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Can I just ask people to reign in the abuse levelled at Looney. Just ignore if you disagree because it’s getting rather ironic and no one can claim the moral high ground whilst personally abusing others

I’m sick of social media mob justice, not least because in many instances accusations are untrue, unfair or out of all proportion to the ‘crime’. Not so here but it’s still got that ugly feeling to it.

Have to say, my thoughts exactly. I’ve been ‘boycotting’ them since they existed. Proudly never given them any business nor do I intend to.

Could be one explanation

Yes.And no.Not looking to excuse.But understand/explain.

It's what happens in every society, throughout history, getting bloodier and more violent the more extreme stress there is. We're all capable, even the righteous left. Just thankfully never experienced such pressure...yet!!

Plenty of cities. No.

Probably right but then isn't it in vogue to analyse, condemn and link everything back to Brexit?

I'd have volunteered to swap places with the old lady, plugged into my earphones to ignore the old man and left it for the authorities to take action or not. And I certainly wouldn't stand there recording and then putting on social media. I just hate this endless boring outrage 'look at what...

This incident is possibly symptomatic of the resentment building amongst white minorities who have seen their communities change to such a degree in such a relatively short period of time as to feel socially and perhaps economically inferior within their lifetimes. Add a political dimension such...

No you wouldn’t. And you’d be your own victim of faux outrage if you did, just what would it have achieved apart from delaying all the other passengers? Extreme reactions are a growing part of the problem. Keep calm and carry on. Don’t give into mob justice.

Do you know if it started as a racist incident? Or did it become one as insults were hurled as his anger escalated. Not condoning. But he’s clearly not all there mentally as opposed to just losing it and, for example, had the woman been white, would he still have kicked off because it started as...

Anyone else thought he sounded like a potty mouthed mr punch?