kvalidir - // No-one of any political or religious persuasion is going to defend this, but it's tiresome that those of us who disagree with you socially or politically are constantly blamed in a sideways manner for people committing crimes like this. //
Twas ever thus.
In order to be a member of the band of Self-Righteous Brothers here on the AB, there are certain conditions to be fulfilled -
You have to see the world entirely in black and white - no middle ground, everything is right, or wrong, that's it.
You need to regularly work yourself up into a lather of pointless temper and bile attempt to out-do your fellow SRB's in your ability to condemn crimes reported on here.
In the course of out-agrandaising your fellow SRB's you need to ensure that anyone who is not absolutely adding to your point and supporting you is condemned as a left-wing hand-wringing lentil-steaming yogurt knitter who doesn't understand, and doesn't care, in equal measure.
Once you know which side you are on, the rest is easy.