[News] Incident In Glasgow

Acker79 · Jun 26, 2020

Three people stabbed to death, armed police responded and have shot dead the suspect.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-53195939

I would have posted this in the bear pit, but figured it would be ignored there and someone would start a thread here on the main board, then it would turn nasty and get moved there anyway.

dazzer6666 · Jun 26, 2020

Acker79 said:
Three people stabbed to death, armed police responded and have shot dead the suspect.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-53195939

I would have posted this in the bear pit, but figured it would be ignored there and someone would start a thread here on the main board, then it would turn nasty and get moved there anyway.

I was thinking exactly the same......decided not to bother.........what do you reckon, maybe 20 posts before it moves ? :shrug:

Poojah · Jun 26, 2020

Don't know what to make of this. My wife, son and I had a random stay at the hotel in question last August when we had to pay an emergency visit to the passport office up there. The lobby area on the ground floor isn't particularly big; it really didn't strike me as an obvious target for a terror attack.

Whatever's gone on, it sounds pretty serious. RIP.

Dick Head · Jun 26, 2020

2020 is horrible.

Cowfold Seagull · Jun 26, 2020

Dick Head said:
2020 is horrible.

You don't say?

Baker lite · Jun 26, 2020

Thoughts with the victims.

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Green Cross Code Man · Jun 26, 2020

Whether this is political, religious or some other random reason, the tragedy is the same. RIP to the victims whatever the motivation behind this awful event.

Leekbrookgull · Jun 26, 2020

Poojah said:
Don't know what to make of this. My wife, son and I had a random stay at the hotel in question last August when we had to pay an emergency visit to the passport office up there. The lobby area on the ground floor isn't particularly big; it really didn't strike me as an obvious target for a terror attack.

Whatever's gone on, it sounds pretty serious. RIP.

obvious target,just don't think it matters to any attacker now just strike out anywhere. Sad times even more so to those directly affected. :down:

dazzer6666 · Jun 26, 2020

Poojah said:
Don't know what to make of this. My wife, son and I had a random stay at the hotel in question last August when we had to pay an emergency visit to the passport office up there. The lobby area on the ground floor isn't particularly big; it really didn't strike me as an obvious target for a terror attack.

Whatever's gone on, it sounds pretty serious. RIP.

Comments on twitter suggesting the hotel is currently being used to house refugees/asylum seekers (*awaits influx of the Bear Pit Crew*)

Bakero · Jun 26, 2020

dazzer6666 said:
Comments on twitter suggesting the hotel is currently being used to house refugees/asylum seekers (*awaits influx of the Bear Pit Crew*)

This has alos been reported in the papers.

Guinness Boy · Jun 26, 2020

dazzer6666 said:
Comments on twitter suggesting the hotel is currently being used to house refugees/asylum seekers (*awaits influx of the Bear Pit Crew*)

That's what the BBC rolling report now says.

Horrible incident, whoever it was. RIP.

symyjym · Jun 26, 2020

dazzer6666 said:
Comments on twitter suggesting the hotel is currently being used to house refugees/asylum seekers (*awaits influx of the Bear Pit Crew*)

Only to be expected when we are not not processing the applications quick enough. :shug:

Neville's Breakfast · Jun 26, 2020

symyjym said:
Only to be expected when we are not not processing the applications quick enough. :shug:

I’m not sure anyone expects a multiple stabbing incident to be a consequence of slow paperwork.

Juan Albion · Jun 26, 2020

Not a terrorist attack.

Guinness Boy · Jun 26, 2020

Green Cross Code Man · Jun 26, 2020

Guinness Boy said:
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If that is true then that is a good piece of news in this horrible incident.

Acker79 · Jun 26, 2020

Guinness Boy said:
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I can't edit my post anymore, but if you want to edit that in to it to stop a slew of 'actually...' posts I'd be ok with it.

Poojah · Jun 26, 2020

Juan Albion said:
Not a terrorist attack.

I don’t know if this has been stated by the police or just your opinion, but this was my initial reaction. As I said earlier in the thread I stayed there last year, and I remember the hotel really well due to the unique circumstances in which we found ourselves there.

Long story short, we’d messed up and realised at the last moment that our son didn’t have enough time left on his passport for our holiday in Mexico a few days later, and literally the only solution was to book an emergency passport appointment in Glasgow (the only place with available appointments), drop what we were doing and drive straight up there. The Park Inn happened to be the place we booked to stay the night.

It’s in a nice part of the city centre (Glasgow was in fact a much nicer city than I was expecting it to be) but not close to any points of political significance to the best of my knowledge. It’s just a normal, budget hotel - tall but not particularly big in terms of footprint. The ground floor is relatively small and fragmented - it’s not the sort of place for a ‘spree’. If you assume a terrorist’s objective is to inflict maximum loss of life or make a statement, this isn’t the place. It really isn’t.

As has already been said, the deaths are tragic irrespective of the motive. I’m just not sure about the prevailing mentality that assumes ‘person of certain appearance kills multiple people = terrorism‘.

Juan Albion · Jun 26, 2020

Poojah said:
I don’t know if this has been stated by the police or just your opinion, but this was my initial reaction. As I said earlier in the thread I stayed there last year, and I remember the hotel really well due to the unique circumstances in which we found ourselves there.

Long story short, we’d messed up and realised at the last moment that our son didn’t have enough time left on his passport for our holiday in Mexico a few days later, and literally the only solution was to book an emergency passport appointment in Glasgow (the only place with available appointments), drop what we were doing and drive straight up there. The Park Inn happened to be the place we booked to stay the night.

It’s in a nice part of the city centre (Glasgow was in fact a much nicer city than I was expecting it to be) but not close to any points of political significance to the best of my knowledge. It’s just a normal, budget hotel - tall but not particularly big in terms of footprint. The ground floor is relatively small and fragmented - it’s not the sort of place for a ‘spree’. If you assume a terrorist’s objective is to inflict maximum loss of life or make a statement, this isn’t the place. It really isn’t.

As has already been said, the deaths are tragic irrespective of the motive. I’m just not sure about the prevailing mentality that assumes ‘person of certain appearance kills multiple people = terrorism‘.

Stated by the authorities. I wouldn't decide such a thing based on media reports.

Pretty pink fairy · Jun 26, 2020

Neville's Breakfast said:
I’m not sure anyone expects a multiple stabbing incident to be a consequence of slow paperwork.

Why not , most of them shouldn't be here anyway and need to be dealt with far quicker rather than spending months clogging up the system
regards
DF

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