# London Mayor Says Terrorism Is 'Part And Parcel Of Living In A Big City' **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 6, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318 "2017-06-06T22:55:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318/141 "2017-06-08T18:43:46Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > Clearly you are quite keen for us to be alarmed. As a gesture of friendship I have just spent the past 14 minutes being mildly alarmed. I hope you find that useful. If that was insufficient, I’ve got half an hour spare this afternoon where I could be greatly alarmed. That’s all I can manage I’m afraid as I have to take my dog to her groomer. Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! Allow me to add that I spent at least 8 minutes today being very concerned; I was distracted tho and could not quite get to the level of mildly alarmed. Like you, I have almost a half available later today (5:07pm-5:35pm) and I’m pretty sure I can achieve a state of mild anxiety; will that count? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318/142 "2017-06-08T18:47:51Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Here’s an example of how peaceful Muslims are reaching out in the media to oppose extremism and violence: > > [http://www.iagreetosee.com/portfolio/powerful-anti-terrorism-ad-ramadan/](http://www.iagreetosee.com/portfolio/powerful-anti-terrorism-ad-ramadan/) Wow. That was really powerful. Awesome music. Thanks for the link! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318/143 "2017-06-08T19:46:39Z")
Hey! **Silver Lining**! These were not rhetorical questions. > [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Why don’t Trump supporters ever argue for all Republicans to be imprisoned after one of them, oh, say, assaults a reporter? It’s clear Trump supporters pose a threat to decent honest Americans. Or even lousy lying Americans who aren’t Trump supporters. Why the hypocrisy? Do you believe all Trump supporters should be punished for the actions of one to keep society safe, or are you a fucking hypocrite? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318/144 "2017-06-08T23:10:57Z")
Since the London attack, we’ve already had two mass shootings here in the US and a toddler shooting a 7 year old to death. But that’s just part and parcel of living in a country where gun rights are protected. I mean, sure, we regret it when toddlers shoot their cousins, but it’s a qualified regret. We’d only be upset about it if the toddler was a Muslim. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318/145 "2017-06-08T23:22:12Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > We’d only be upset about it if the toddler was a Muslim. To clarify, Muslim shooters, excluding Muslim on Muslim violence. Muslim victims are a-ok ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318/146 "2017-06-09T03:28:24Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > When he says that we have to be prepared for terrorism, you say that he says that nothing can be done. When he says that we shouldn’t be alarmed, you say that he’s giving in (even though being alarmed is exactly how you give in to terrorism). Your account of what he’s saying is the exact opposite of what he’s saying. You are, plain and simple, lying, absolutely and completely. > > By saying that you disagree with him, you are saying that we shouldn’t prepare for terrorism. You are saying that we should respond to terrorism in exactly the way that terrorists want us to. In short, you, **Silver Lining** , are supporting terrorism. QFT I sometimes honestly wonder if online personas like **Silver Lining** are in actual fact fucking recruiters for ISIS. They certainly do the job of ISIS for them. Fuckers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-mayor-says-terrorism-is-part-and-parcel-of-living-in-a-big-city/788318.md?page=7)