Ugh - tragedy/attack? just happened in Nice, France

[Lemon Drop]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/j...eports-say

More about the driver. He lived a very secular and personally troubled, violent and anti-social life in France. "not very religious" according to people who knew him
May have more in common with Omar Mateen than with Al-Baghdadi.

[Speedy]

And now he's (in)famous.

Lemon Drop wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/j...eports-say

More about the driver. He lived a very secular and personally troubled, violent and anti-social life in France. "not very religious" according to people who knew him
May have more in common with Omar Mateen than with Al-Baghdadi.

[SteveG]

Lemon Drop wrote:
He lived a very secular and personally troubled, violent and anti-social life in France. "not very religious" according to people who knew him.May have more in common with Omar Mateen than with Al-Baghdadi.

Exactly who do you think DOES fit the profile of a terrorist...Quiet family man happy at his work who goes to neighborhood outreach projects?

[Lemon Drop]

Steve G. wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
He lived a very secular and personally troubled, violent and anti-social life in France. "not very religious" according to people who knew him.May have more in common with Omar Mateen than with Al-Baghdadi.

Exactly who do you think DOES fit the profile of a terrorist...Quiet family man happy at his work who goes to neighborhood outreach projects?
No I usually look for them at PTA meetings.

There's an assumption that these guys are religious fanatics and quite often they are not. The full narrative doesn't apply.

[SteveG]

Lemon Drop wrote:
There's an assumption that these guys are religious fanatics and quite often they are not.

This guy fits very neatly into the group ISIS is calling to action with its messages for lone wolf attacks. They are looking for results and are smart enough to know who to motivate.

[Lemon Drop]

Steve G. wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
There's an assumption that these guys are religious fanatics and quite often they are not.

This guy fits very neatly into the group ISIS is calling to action with its messages for lone wolf attacks. They are looking for results and are smart enough to know who to motivate.

I think that ISIS could be largely neutralized and attacks like this in France would continue. There is a unique political, cultural and social situation in that country that makes this type of terrorism likely to continue, unfortunately.

[Carnos Jax]

I suspect as much Lemon. Going further, if we were to label every Christian in this country who commits violent crimes against homosexuals, (or anyone else that don't adhere to their set of beliefs), we'd be full of terrorists.