Man Robbed On Tube Train Then 'sprayed With Substance'

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/elephant-castle-tube-station-attack-robbery-london-british-transport-police-a8964936.html

/// "The victim, a man, reported he had been sprayed with a substance. He was treated at the scene by paramedics; the victim suffered a minor irritation to his face," a spokesperson said. ///

/// Officers remained at the scene, the spokesperson added, but said test had confirmed the substance was not acid. ///

That's good to hear, at least that lets a certain comedian off the hook.

It would seem that they are now quick to rule out other things, just as they are regarding terrorism.

[gingejbee]

^^yes, battery acid is H2SO4....but modern car batteries don't contain any acid in a liquid state, anyway....

[spathiphyllum]

"Saph, I don't suppose the victim would care what type of acid was squirted at him."

I personally would. Why would you not? From citric to nitric i would care what was squirted in my face.

"By the way battery acid is sulphuric acid."

I know but Jo specifically said battery acid so if the news paper was trying to even connote towards what she said they would have specifically used the word "battery" (i thinks).

[dannyk13]

Spath, where in that article is there any reference to Jo Brand?

[spathiphyllum]

I never said the article referenced it. AOG referenced it. It was then discussed.

[Mamyalynne]

Losing the will...

[anotheoldgit]

Prudie

Excellent understanding of my post Prudie, pity some are not so understanding, or maybe they don't want to be, seeing that it is AOG who has posted.

[spathiphyllum]

" since she said what she said spokespersons will always now feel the need to re-assure that it wasn't acid "

Completely disagree. Many gun jokes are made world wide, spokespeople don't have to explain that it isn't a specific persons fault that people shoot up schools. Or are people who make gun jokes liable for people who shoot up schools??

[spathiphyllum]

And from then till the end of time, Jo Brand remained liable for any reference to acid, or any acid attack... Not only on this planet, but throughout the universe.

[spathiphyllum]

"and had she (I assume Jo Brand) not said that they wouldn't have mentioned it. "

Nonsense. Of course they would have said it wasn't acid.

Jo Brand didn't invent acid attacks.

[spathiphyllum]

Article from 2018 - "According to police, around two acid attacks a day occurred in the UK last year, including 472 in London alone."

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ywkk95/acid-attacks-in-the-uk-sadly-are-not-going-anywhere

[Mamyalynne]

I don;t feel that keeping the fact that no acid was involved was a bad thing, to have kept that information back could have caused local panic.

[Mamyalynne]

* Revealing not 'keeping'.

[spathiphyllum]

I agree. Acid attacks (especially in 2017) were not uncommon. Mainly men attacking women because they broke up with them, or they denied their advances or due to gang warfare, attacking other gangs girlfriends. If you see the Vice article above, it explains in a bit more detail the figures.

[anotheoldgit]

spathiphyllum

Why are the authorities so quick lately to go out their way, so as to specifically rule out a terrorist attack?

When a white person is attacked by a black or Asian person, they are not in the same hurry to confirm that it was a racist attack.

[spathiphyllum]

There was "a 500 percent increase between 2012 and 2016 ".

I wonder if there will be a rise after what Jo said. I doubt it.

[dannyk13]

Has anybody worked out whether this attack occurred at night or in the daytime?

[spathiphyllum]

AOG you've gone from Jo Brand being liable for acid attacks to Racism and Terrorism.

You will need to clarify for me, or ask me a very simple question which doesn't imply something as i probably won't understand what the implications are.

[spathiphyllum]

"Why are the authorities so quick lately to go out their way, so as to specifically rule out a terrorist attack?
"

Because of how many terrorist attacks there are, the media is trying to do the opposite of fear mongering by quickly saying "It's not terrorism, so don't worry".

"When a white person is attacked by a black or Asian person, they are not in the same hurry to confirm that it was a racist attack. "

Because it's harder to prove if it was racist or not. Where as terrorism is quite easy to prove.

[Peter Pedant]

// It would seem that they are now quick to rule out other things, just as they are regarding terrorism. //
//
and we can quickly rule out sanity and logic on AB

someone is robbed and sprayed and it could or could not be terrorism.
Yup if you say so....

and it is connected to Jo Brand being overquoted
yes if you say so

If your question is - do youhave a comment on this?
then my answer is - all three statements are unrelated. Yet it definitely supports your usual contention that you will be killed in your bed tonight by brown skinned immigrants again.

[spathiphyllum]

LOL PP date me.