How Many Still Believe That We Have Nothing To Fear?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2293786/Former-PCSO-BBC-security-guard-converted-Islam-admits-terror-plot.html

With more and more of this type of traitorous scum being clawed from where they hatch, isn't it time that treason carried a life sentence, with life meaning life?

But I still believe that they should be put against a wall and shot, let's face it, it would be the cheaper option.

[emmie]

but does one know what they want, what their aim is, after all many are born and raised here, so it can't be to free their homeland? if they are protesting about our presence in Afghanistan, Iraq, why do they plant bombs on our streets, instead why not march on Downing street and protest that way.

[Kromovaracun]

Personally, I don't live in fear in the UK (and I rather pity anyone who does). Why? My chances of being killed or injured in a terrorist attack are about equivalent to my chances of being killed by lightning, and significantly lower than my chances of being killed in a traffic accident.

While I'm somewhat skeptical of your injunction to engage extremist leaders in 'dialogue', Andy, I completely stand by your excellent statement of refusing to give these thugs what they want by allowing fear to dominate your life. There aren't many occasions where I agree wholeheartedly with a public speech of Tony Blair's, but I do remember as a teenager watching his response to the 7/7 bombings, and I vividly remember the impression one part in particular made on me:

"When they try to intimidate us, we will not be intimidated, when they seek to change our country, our way of life, by these methods, we will not be changed.

When they try to divide our people or weaken our resolve, we will not be divided - and our resolve will hold firm. We will show by our spirit and dignity and by a quiet and true strength that there is in the British people, that our values will long outlast theirs.

The purpose of terrorism is just that - it is to terrorise people. And we will not be terrorised."

[Kromovaracun]

And before anyone starts with the manipulative "tell that to the families" nonsense, I'd like to say that I am one such family member. A relative of mine (who survived - he was found wandering the street in a daze by an uncle) was on one of the trains that was attacked. This does not make me any less unafraid.

[FredPuli43]

Not sure what a deterrent hanging is, with or without drawing and quartering, to a suicide bomber.

Hanging men like these ones only gives more martyrs to the cause and is ultimately counter-productive.

[beegeebee]

Remember what Gaddaffi said some 15-20 years ago, We have no need to go to war. When Turkey joins the European Union there will be more Muslims there, than any other country. Would appear he was correct