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Tributes for Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, killed in a terror attack, London, England.
Tributes for Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones, killed in a terror attack, London, England.
The National Association of Muslim Police have called for the change to be considered because the current terms do not help "public confidence".
Among the inventive alternatives suggested are 'faith-claimed terrorism', 'terrorists abusing religious motivations' and 'adherents of Osama bin Laden's ideology'. Even by British policing's herculeanly woke standards this is absurd and, more importantly, counterproductive.
If a society is to address an issue, they must first be able to identify it. Regrettable though it is, the fact of the matter is that there is a problem with Islamic terrorism and radicalism in Britain. This has been demonstrated by hundreds if not thousands British citizens having run off to join ISIS over the years and multiple terror attacks from the 7/7 bombings of 2005 to last year's London Bridge attack. There was a common theme with these attacks and that was and is Islamic terrorism.
Comment: Nice-ing up the rhetoric to not offend/trigger heartless criminal-minded actors hell-bent on murder and destruction is a huge disservice to humanity. When has this ever worked? Fragility never trumps unrestricted rage. If you think so, you won't be here long. And, shame on governments who put forth terror actors and send them into someone else's back yard. We, as the peaceful public, are not MAD enough!!!