Crazies

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This is the second time in 24 hours that would-be terrorists try to kill considerable numbers of British civilians. And do not think I am not taking it seriously. It is not nice to know that people who live in our community want us dead. But it is comforting to reflect that, as far as realization goes, and in spite of what seems to have been a careful study of mass murder methods, the actual work in both cases seems to have been strictly Amateur Hour. The IRA managed to make trouble for Britain for decades because they were a group of experienced and trained killers. These gentlemen just seem to decide to go on a murder spree one day when they feel particularly pissed off. As long as they remain so amateurish, they will go on making maximum effort for minimum result.

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[fpb.livejournal.com]

It wasn't quite an average Joe/Jane who discovered the first car in Haymarket, central London - it was sharp-eyed ambulance workers coming back from an incident. Not police, true, but trained to use their eyes. And as for the rest - the second car was actually towed away for being illegally parked! I should imagine that when the parking attendants realized what they had towed away, they probably fainted dead away. As for Glasgow, it was the terrorists themselves who simply bungled their attempt to drive a burning van into the airport lobby - it crashed into the entrance, and they had to try and flee in spite of burns and injuries. There, the ordinary public did take a hand: at least one of the two was taken down by angry civilians, and I hope they gave him a good kicking before handing him over to the police.

[patchworkmind.livejournal.com]

I really hate hearing this kind of dreadful news about a place that ties as one of my two favorite island nations on the planet.

The other, of course, is Malta.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

So, perhaps I should not tell you that we have been having the worst floods in decades and that half of Yorkshire and the Midlands are under water?

[patchworkmind.livejournal.com]

I've been hearing about it already. : /

[bufo-viridis.livejournal.com]

I should imagine that when the parking attendants realized what they had towed away, they probably fainted dead away.
Just like the guys in this story :)