Thu 7 July 2005 - London
London’s one of my favourite cities, which makes today’s events all the more shocking. Obviously it’s too early to know the cause with any certainty, but with multiple blasts around London, it does look like terrorism. Londoners, the world is watching, and I’m sure I’m not alone in sending our best wishes.
July 7th, 2005 at 8:38pm
Thanks Daniel. I think we all appreciate the solidarity and networking that the Internet brings at times like this.
July 7th, 2005 at 9:51pm
I hate to have to be blunt, but does anyone in the media have the ability to put some perspective on these incidents? The level of injuries sustained would appear to be significantly less than an ordinary day on London’s roads.
July 7th, 2005 at 10:28pm
That’s pure speculation, and the kind of statement that I’d say shouldn’t be contemplated before more definite information is known (if at all).
July 7th, 2005 at 10:35pm
It’s too early to say how many people have died, and I think that deaths through criminality - the deliberate actions of other people - particularly when random people are killed to make a political point - are much more shocking than accidental deaths.
July 7th, 2005 at 10:37pm
Thanks Daniel. As a Londoner, I’m deeply shaken by this, but I’m sure everyone in the Western world is. Seems as though it’s al-qaeda, as they have claimed responsibility. I hope one day terrorism will be wiped out completey.
Thanks for your words though, take care of yourself.
Aaron
July 7th, 2005 at 10:41pm
Actually you don’t have to be blunt at all Peter. This is no ordinary day and it’s rather unhelpful to suggest that a terrorist attack can somehow be compared to unfortunate, but non-malicious, accidents.
July 7th, 2005 at 10:51pm
Is anyone any more or less dead? Are the friends and relatives of the deceased or injured any more or less bereaved than if it was an “accident”?
(I don’t believe in the concept of traffic “accidents” anyway, it’s a very unhelpful term when almost all “accidents” relate to carelessness or antisocial driving)
July 7th, 2005 at 10:56pm
I’m sure that we just don’t know the full scope of it yet. It’s a barbaric act. The humans who did this are somewhat less than human in my view. My thoughts and prayers go out to those affected in any way.
July 8th, 2005 at 4:36am
I’d also like to express my shock and sympathy to everyone. Acts like these just evil.
July 8th, 2005 at 6:06am
It is a tragedy, and your support Daniel and all is appreciated.
I just hope ordinary Muslims in Britain and elsewhere don’t suffer to much for this, they cannot be held responsible for the actions of these fundementalist idiots any more than ordinary christians can be held responsible for the actions of the klu klux klan or the spanish inquisition (and nobody expects them).
July 8th, 2005 at 12:54pm
Looks like the casualty list is going to be pretty high. Was online last night watching the BBC feed as the last of the bombs went off. They downplayed it all last night. I second Pete’s thoughts though. Not all Muslims are terrorists, I’m concerned over the reaction this act of violence will garner both here and abroad. It was bad enough three years ago.
July 8th, 2005 at 1:52pm
A terrible tragedy and my thoughts are with the bereaved.
July 12th, 2005 at 1:53am
Peter, I agree that car crashes are virtually all “negligents” rather than accidents, but it’s more like 8 to 10 dead a day on the whole of the UK’s roads. There’s simply no comparison with deliberate bombings that look likely to have killed five times that number in a single city.
July 13th, 2005 at 7:13pm
WE ARE NOT AFRAID!!