Shots fired outside British Parliament

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  1. shootER

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    The Prime Minister was seen being evacuated in a grey Jaguar luxury car to an undisclosed location "as a precautionary measure" by her security team. Five people were either hit or run over by an SUV who's driver then ran out before getting into some kind of gun fight with British security forces "four to five shots fired". There is also some strange claim about someone getting stabbed inside Parliament.
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    My wife just called and said something happened at the Westminster bridge?
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    That's pretty incompetent terrorism, if that is indeed what it is.
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    They usually aren't geniuses. Take the crazed Mohammadan who tried to attack the Paris airport a few days ago. His plan was to beat up a female soldier, take her rifle, then go on a shooting spree. He did attack a female soldier, tried to get her rifle, but was shot and killed by two of her team mates. So much for declaring himself a soldier of Allah.
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    Chalk up another one for the loony brigade.
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    At least one woman has been pronounced dead.
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    Most countries that treat their citizens more or less fairly only suffer "terror attacks" committed by the mentally ill, who aren't generally known for their articulate planning. :shrug:
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    They are now saying two dead and one catastrophicly injured. Express is also saying up to 12 mowed down by the SUV.
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    Confirmed. The terrorist is a Paki. How is that Muslim immigration working? I guess we all have to just accept and put up with regular terrorist attacks from followers of the religion of peace so liberals can feel warm fuzzies inside. Heaven forbid we stop making matters worse by not allowing more violent foreign aliens who hate our way of life in.
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    I am sure we will hear how it is a fluke. The ten millionth fluke in a row.
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    Knock that shit off :brood:
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    Dude, really? :facepalm:
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    Man. That's gonna make it hard on the other Paki's in the UK.
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    Which Paki is it, Pikachu?
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    @El Chup reported in on his FB page that he was okay. If any other WF members in that area would report in, that would be great.
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    Last I heard, Chup wasn't an MP. But yeah, London and all. Ya never know.
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    OK, but it is only mildly offensive, much like calling someone a cracker. See the definition.

    Pak·i
    noun · British · informal · offensive
    1. a person from Pakistan or South Asia by birth or descent, especially one living in Britain.
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    I've walked across that bridge several times. Now I know how El Chup felt on 9/11.


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    Was it only MP's walking across the bridge getting mowed down by a lunatic?? :unsure:
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    Depends on your definition of offensive. If you are a known bigot then its probably no big deal.

    In the proffessional world and the real world its not been ok to refer to "pakis" for quite some time, particularly when in the past in the UK it was used for anyone who looked pakistani, regardless of where in the sub continent they were from. Similar to anyone from SE Asia being called a chinky.

    Of course times have moved on some 40 years but why would a bigot sitting 4000 miles away know that?
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    Why is it incompetant? No requirement for bombs, or firearms so less opportunity to draw attention to himself in planning and procurement. All he needs to do is wake up, take a knife out the kitchen and jump in the car. Suddenly he's killed 3 people, injured lots more and shut down the City of London.

    Seems pretty effective to me sadly.
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    Well, yes, one would not use a term like cracker or Paki in a business setting, sure. This seems a less formal place then a business meeting though.
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    I had no idea that it was considered offensive until someone here on WF mentioned it years ago.

    I always thought it was yet another slang Brit abbreviation like "telly".
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    You wouldnt need to be in a business meeting. In the UK if you called someone a paki anywhere in your workplace you would be up for a racial. You might get away with it if you were a plumber or brick layer but anywhere professional or any public sector work, you would be looking for a new job
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    If you used it outside the surroundings of a mob of UKIP or Britain First fascists, you'd likely lose some fucking teeth.

    Pakistanis are among the best integrated immigrants, many now being several generations removed from their homeland, and that kind of racist crap belongs in the 1970s.
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    It WAS.

    Like "nigger" was slang for negro.
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