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British Labour MP shot near Leeds (mod warning in first post)

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  • #152
    Rjd2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,349 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Doubt it. Doubt that the police even know for sure what happened yet

    Has the guy they arrested even been charged yet?

    Its very early doors indeed.


  • #153
    Maireadio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 662 ✭✭✭Maireadio


    Never heard of this politician but this has really saddened me. :(


  • #154
    wokingvoter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 828 ✭✭✭wokingvoter


    The goading and general pitch forking on sites like liberal.ie is shocking
    And there seems to be housebound people on the site all day (or they seem to me to be housebound) just waiting to be outraged again and again about what the gubbermint are doing to them
    It's surprising no one has tried to stab a TD here, in particular J Burton or A Kelly


  • #155
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Jayop wrote: »
    The Daily Mail's only reason for existence is to skew public opinion. The only reason they shut down comments is when the skewing won't suit their editorial agenda.

    Just like the Guardian. And every other periodical.


  • #156
    Ben Gadot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭Ben Gadot


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    Very dignified

    Can't even begin to fathom what that man is going through, the thoughts of what his wife went through in her final moments must be unbearable.

    As for Jo herself, I can't claim to have been aware of who she was. But from just reading about her you can see the genuine pride she had at being elected and that she was driven by her work. Seemingly one of the better ones. RIP


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  • #157
    Jayop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,377 ✭✭✭✭Jayop


    Saipanne wrote: »
    Just like the Guardian. And every other periodical.

    Not really though. The Guardian is a left wing publication but they will at least give the pretense of balance or a counter opinion.


  • #158
    wokingvoter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 828 ✭✭✭wokingvoter


    Rjd2 wrote: »
    Has the guy they arrested even been charged yet?

    Its very early doors indeed.

    Very very early. He's in custody at least. Don't be surprised if he's taken to hospital to get psychiatric treatment at some stage in the next 24 hours
    Sadly this is most often the outcome in these tragic cases
    RIP this lovely clever woman and condolence to her young small family wider friends relations and constituents


  • #159
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Jayop wrote: »
    Not really though. The Guardian is a left wing publication but they will at least give the pretense of balance or a counter opinion.

    Hahaha. Good one.


  • #160
    Jayop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,377 ✭✭✭✭Jayop


    wokingvoter wrote: »
    The goading and general pitch forking on sites like liberal.ie is shocking
    And there seems to be housebound people on the site all day (or they seem to me to be housebound) just waiting to be outraged again and again about what the gubbermint are doing to them
    It's surprising no one has tried to stab a TD here, in particular J Burton or A Kelly

    Going by the type of comments in threads here I'd be less surprised if it was someone from the far left. They seem to get the most bile on this site.


  • #161
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭cml387


    Saipanne wrote: »
    Just like the Guardian. And every other periodical.

    It really amazes me that people are surprised by this. Of course no business wants to be associated with the kind of bile that spews forth on those comments sections.
    Those that cry foul and demand "free speech" are only furthering the cause of those who wish to restrict it.


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  • #162
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Jayop wrote: »
    Going by the type of comments in threads here I'd be less surprised if it was someone from the far left. They seem to get the most bile on this site.

    Hahaha. Good one.


  • #163
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    PurpleAki wrote: »
    This is balanced?

    http:// www. theguardian. com / commentisfree/2016/jun/16/the-guardian-view-on-jo-cox-an-attack-on-humanity-idealism-and-democracy

    She isn't even buried and we know so little about why she died, yet it's clear there's a desire to make political/moral capital out of her death.

    http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/16/the-guardian-view-on-jo-cox-an-attack-on-humanity-idealism-and-democracy


  • #164
    Jayop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,377 ✭✭✭✭Jayop


    PurpleAki wrote: »
    This is balanced?

    http:// www. theguardian. com / commentisfree/2016/jun/16/the-guardian-view-on-jo-cox-an-attack-on-humanity-idealism-and-democracy

    She isn't even buried and we know so little about why she died, yet it's clear there's a desire to make political/moral capital out of her death.

    So you point to one single opinion piece as proof to a paper not having "a pretense of balance"?

    That's beyond stupid.


  • #165
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Jayop wrote: »
    So you point to one single opinion piece as proof to a paper not having "a pretense of balance"?

    That's beyond stupid.

    I genuinely believe that the Guardian doesn't even try to be balanced. I'm being sincere. And it's probably the paper I read the most.


  • #166
    Jayop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,377 ✭✭✭✭Jayop


    Saipanne wrote: »
    I genuinely believe that the Guardian doesn't even try to be balanced. I'm being sincere. And it's probably the paper I read the most.

    Yeah I get that. It was clear by you replying to my post several times with the same words.

    You're wrong but I get it.


  • #167
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Jayop wrote: »
    Yeah I get that. It was clear by you replying to my post several times with the same words.

    You're wrong but I get it.

    You don't get it, but it's not important. What's important is the death of this woman. We are getting off track i think.


  • #168
    The One Doctor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,322 ✭✭✭The One Doctor


    This is definitely going to effect the outcome of the EU referendum. Guaranteed they'll vote to stay.


  • #169
    Jayop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,377 ✭✭✭✭Jayop


    Saipanne wrote: »
    You don't get it, but it's not important. What's important is the death of this woman. We are getting off track i think.

    We're not. You are.
    Saipanne wrote: »
    Same as the Guardian shutting down comments on anything Islam related. News sites suiting their own agenda shocka.
    Saipanne wrote: »
    Just like the Guardian. And every other periodical.
    Saipanne wrote: »
    Hahaha. Good one.
    Saipanne wrote: »
    Hahaha. Good one.
    Saipanne wrote: »
    http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/16/the-guardian-view-on-jo-cox-an-attack-on-humanity-idealism-and-democracy
    Saipanne wrote: »
    I genuinely believe that the Guardian doesn't even try to be balanced. I'm being sincere. And it's probably the paper I read the most.

    Anyway, yeah back on track.


  • #170
    Stig Inge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 260 ✭✭Stig Inge


    Billy86 wrote: »
    I take it we'll have all the same lads in here up in arms and calling for heads to roll, extreme measures etc in this thread, as we do whenever a Muslim does something similar.

    Any moment now...

    Oh stfu with your points scoring for once in your life


  • #171
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    Jayop wrote: »
    We're not. You are.

    Anyway, yeah back on track.

    You reacted. I reacted. We.

    Back. On. Track. Now!


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  • #172
    Panrich
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Panrich


    The One Doctor wrote: »
    This is definitely going to effect the outcome of the EU referendum. Guaranteed they'll vote to stay.

    This will be a big turning point if the nut job that murdered her is a right wing fantasist as seems likely


  • #173
    conditioned games
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭conditioned games


    The global elites that run the world have struck again. What is the best way to stop the British public from leaving the EU. Let's kill a pretty female pro Europe politician, that would do it. Well played now lets spew some more anti Russian propaganda and talk up this debt recovery, the middle class are so stupid


  • #174
    Sand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,280 ✭✭✭✭Sand


    Panrich wrote: »
    This will be a big turning point if the nut job that murdered her is a right wing fantasist as seems likely

    It may not be. Presenting realism and consequences to a decision is painted as 'Project Fear', which reveals and endearing sense of childishness. People may react by to this news by moving more into the Leave camp as a reaction to any perception of the Remain campaign trying to point score from a tragedy even if no one says a word about it. Far better for the Remain camp to say nothing and leave people to reach their own conclusions.

    People very much double down on their point of view when under stress - they hate having to change their mind because someone else presents a better argument. It takes an exceptional person not to associate themselves, personally, with a point of view and see any challenge to that view as a personal attack on them.

    This fellah seems to have been a lone nutjob. The Leave campaign may not be responsible for who believes in them, but they are responsible for the sort of campaign they run and the ideas they spread with lazy rhetoric. The Leave campaign has been intensely dishonest and vile.


  • #175
    MRnotlob606
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    conditioned games wrote: »
    The global elites that run the world have struck again. What is the best way to stop the British public from leaving the EU. Let's kill a pretty female pro Europe politician, that would do it. Well played now lets spew some more anti Russian propaganda and talk up this debt recovery, the middle class are so stupid

    What :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:


  • #176
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    conditioned games wrote: »
    The global elites that run the world have struck again. What is the best way to stop the British public from leaving the EU. Let's kill a pretty female pro Europe politician, that would do it. Well played now lets spew some more anti Russian propaganda and talk up this debt recovery, the middle class are so stupid

    It genuinely scares me that you're not the first person in this thread to post something so utterly mental.


  • #177
    Panrich
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Panrich


    MRnotlob606 wrote: »
    What :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

    It's simple

    Global conspiracy
    Chem trails
    Media collusion
    Fluoride in the water


  • #178
    conditioned games
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭conditioned games


    MRnotlob606 wrote: »
    What :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

    Exactly, about 99% of the population are been played and they don't know it so your not the only one in the dark. Just like the killing of JFK everyone thought it was all down to a mad man. Happy Britain remains in the EU now but I was expecting something like this


  • #179
    blackcard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,569 ✭✭✭blackcard


    It is a crazy, crazy world, so sad.


  • #180
    RobertKK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,782 ✭✭✭✭RobertKK


    BBC News showed a person who was there when it happened and he says the man said "Britain first" twice.

    You would wonder how anyone can be so hateful when they go out and do things like this.


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  • #181
    Saipanne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭Saipanne


    conditioned games wrote: »
    Exactly, about 99% of the population are been played and they don't know it so your not the only one in the dark. Just like the killing of JFK everyone thought it was all down to a mad man. Happy Britain remains in the EU now but I was expecting something like this

    I wish I were omniscient... :(


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