show.

took some people inside 15 minutes to get out after the explosion was heard,some thought a speaker blew out..

reported 2nd bomb was just a dud,i think somebody dropped something running away and it was taken with precaution,wasn't a explosive

[Cwift]

59 injuries, not deaths

[SkinnyPupp]

Are you talking about the ones who gave Binladen and Saddam weapons or the ones who invaded there country in the 80's.
No I'm talking about the ones that recruit naive fools into bombing random innocent people simply because they are different from them and don't fit in with their cult.

[pastarocket]

ISIS claims responsibility for the attack.

RIP to the teens, tweens who died at Manchester Arena. :tears:

#MissingInManchester

Medical officials say 12 children under the age of 16 were among the 22 people killed. About 60 others were wounded.

One of the first victims to be identified is an 8-year-old girl, Saffie Roussos.

The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for the attack. Police have announced the arrest of a 23-year-old man in connection with the bombing.

UK blast: Blood, horror as bomber strikes young crowd - NEWS 1130 (http://www.news1130.com/2017/05/23/uk-blast-blood-horror-as-bomber-strikes-young-crowd/)

[originalhypa]

As of now the war is happening far enough away to allow us to still feel safe. We post memorials on social media, and continue with our regular lives. But I fear that with our country's growth which is based on immigration, that it's only a matter of time before someone in Canada becomes radicalized and attacks a place that we all know. I'm not talking about the RCMP trapping low IQ individuals either.

https://i.cbc.ca/1.3171428.1447900518!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/john-nuttall-and-amanda-korody.jpg


Imagine if someone attacked a Canucks game, or placed a bomb at the PNE. It's scary to think that while most of us living here have no blood on our hands, we're still seen as the enemy.

RIP to the Manchester victims.
:(

[highfive]

As of now the war is happening far enough away to allow us to still feel safe. We post memorials on social media, and continue with our regular lives. But I fear that with our country's growth which is based on immigration, that it's only a matter of time before someone in Canada becomes radicalized and attacks a place that we all know. I'm not talking about the RCMP trapping low IQ individuals either.

Imagine if someone attacked a Canucks game, or placed a bomb at the PNE. It's scary to think that while most of us living here have no blood on our hands, we're still seen as the enemy.



Why does it have to be someone who is radicalized? We've seen attacks from people with mental illness. Moncton shooting for example.

Life is tough. Cost of living is high. Lack of funding for government services. Society becoming this shitty place where just breathing or standing can offend someone. Or if someone doesn't like it, they start recording it. Stress levels build and people turn extreme.

Media is a big part of how we view this incident too as well as affecting any future incidents. I think I saw a tweet of a media channel where they said Muslim taxi driver aiding victims of concert. Shows a photo of a Sikh driver. Seriously?

[originalhypa]

Most of these major attacks are from radicalized muslims.
Moscow, London, Paris, Paris, Manchester, all ISIS supported.

But you're right highfive, mental illness is another factor. It just goes to show that you may never know who is capable of doing these horrible things. Living in the lower mainland is a great example of the lower value for human life has dropped. When folks have no issues stating publicly that fentanyl od's should be ignored. I laugh every time I hear that new ICBC commercial talking about how when you speed you don't care about other drivers. It didn't take me long to realize that I haven't care about other drivers for years, because they're fucking idiots. Go to the thread with the video of a girl being pulled into the water by a sea lion, and you'll see people wishing harm on those standing on the dock. The worst thing is, I kind of agree with them.

But I digress.....

[68style]

One might argue anyone who is radicalized suffers from mental illness? They go hand in hand.

[RRxtar]

i wonder how close "over there" needs to get before it hits home. would an attack in toronto feel close enough or is that still "it will never happen to us" ?


You know how we look back at history and can see moments when the tide starts to change, and wonder if the people of that time knew it was happening or not? When you see the moments setting up the chain of events years before the big event that changes the world I wonder if the future will look back and say that the terrorists (ISIS or taliban, or whoever you want to throw in there) have been winning. I feel like a good history documentary would talk about the change in western culture over the last 10 years and say it was a remarkable timing that this terrorism started taking hold at the same time. A perfect storm.

Terrorism isn't about the number of people you kill, it is about infecting the culture of your enemy, and breaking up their unity. Empires have always fallen when they get too comfortable, and an outside force starts to win battles against them.

[Mr.C]

i wonder how close "over there" needs to get before it hits home. would an attack in toronto feel close enough or is that still "it will never happen to us" ?


You know how we look back at history and can see moments when the tide starts to change, and wonder if the people of that time knew it was happening or not? When you see the moments setting up the chain of events years before the big event that changes the world I wonder if the future will look back and say that the terrorists (ISIS or taliban, or whoever you want to throw in there) have been winning. I feel like a good history documentary would talk about the change in western culture over the last 10 years and say it was a remarkable timing that this terrorism started taking hold at the same time. A perfect storm.

Terrorism isn't about the number of people you kill, it is about infecting the culture of your enemy, and breaking up their unity. Empires have always fallen when they get too comfortable, and an outside force starts to win battles against them.

The problem isn't western culture.

It's the US and its allies fucking shit up in the middle east since the end of WW2.

[Bouncing Bettys]

The problem isn't western culture.

It's the US and its allies fucking shit up in the middle east since the end of WW2.
I could see that being the case if the primary targets of attacks were western militaries and governments. Yet the majority of their attacks seem to target those who are the least involved or capable of changing global policies. It very much seems to be a problem with western culture.

[iwantaskyline]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/23/manchester-arena-attacker-named-salman-abedi-suicide-attack-ariana-grande

Name of the bomber has been released. Born and raised in Manchester of Libyan descent.

[Acura604]

statement from Morrissey (yah i know, he's just a singer) kinda tells it like it is...

"
Celebrating my birthday in Manchester as news of the Manchester Arena bomb broke. The anger is monumental.

For what reason will this ever stop?

Theresa May says such attacks “will not break us”, but her own life is lived in a bullet-proof bubble, and she evidently does not need to identify any young people today in Manchester morgues. Also, “will not break us” means that the tragedy will not break her, or her policies on immigration. The young people of Manchester are already broken – thanks all the same, Theresa. Sadiq Khan says “London is united with Manchester”, but he does not condemn Islamic State – who have claimed responsibility for the bomb. The Queen receives absurd praise for her ‘strong words’ against the attack, yet she does not cancel today’s garden party at Buckingham Palace – for which no criticism is allowed in the Britain of free press. Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the attack is the work of an “extremist”. An extreme what? An extreme rabbit?

In modern Britain everyone seems petrified to officially say what we all say in private. Politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims. How easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire. The people have no such protections.

Morrissey

23 May 2017."