'A history of mental illness'. What a cop-out. Anything but admit they are a bunch of religious murdering fanatics. If anyone approaches me waving a knife and shouting 'Allahu Akbar' it won't be the men in white coats I'll be calling.
// do the Establishment think we were all born yesterday? //
Someone with a history of mental disorder does something that is characteristic of their condition.
There are unconfirmed reports she said something in muslimese.
Anyhow, there is a double standard. If an English looney goes potty, they have a mental condition, and if a muslim one does, it is terrorism. No it isn’t.
So someone approaches you waving a weapon and shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and you immediately think, 'That poor lady has mental health problems'? I don't think so. My only concern is that she was not shot dead on the spot.
Contrary to popular belief, the powers that be can fool some of the people all of time.
Lucky for you that you can see through it whereas others are too dumb.
We won't know whether it's a cop out until (if) the facts are established.
The impacts of mental illness are certainly very worrying, just as is the frequency of terror attacks.
Like Mamyalynne I'm not sure why the authorities said anything at this stage other than " someone has been arrested"- although i realise some feel the need to know the name or skin colour too
Mental illness ... I don't think anyone who participates in acts of terror doesn't have some degree of disorder, either in terms of low self esteem and needing approval or sociopathic or psychopathic tendencies. The difference is when they go off on one the consequences are usually far more newsworthy.
Would it make the news if a Jewish psychiatric patient tried to kill a tall blonde nurse because she thought she was a German. It is scale, situation, and perceived threat.. Put all three together and you have a recipe for disaster.