Coincidence . . . . Hopefully!

[Baldric]

Firstly we hear that Tommy Robinson suffered head injuries recently while on a family night out in Essex,

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02/15/tommy-robinson-hospitalised-_n_9237414.html

And now we hear an Imam has sadly died from head injuries received when walking home on Thursday night in Rochdale.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rochdale-imam-dead-wardleworth-playground-10915822

If the attacks weren't so far apart you might think there was a connection, but surely the distance is too great isn't it?

[andy-hughes]

It would be stretching credibility to suggest that the incidents are connected - although the motivations behind them may have a common factor.

[jourdain2]

Agreed, andy-hughes. Violence is to be deplored. It may be for a different cause (mugging gone wrong for example) of course, mustn't pre-judge.

[whiskeryron]

wouldn't it be nice just once to read headlines '' Imam hugged by edl supporter''

[andy-hughes]

whiskeyron - //wouldn't it be nice just once to read headlines '' Imam hugged by edl supporter'' //

That would be ... unlikely!!!!

[anotheoldgit]

whiskeryron

/// wouldn't it be nice just once to read headlines '' Imam hugged by edl supporter'' ///

Or even "edl supporter hugged by Imam" perhaps?

[Baldric]

///It would be stretching credibility to suggest that the incidents are connected - although the motivations behind them may have a common factor.///

Wasn't Rochdale a centre for quite a lot of EDL activity a while back,
I was thinking there might be some old associates of Tommy who heard about the Essex attack and maybe, decided to to something.
Far fetched I know but ... .. .

[andy-hughes]

Baldric - //Question Author


///It would be stretching credibility to suggest that the incidents are connected - although the motivations behind them may have a common factor.///

Wasn't Rochdale a centre for quite a lot of EDL activity a while back,
I was thinking there might be some old associates of Tommy who heard about the Essex attack and maybe, decided to to something.
Far fetched I know but ... .. . //

It's possible.

If that is the case, I am sure the media will hear about it - no point in doing something like that as a protest group if no-one gets to know.

[Baldric]

///no point in doing something like that as a protest group if no-one gets to know.///

I don't think anyone would advertise doing something like that especially given the outcome of the attack, but it would still send a message regardless.

[anotheoldgit]

Let us not speculate until more information is released.

[andy-hughes]

Baldric - //I don't think anyone would advertise doing something like that especially given the outcome of the attack, but it would still send a message regardless. //

I think that is exactly why they would make a point of owning up to it - as an organisation of course, accepting individual responsibility tends not to be the approach of choice for these people.

As I say, terrorism is only effective if people know about it.

[Peter Pedant]

I agree there is no point in doing a politically motivated crime without blaaaarping it from the rooftops

if tommy robinson kissed a mirror then it would be a EDL supporter kissing an Imam wouldnt it or near to it ?


Tommy is an apostate muslim innit ?

[Baldric]

Oh blimey, there goes the neighbourhood!

[Peter Pedant]

big on radio 4 pee-em at 5 pm today

and he wasnt an Imam - he was a Koran reader
( muessins used to do that 1400 years ago but erm things have moved on )

[Baldric]

From the link

///A former imam has died after he was found with serious head injuries at a children’s playground.///

[agchristie]

AOG > Let us not speculate until more information is released.

It's not even worth speculating.

Stretching credibility is a big understatement....