Bomb found at Victoria Station, London

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This story has just hit the news. A mass evacuation was apparently initiated this morning at one of the UK’s busiest train stations due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb.

 
This is shocking and disturbing news and must have been quite frightening for all those people who were caught up in it.
 
Metropolitan Police announced on Twitter that the unexploded bomb was of World War 2 origin and they were dealing with the matter.

Officers are in attendance at a building site on Terminus Place, SW1 following the discovery of what is believed to be World War 2 ordnance.

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) February 5, 2016

 

Almost every news outlet made the announcement while omitting in the title that the bomb was from WW2. Of course they’re not going to tell you this right off the bat – they want you to click on the link and read the article. But with everyone on high alert after the terrorist attacks in Paris, most will instantly assume it is ISIS related. As soon as we discover it is actually a bomb from a war over 70 years ago, we let down our guard.
 
What this has highlighted though is something a lot more worrying than an unexploded bomb. Seeing the headline on Facebook I clicked on the link which shows news stories and actual Facebook user comments on this morning’s events. It is apparent that many of them had not bothered to read the story and made their comments based solely on the title. I know I probably shouldn’t have been, but I was shocked to see so many people blatantly show their true racist and intolerant natures as well as just blatant ignorance.

 

 

Good maybe when the stupid british government realises that the sooner the get rid of all these evil muslims the better…
Posted by Andre Herholdt on Friday, 5 February 2016

 

 

Thank god, that’s why we aint need those mother fuckin refugees coming here look at all the shit Europe’s going through cause of them
Posted by Yung Trin on Friday, 5 February 2016

 

 

Mr Cameron The Prime Minister must accept liability for those victims of Crime and Violence.Intolerance isn’t the only way forward is to stand up against crime and anti social behaviour in Britain.
Posted by Hermann Jacques Keyser on Friday, 5 February 2016

 

Steve Hurley will definitely avoid victoria this year…imagine if this happendc when we went last year!! I would of packed up our bags lo
Posted by Kate Withers on Friday, 5 February 2016

 

 

Who else is feeling the fear or am I alone in fearing what is happening all around us :/ ????
Posted by June Speirs on Friday, 5 February 2016



Let them in and this will be an everyday ritual for all civilians
Posted by Sal Burgio on Friday, 5 February 2016



It seems Britain First may have been fuelling a lot of the hate (no surprise there) leading to one user to actually talk some sense.

Gotta love all of the Britain First and BNP wankers using this to push the own bullshit racist agenda. ‘This is what…
Posted by Chantelle Dickson on Friday, 5 February 2016



One person did comment that the news outlets were less than forthcoming with the facts.

 

Those pesky Germans are at it again. Pretty much every news report I’ve seen on this doesn’t mention it’s an unexploded WW2 bomb until the second or third paragraph.
Posted by Ed Alves on Friday, 5 February 2016



But that still doesn’t excuse the the pure idiocy of some people who will take the time to comment on something without reading the story. This happens so often. As a writer I have had people slam me for a title without reading the content. When questioned “have you read it?” the answer is usually “no, but…” or “I skimmed it”. With so many news feeds, click-bait headlines have become the norm. If you choose to make aspersions, assumptions and accusations based on headlines, hearsay and hate-speech, then you are no better than the people who spread lies and hate about us.

The IRA were an extreme terrorist organisation in Northern Ireland that bombed several locations in the UK and Ireland from 1969 to 2001. Does this mean all Irish people are terrorists? Have you ever thought they were? No. So why could anyone believe all Muslims are terrorists? ISIS are an extreme and relatively small branch of people most Muslims want nothing to do with.

Human beings. One species. One planet. Educate yourselves!

#TerryGee

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