Saturday, February 14, 2015

"Copenhagen shooting during debate on Islam"

"Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt told reporters in Copenhagen: "We feel certain now that it's a politically motivated attack, and thereby it is a terrorist attack...  We take this situation extremely seriously. We are in a high alarm all over the country, and our main priority at this stage is to catch the perpetrators and make sure that we find them as soon as possible."

Copenhagen gunman

Update: More shootings erupt in Copenhagen...

7 comments:

ricpic said...

The Danish prime minister calls it a "politically motivated terrorist attack." They'll do anything to deny the obvious.

Methadras said...

The Danes are taking their cues from the white house it appears.

William said...

The shooter knows how to handle a weapon. He's still at large. I wouldn't want to live in Copenhagen right now.....I define anything that kills me as an existential threat. These jerks learn fom one another. It will happen here.

Leland said...

It will happen here.

A decade ago, I wondered when the terrorist would realize how limiting bombing was and turn to shooting. Really, I worried about a combination of the two. In many ways, the beltway snipers showed an effective model, but it was limited.

Today, it seems the terrorist have figured it out. A semi-auto rifle or pistol drawn in an unprepared crowd can wreck quite a bit of havoc. The US has made news with deranged school shooters, but trained shooters like Nidal Hasan can do a great more damage before being taken down. Fortunately, Hasan didn't have help.

Disarming isn't the solution. If it was, then it would have worked in Paris or in Copenhagen. The only thing limiting the damage are the shooters deciding to escape for another day. Its that escape which is different from the bombers in the past. Shoot and evade is how you learn. It is how you become better. If the ability to evade can be prevented, then the learning curve is prevented. You can rarely prevent the first time, the first shot, but you can at least have a chance to stop a second.

Orrey G.Rantor said...

"politically motivated terrorist attack."

And yet, I'd be the reactionary tea party economic terrorist if I said the same thing regarding say, the IRS tax scandals or say the "if you like your plan, you can keep your plan" affordable healthcare act. We have to pass the law to see whats in it! Its workplace violence!

They're slaves to their nature and hate anyone who won't put on their same chains.

edutcher said...

Fortunately, the guy was a lousy shot.

May he meet someone from Texas.

AllenS said...

Islam is incompatible with Western civilization. Any Western civilization.