Lightbulb, Firstly, if you read my posts properly, I’ve made it perfectly clear that retribution of this nature is wrong – so no, it can’t be argued the other way.
Secondly, protest is not retribution, but hacking a man to death in cold blood with a butcher’s cleaver is – and for that there can be no justification. Your protesters are happy to burn poppies, and to shout and scream about the perceived injustices taking place in other countries – countries that most of them chose to leave - and you are eager to support them - but how many of them will be out on the streets with their banners in protest at the appalling slaughter than took place in Woolwich this week? Perhaps you can let me know. I’ll join them.
As Birdie said, Muslims are Muslims first, regardless of nationality, and even though you’re an indigenous Englishman, that very clearly applies to you too - but think on this. If your adopted ‘brothers’ hadn’t started blowing us up, killing and maiming thousands of innocent people indiscriminately, they would have nothing to protest about.
When you were born in just about the most socially aware country in the world, one that offers every opportunity, I simply cannot fathom your reasoning in aligning yourself to these people, and moreover, to their backward philosophy. Intellectually you have voluntarily stepped back into the dark ages. Madness!