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Robin Simcox 3 h
En réponse à @ColinPClarke
I think it’s because the threat was regarded as so minimal that it didn’t even reach the Level 1 ‘low’ threshold. For example, HMG is not going to also issue updates on far left or ecoterrorism - presumably because the threat is still so negligible.
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Robin Simcox 5 h
I shall look forward to the imminent soft-ball interview on the BBC.
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Robin Simcox 13 h
En réponse à @sweatandlies @mehdirhasan
But you’re right - I remember the initial coverage of that incident very much played up the mental health angle.
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Robin Simcox 13 h
En réponse à @sweatandlies @mehdirhasan
I considered that case but decided against including it as the perpetrator did end up prosecuted in court.
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Robin Simcox 21 h
Could equally make the point that Labour's operation should have found out who was going to be in the room. Anyway, the whole episode just sums up how small-minded and petty much of Westminster truly is. Such a vital time in British history and these are our elected leaders!
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Robin Simcox 22 h
I do sort of see Corbyn's point and it's increasingly clear the operation is No. 10 is a shambles. But the picture made me laugh so retweeting
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Robin Simcox 22 h
The approach proposed here - as vague as it is - is rife with problems.
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Robin Simcox 20 mars
En réponse à @mehdirhasan
In the UK, certainly, it is a myth that there is a discrepancy in sentencing. Hope you also think that this fact matters!
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Robin Simcox 20 mars
En réponse à @mehdirhasan
Not sure why you think I'm being disingenuous. And what am I linking to in my tweets if not media coverage? I'm certainly open to seeing examples of these being cases covered irresponsibly by tabloids. Oh and the Russell Square stabbing was obviously in the UK.
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Robin Simcox 20 mars
En réponse à @SulomeAnderson
Your research sounds interesting and I'll be sure to check it out.
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Robin Simcox 20 mars
En réponse à @SulomeAnderson @rcallimachi
I'll be interested to see your research, Sulome. If you see examples of the media covering the same cases I am referring to in a reckless way in their immediate aftermath, I am genuinely open to seeing it.
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Robin Simcox 20 mars
En réponse à @Cackalackyman
I linked to media coverage in all my tweets to show that these cases were not being reported irresponsibly. But I agree with you on
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Robin Simcox 20 mars
En réponse à @ibossrobots
In March 2016, Ayanle Hassan Ali stabs two Canadian soldiers in Toronto. He's acquitted of terrorism charges, assessed to be a schizophrenic. h/t
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Robin Simcox 20 mars
En réponse à @HouseInTheFog
Paul H., kills one and injures three near Munich train station while yelling 'Allahu Akbar'. Sent to a psychiatric hospital. h/t
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Robin Simcox 20 mars
En réponse à @HouseInTheFog
Thanks to those who provided more examples for this thread. Fatmir H., an asylum seeker from Kosovo, injuries nine people with an axe in Düsseldorf. He had a history of mental illness and is now in a psychiatric ward. h/t
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Robin Simcox 19 mars
Big questions concerning the Taliban raised by and , which deserve answers.
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Robin Simcox 19 mars
En réponse à @RobinSimcox
The fight against terrorists in all forms is only going to be made that much harder if reckless accusations are thrown around. 14/14
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Robin Simcox 19 mars
En réponse à @RobinSimcox
Instead, I doubt many people remember these incidents precisely because they were not sensationalized in the press or widely reported as terrorism. And that's exactly how it should be: reporting the facts with no political bias. 13/
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Robin Simcox 19 mars
En réponse à @RobinSimcox
Of course journalists differ in quality. But if there really was a significant number intending to depict Muslims as terrorists, facts be damned, all of these stories could have been given a terror spin. 12/
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Robin Simcox 19 mars
En réponse à @RobinSimcox
In September 2018, an Afghan asylum seeker stabbed three people in Ravensburg. He was transferred to a psychiatric ward, not prison. 11/
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