"not Terror Related", - Of Course?

[Khandro]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/699701/Switzerland-train-knife-attack-burns

Why are so many 'maniacs' suddenly starting to stab innocent people on trains then ?

[ummmm]

Hard to say at the moment.

Do you think because of the current climate that more is being reported?

[-Talbot-]

I don't know but packing the car today for our Euro trip ... I thought it may be a good idea if I replace the rubber mallet for a machete ... they er ... do a better job of knocking the tent pegs in.

[Mamyalynne]

I'm sure more about this vicious attack will emerge.

Rather strange thread title you've chosen.

[trt]

## I thought it may be a good idea if I replace the rubber mallet for a machete .##

Depending where your first stop is in Euro Talbot, buy a couple of pepper sprays.

I bought 3 for my family, sod the law.

[Jackdaw33]

Of course it's terror-related, it's a no brainer.

I am not saying that it is ISIS related, but anyone who starts a fire then goes around stabbing people is a terrorist. Full stop. Are you saying that the people on the train were not terrified?

[-Talbot-]

Yes this terror/not terror related is somewhat bizarre.

The Swiss cops have said he is Swiss with a typical Swiss name ... not sure why they haven't just named him.

[ummmm]

Terrorists are usually part of an organisation...not lone people carrying out a horrific attack.

We'll have to wait and see.

[dieseldick]

all in the name of islam ( and i have not even heard the news on tv but just know it was some islamic lunatic )

[dieseldick]

he had mental health issus ! lol

[anneasquith]

Maybe best to wait on the actual details ?

[birdie1971]

It's easy to see how phrases such as “terror related” are confusing. As Jackdaw33 says, anyone going around setting fire to things and stabbing people is going to be pretty damn terrifying to anyone in the vicinity.

However, nowadays, the phrase “terror related” means relating to or as a consequence of an affiliation with a recognised terrorist organisation. Unless the authorities can unequivocally link the actions of an individual or group with a known terrorist organisation, the heinous act is classified (in the media at least) as being “not terror related”. This mangling of the English language will – and already has in my opinion - lead to some individual's acts being labelled as “not terror related” when their actions are quite clearly and obviously inspired by their particular religious belief and by extension, the beliefs of others who are actively trying to drag the western world back to the seventh century.

Just because someone doesn't shout “Alahu Akbar” while committing an atrocity, doesn't mean they aren't ideologically tied to an outdated, murderous, death-cult.

[douglas9401]

What, exactly, is the deal with a complete nutbag , on fire, who has just stabbed numerous people being called the 'suspected attacker'?

He's 'the attacker'.

[mikey4444]

Jack.....No evidence that this is a terrorist attack, whatsoever.

Every time anybody attacks anybody else in Europe, the news media leap upon this and start speculating.

[ichkeria]

As soon as it seems probable that the crime was not related to terrorism media interest seems to drop, which is a pity.
If it transpires that it WAS a terrorist-inspired incident it'll rocket back up the charts again

[mikey4444]

Jack...definition of Terrorist :::

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/terrorism

By your definition, Peter Sutcliffe was a terrorist, which he quite plainly wasn't.

[DTCwordfan]

Hans Edelweiss?

You could pack a couple of Kalashnikovs as well, Talbot. They're also useful for a wee bit of hunting, and a few grenades for fishing......once did that in the steppes of Mongolia as part of a corporate hostility even extended to us.

[anotheoldgit]

I am just waiting for the apologists to start making the excuse, "this was not Muslim related".

But then thinking about it, we wouldn't get to hear of so many attacks.

[jackthehat]

Which 'apologists' would they be, AOG?

Another dreadful attack perpetrated on innocent train passengers. But let's not surrender any more power to those who would want to see us change our nature and behaviour until the case is proven to be terror-related.

[mikey4444]

AOG....you won't have to wait any longer !

As well as there being no evidence that this is terrorist-related, there is a similar lack of evidence about any Muslim input.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37072847

"Police spokesman Hanspeter Kruesi told AFP news agency the suspected attacker was not of immigrant background"

[anotheoldgit]

I was right I didn't have to wait long.