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'Don't turn away' bomber families
BBC ^ | 6 September 2005 | BBC

Posted on 09/07/2005 1:52:51 PM PDT by george76

Families of the 7 July suicide bombers should be allowed to attend the national memorial service for the victims, according to London's mayor.

Ken Livingstone said they should not be turned away from the 1 November mass at St Paul's Cathedral for the 52 victims.

The event is billed as a service for those who died and a tribute to police, firefighters and paramedics.

Brian Coleman, the Tory deputy chairman of the London Assembly, labelled the idea of bombers' families attending as "political correctness gone mad", adding: "You wouldn't invite a murderer's family to the victim's funeral."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: londonattacked; pcgonemad

1 posted on 09/07/2005 1:52:53 PM PDT by george76
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To: george76

"You wouldn't invite a murderer's family to the victim's funeral."

Apparently, he is wrong!


2 posted on 09/07/2005 1:55:48 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: george76

"political correctness gone mad",


Again.


3 posted on 09/07/2005 1:56:26 PM PDT by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: george76; Owl_Eagle; Sam's Army; JimWforBush; Darksheare; blackie; Lazamataz; pissant; ...
WTF!!
4 posted on 09/07/2005 1:57:28 PM PDT by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (People too weak to follow their own dreams, will always find a way to discourage yours.)
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To: george76
As long as they promise "No boom today"
5 posted on 09/07/2005 1:58:10 PM PDT by dts32041 (Shinkichi: Massuer, did you see that? Zatôichi: I don't see much)
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To: george76

Invite the bombers families to the memorial and give kanes to each of the other attendees.
Let the mourners beat the families to death.
Serves two purposes, It punishes families for raising such scum. It stands as a warning to the next small minded punk that cares to go blow up people.


6 posted on 09/07/2005 1:58:14 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (an enemy of islam)
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To: george76

Ken Livingstone is England's answer to Ray Nagin.


7 posted on 09/07/2005 1:58:23 PM PDT by SittinYonder (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: george76

INSANE!!!!


8 posted on 09/07/2005 1:59:34 PM PDT by skikvt
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To: george76

Should the families be punished for the sins of the sons? No. On the other hand, no way should the familes of the murderers be allowed to be at any memorial service for the victems. Too much emotion and anger, it would be just plain stupid.


9 posted on 09/07/2005 2:01:06 PM PDT by vpintheak (Liberal = The antithesis of Freedom and Patriotism)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

No kidding


10 posted on 09/07/2005 2:04:55 PM PDT by JimWforBush (Alcohol - For the best times you'll never remember)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

I second that!


11 posted on 09/07/2005 2:06:13 PM PDT by Darksheare (There is a Possum in the works.)
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To: Joe Boucher
"Invite the bombers families to the memorial and give kanes to each of the other attendees. Let the mourners beat the families to death. Serves two purposes, It punishes families for raising such scum. It stands as a warning to the next small minded punk that cares to go blow up people."

Makes sense, should be done, needs to be done, won't be done.

These pieces of human debris did not grow up in a vacuum. Their greasy, slimy, fecal worshiping mothers, squirted out more crap that the world has to deal with. The world needs to be rid of the cancer called islime.

12 posted on 09/07/2005 2:07:12 PM PDT by Wurlitzer (I have the biggest organ in my town {;o))
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To: vpintheak

"Should the families be punished for the sins of the sons? No. On the other hand, no way should the familes of the murderers be allowed to be at any memorial service for the victems. Too much emotion and anger, it would be just plain stupid."

Agree entirely. I just can't see who this would possibly be of benefit to. I suspect it's slightly hypothetical as I can't believe anyone would want to attend a memorial service in those circumstances.


13 posted on 09/07/2005 2:07:28 PM PDT by Canard
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To: the_Watchman

Of course they should not be turned away, unless they try to use it as a political forum. But they also should not be invited and should have the good taste to stay away.


14 posted on 09/07/2005 2:13:48 PM PDT by JLS
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

WTF is right!

That commie mayor is a real piece of work. *sigh*

Hang 'em High ~ Bump!


15 posted on 09/07/2005 2:19:46 PM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: george76
according to London's mayor

A well know, left wing, socialist, terrorist sympathizer.

16 posted on 09/07/2005 2:34:28 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Recall Barbara Boxer)
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To: the_Watchman
It doesn't say the families want to come but by all means let the healing begin...

Mrs VS

17 posted on 09/07/2005 2:51:59 PM PDT by VeritatisSplendor
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To: the_Watchman; george76
Maybe they could all get together for for tea and cookies after the service.

I thought muzleems weren't allowed into other churches.

WHY would they want to attend this service? Will they be wearing bombs to blow up everyone who was missed in the first bombing? This is not sarcasm.

18 posted on 09/07/2005 3:11:38 PM PDT by Lucy Lake
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To: george76

Dear me... Mr. Livingston forgot to take his meds again. First of all, why would the bomber's relatives want to attend a service for westerners? Second, the church service is for the 'infidels'. I would think they would either be embarrassed to show their faces or they would disrupt the service in some fashion. Third, muslims are not allowed to go into Christian churches. If I were a family member of the victims, I would be outraged at this.


19 posted on 09/10/2005 1:07:34 AM PDT by BigFinn
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