Jo Cox MP, shot dead

[Matt_]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36550304

Absolutely shocking news, words fail me.

 

[Max]

From what I've read, she was shot three times, once in the face. She was also stabbed.

She had two small children. This is really upsetting.

 

[Dave-Vale]

Really, really awful. RIP.

Allegedly, the attacker shouted 'Britain First' before/during the attack. Very weird and Brotain First have been very quick to distance themselves from it. Maybe now they might know a little as to how the majority of Muslims feel when there is some kind of terrorist attack.

 

[Aber gas]

I'm absolutely devastated. I met her twice at events. A lovely, intelligent and moral women who worked tirelessly for those in poverty and desperation.
I'm also so angry but that can wait.
RIP Jo

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

I'd never heard of her before today but it sounds like she was one of the good guys (gals).

What a shit piece of news.

 

[Vanni]

Utterly terrible news. Disgusted if the reports are true - if the guy really shouted Britain first*. No one should die for his/her political beliefs.

edit - * don't get me wrong, it's a disgusting act irrespective of whether he shouted 'BF' or not, but it looks even worse in my eyes if he did so while murdering her.

 

[Destruction]

Absolutely horrific.

My heart goes out to her poor family.

 

[slaphead]

This country gets more fucked by the day.

I cannot begin to comprehend the level of hate you must need to shoot a young woman in the face.

RIP Jo, and deepest condolences to those left behind to deal with this intolerable horror.

 

[SamScfc]

Shocking news, I'd never heard of her but had a look through social media she seemed like a really good person.

Can't believe that stuff is happening over here. RIP.

 

[.V.]

I don't know why, but this has really affected me. Perhaps it's the apparent brutal way she was killed or that she leaves two young children, or that she seemed like a good person. Probably all three to be honest.

I just hope that if any good can come of this that it does.

 

[TheArtfulDodger]

Incredibly sad, sounds like one of the good, proper Labour MPs. Motivation is irrelevant, it's hatred of one type or another, or mental illness.

 

[Matt_]

or mental illness.

The man locally reported as responsible for this vile act was said to be a loner with metal health issues.

 

[smat]

Of course he's 'a loner with mental health issues'. He's white.

 

[Dayman]

I don't know why, but this has really affected me. Perhaps it's the apparent brutal way she was killed or that she leaves two young children, or that she seemed like a good person. Probably all three to be honest.

I just hope that if any good can come of this that it does.

You know what...I'm the same. I'm pretty steely emotionally but as soon as I heard about this my head went. It's literally all I've thought about all evening. Absolutely tragic.

I'm not a big fan of politics or politicians but it does sound like she was one of a very few "good guys" that are in Parliament. The conspiracy theorist in me is in overdrive but personally I don't think now is not the time for that.

 

[MJA]

Absolutely shocking chain of events that have lead to a mother who clearly cared about others and her community being murdered in the street.

Just can't comprehend that there are people out on our streets who can go and do things like this. We edge closer to being a miniature America with every passing day

 

[NorfolkWomble]

Of course he's 'a loner with mental health issues'. He's white.

Lets not start with this please. Wait till we know why it happened, why he did it, before we start claiming he is being given a free pass because of his race.

 

[smat]

Lets not start with this please. Wait till we know why it happened, why he did it, before we start claiming he is being given a free pass because of his race.

Good attitude!

 

[NorfolkWomble]

Good attitude!

We have literally no idea right now. Aside from a few disputed claims that he shouted Britain First, there is no indication of a political or religious or personal motive. So lets wait till we find out before we start this.

 

[Aber gas]

Tommy Mair. A prominent NA activist , involved in several international white power organisations, on the radar of Hope without Hate and Antifa. Heavily involved with EDL activities and a regular subscriber to Blood and Honour and Sprinjbok ( white supremacist publications)
I'll let people draw their own conclusions.

 

[TheMinsterman]

Earlier in the week people were being arrested for owning a gun down the road from where I work, now only the other side of the city there's an MP being murdered in the street.

What a disgusting thing to happen.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Very much looks like a terrorist attack at the moment. You probably would have to be mentally deficient in order to think that doing something as horrific and moronic as this would further your cause though. Then again, Breivik was judged to be sane wasn't he? So who knows.

 

[NorfolkWomble]

Tommy Mair. A prominent NA activist , involved in several international white power organisations, on the radar of Hope without Hate and Antifa. Heavily involved with EDL activities and a regular subscriber to Blood and Honour and Sprinjbok ( white supremacist publications)
I'll let people draw their own conclusions.

Have you got a link? Only thing about him I was able to find was that he had been helped by a mental health charity in the area. If this is true then sure, we can start drawing those conclusions but when Smat posted there was very little known about him.

 

[NorfolkWomble]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/p...-suspect-south-africa-apartheid-a7086426.html

Seems you are right. How the fuck did he come to the conclusion that murdering this woman would help with his cause?

 

[Techno Natch]

Obviously tragic and very interesting watching the different reaction on social media to this case compared to other high profile random attacks.

 

[Pliny Harris]

Absolutely horrific that you can assassinate an MP in this country now and be merely inches wide of the Overton Window in what you believe in in doing so. "We must listen to these people and respect what they have to say". Less than a month ago Farage said "Violence is the next step" in immigration. Evil, evil people, extremely threatening, and now is the time that we face down the fascism we've long harboured and disguised as pomp and pride. Shattering, extremely disturbing news that makes the countless racist comments I've heard spill out from people over the last year or so resonate deeply. We can't accept current attitudes the way they are. A mother who also happened to be a non-prominent MP with an impressive history of standing up for the minority has been killed in cold blood at what should be a quiet village surgery. This country is diseased and worse still, I can only see the media continuing to stoke the flames of divide and rule after today's ceasefire. Can't believe things are only getting worse.

 

[Aber gas]

https://twitter.com/trevorlunnlv/status/720607891972100096

https://twitter.com/bigsh0trob/status/743496589692510208
https://twitter.com/jlrfb/status/743496185701367808
They're out in force, people tell me the far right are no threat.
No Pasaren

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Absolutely horrific that you can assassinate an MP in this country now and be merely inches wide of the Overton Window in what you believe in in doing so.

According to Aber he was he was a National Action activist, a National Socialist, in other words. That's about as far from the mainstream as you can possibly get. Using this as ammunition to attack Farage and co is cynical and opportunist to put it mildly. It wasn't so long ago that a BLM supporter executed two police officers in cold blood in the US, anarcho-capitalists did something similar, and an Antifa member was charged with the attempted murder of a Nationalist in Sweden. These people are the exceptions that prove the rule, if anything.

 

[Aber gas]

You shouldn't have deleted that post EG. You had a point, it is fucking awful that it's being used by either side in the referendum.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

You shouldn't have deleted that post EG. You had a point, it is fucking awful that it's being used by either side in the referendum.

I deleted it on reflection because the motive really is important in fairness.

 

[Aber gas]

dly. It wasn't so long ago that a BLM supporter executed two police

It wasn't members of BLM though was it?

Antifa member was charged with the attempted murder of a Nationalist in Sweden.

Fighting nazi thugs in defence of peaceful activists.