The term terrorist doesn’t necessarily mean a threat to national security but he definitely inflicted terror on the town of Southport todayI
I didn’t want it to be a terrorist - but it is. I am sick of people like you not facing up to the issues we farce and not letting a constructive debate as to how we solve it to be had.
He wasn’t from Southport, but lived in a nearby village (Banks).One thing I want to know is how did he know that the dance class was going on? He wasn't from Southport, so why select that location?
He's from Banks, a village in Lancashire, according to the news. It's only four miles from Southport so he could be a regular in the town.Such a tragic day. Its a day where you do a double take to check it really happened and isn't a bad dream.
Thoughts are with all affected.
One thing I want to know is how did he know that the dance class was going on? He wasn't from Southport, so why select that location?
There certainly haven't always been attacks like this over the years. The only one I can recall is the Dunblane one.do your research - there has always been attacks like this through the years - murder rates increased during WW2 - so much for the Blitz Spirit. You just learn more coz of the 24hr news cycle on TV. Its not new but it is awful and our hearts have to go out to those who lost their children today
It’s a total shithole, kids walking round in gangs masked up in the early evening, I’ve never seen so many retail staff with body cams. People can call Manchester City Centre all they want but I feel relatively safe when I’m out and about round town no matter the time of day.Yeah worked Croydon, was doing the gas assessments on the engineers who worked on the Galpins Road explosion in Croydon where a little girl lost her life
The engineers are now having to attend in unmarked vans in the area as they were getting pelted when they were seen
I wonder if he knew some of the victims then and whether its a revenge attack of some sort.He's from Banks, a village in Lancashire, according to the news. It's only four miles from Southport so he could be a regular in the town.
Couldn’t agree more, me and my wife did our hypno birthing at that venue, and we spent 5 weeks with our little boy in the ICU at the same hospital the children are at, all I can think about is how the families must be feeling, what waiting rooms they will be sitting in and even the rooms at Ronald McDonald house that are both the worst hotel room you can imagine and a massive help. Meanwhile on Twatter the Tommy Robinson brigade are sharpening there pitch folks and stoking the fire.Twitter is a cesspit most of the time but particularly tonight, the amount of people that read something on there and take it as true is so worrying.
Echo your sentiment there completely, heartbreaking is the right word.
Tbh, I don’t think there’s really any point in speculating what his motives might have been. Just have to wait until the facts emerge. I presume that we’ll get another police update tomorrow.I wonder if he knew some of the victims then and whether its a revenge attack of some sort.
I'd have thought if someone wanted to make a maximum impact, one would go on the rampage in the town centre where most families would be.
Banks is considered Southport and the place where it was is a rented space that has all kinds of things on, it probably would have been advertised locally.He's from Banks, a village in Lancashire, according to the news. It's only four miles from Southport so he could be a regular in the town.
I wonder if he knew some of the victims then and whether its a revenge attack of some sort.
I'd have thought if someone wanted to make a maximum impact, one would go on the rampage in the town centre where most families would be.
Fanatics would also probably welcome the chance of martyrdom, so not really a deterrent to such lunatics.Always ask yourself would you watch your child killed by the state and agree with it if they committed the ultimate heinous crime. It soon brings folk back down to earth.