Posted on 06/16/2016 9:18:38 AM PDT by Rusty0604
Update: 52-year-old man arrested after Labour MP Jo Cox was shot in street outside her constituency surgery has been named as Tommy Mair. A brief public data history search reveals that Mair had psychological problems:
Thomas Mair, 46, started volunteering at the park after learning about the opportunity through the Mirfield-based Pathways Day Centre for adults with mental health problems. He said: "I can honestly say it has done me more good than all the psychotherapy and medication in the world. "Many people who suffer from mental illness are socially isolated and disconnected from society, feelings of worthlessness are also common mainly caused by long-term unemployment.
"All these problems are alleviated by doing voluntary work. Getting out of the house and meeting new people is a good thing, but more important in my view is doing physically demanding and useful labour.
"When you have finished there is a feeling of achievement which is emotionally rewarding and psychologically fulfilling.
"For people for whom full-time, paid employment is not possible for a variety of reasons, voluntary work offers a socially positive and therapeutic alternative."
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Update: Responding to unconfirmed allegations the shooter shouted "Britain First!" before the incident, the group Britain First has said:
A single eyewitness also claimed (unconfirmed) that the assailant “apparently” shouted “Britain First” during the attack, but this is pure hearsay at the moment.
A single eyewitness also claimed (unconfirmed) that the assailant “apparently” shouted “Britain First” during the attack, but this is pure hearsay at the moment.
There is LOTS of use of words such as “apparently” and “allegedly”.
That hasn’t stopped the media publishing multiple articles condemning Britain First for somehow being involved.
Britain First obviously is NOT involved and would never encourage behaviour of this sort.
As an MP and and a mother, we pray that Jo Cox makes a full recovery.
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Update: As BBG adds, campaigning was suspended in Britain’s European Union membership referendum after news of the attack, which happened just before 1 p.m., came out.
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Update: Here is a photo of Jo Cox' assailant getting arrested. As SkyNews adds, "West Yorkshire Police said a 52-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack, which happened near the town's library. Witness Hichem Ben Abdallah said a man "was kicking her as she was lying on the floor." He said that after a bystander intervened, the attacker produced a gun, stepped back and shot her twice."
I told you what BBC broadcast.
Nothing more, nothing less.
At least ONE of the ‘eye witnesses’ has turned out to be a damned liar. And was nowhere near.
Stop claiming he was there when he was 2 blocks away.
Do you make money on the remain vote?
Inquiring minds would like to know.
Are you a convert to that particular religion that seems to be all in vogue in the elite class?
Inquiring minds want to know.
I can’t imagine why you’d equate brexit with racism, enlighten us to that.
Indeed. He was just an actor plaything the part of a candidate.
https://twitter.com/TheRedRag/status/743467304919441409
Another eyewitness heard nothing of the sort. Embedded video taken from skynews.
It was ‘his turn’.
And the monies ‘we’ gave him have been his personal slush fund ever since. That was his reward for taking a deliberate dive in ‘08.
The government at Washington has no authority to do either one.
A seven second clip of an unidentified person who merely says he did not hear it, proves nothing. I didn’t hear it either. That doesn’t mean that someone else closer to the situation didn’t hear it.
There are two eyewitnesses who did hear it. This guy is not one of them obviously, but his statement is completely meaningless.
As to the racism of the Britain First group, (as opposed to the Leave campaign in general) it is completely and undeniably racist.
“16:55 — Remain Campaigners Rush To Blame Brexit For MP Attack
Within an hour of news breaking of a 52-year-old man allegedly shooting and stabbing Labour MP Jo Cox many online moved to link the event to the forthcoming referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. Yet there is presently no indication the attacker was a Brexit campaigner.”
“17:40 — Labour MP Maria Eagle deletes tweet claiming killer shouted “Britain First” “
“17:45 — Eyewitness on “Britain First” — “Never heard that” “
“Update 18:45 — Local: Suspected killer had no political views
Thomas Mair, who has been named locally as the man arrested on suspicion of killing Labour MP Jo Cox was not politically minded, according to locals who knew him reported by the Daily Telegraph. A neighbour said he wasn’t a member of a political party and had never expressed interest in the EU referendum.
62-year-old Kathleen Cooke told the paper: “I am really shocked. He walked past my house this morning and said hello like he always does… He is just a quiet bloke who keeps himself to himself.
“He is very helpful and he helps local people with their gardens. There is one neighbour who is a bit frail and he keeps her garden tidy. He has helped me cut my hedge a couple of times.
“He has lived here for 40 years and has never been in any trouble and has never caused any trouble. He sometimes used to shout at the local kids if they played too near his house but that is fairly normal.
“I don’t think he belonged to any political party and I never heard him express any views about Europe or anything like that. To us, he was just Tommy, a local bloke we all knew”
Because racism.
Nothing more coherent than that?
Disputing the loss of national, nee local control over things like your environment, wages, regulations, living conditions and even how your cheese is cured is ‘racist’.
Not to mention disputing the massive corruption mess that is Brussels. Must be racism.
Gotcha.
the FOUNDER of Britain First quit the group last year because he said it had been taken over by “racists and extremists” Is that good enough for you?
This is not the Leave campaign which is merely ignorant. This is a specific fascist group that splintered off of the BNP for not being radical enough.
TPTB will stop at nothing to bring about globalism and the destruction of nations.
Doesn’t it strike you a bit odd that a mentally deficient yet gentle person with no known political involvement in their entire 50+ years of life suddenly goes on a rampage screaming an politcally (very) motivated slogan mere days before an important vote?
Apparently not.
You’re just aiming to push the racism.
Even the UK news media is backing off the britain first remarks now.
On another note, do you think Trump is racist? Yes/no.
Yup.
And given his tweets so soon after the incident, apparently this chicks husband was either in on the game, or perfectly comfortable using her (still warm) dead body for politcal points.
Creepy either way.
I think we’re all racist. It’s a question of whether or not we’re proud of it. Trump is.
Just making sure I understand you.
You think Trump is racist.
Correct?
So apparently you’re OK with the narrative of gentle mentally deficient guy who’s never before been involved in any way in politics ‘finding’ a gun and shooting an up and coming political entity, while shouting an ‘inflammatory’ slogan, mere days before an important vote.
No question in your mind that’s exactly what happened.
Correct?
You’re not particularly strong on syllogisms are you.
If 1. all humans are racist.
And 2. Trump is human.
Then 3. Trump is racist.
But exploiting and fomenting those natural fears and dislikes that exist in all people is reprehensible political strategy. And that is what Trump does.
And you’re Ok with a political movement murdering one of their own supporters in order to exert dubious impact on a vote that likely won’t even mean anything even if they lose it?
Yes, I am much happier believing my story than your paranoid spy thriller.
Do you think the globalists have ever killed anyone in their pursuit of power?
Yes or no.
Do you think the people on the hook for billions on the gravy train, and total power over other people would hesitate to kill to keep those perks?
I was making sure I understood you.
Not only do you think trump is racist, you indicated you believed he was PROUD of being racist.
correct?
I'll bet there isn't..........
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