Car bomb outside maternity hospital Liverpool

It seems the guy spat his dummy out because he wasn't given permanent residency.

Apparently his applications for UK residency were denied because he couldn't prove he was from Syria like he alleged - he was a Jordanian national but spent a large part of his life in his mother's native country of Iraq.
As well as that there was an incident where he was waving a knife around and threatening people - why wasn't he charged and deported?

But of course he was a 'lovely guy' and 'wouldn't harm anyone'.

How many of these ticking time bombs are living in our midst?

originally posted by: F2d5thCavv2
a reply to: angelchemuel

The "mental health" issue line is getting old. It has been worn out all over Europe in the last few years.

His surname could almost be read as, "All's well, man!"

Cheers

You might not be old enough to remember this, but "mental health" issues used to be synonymous with violence and violent offenders in particular. People going crazy and stabbing their families, building bombs because the voices told them to. That kind of thing.

But during maybe the 1980s or 1990s there was a push to dissociate the two, and in particular to try to destigmatize mental health and the perception that people with mental illnesses were more likely to be violent offenders.

Well, events like this are the reason that the stigma was there in the first place.

When somebody commits a mass shooting and the media say "mental health" you roll your eyes and groan like it's some kind of excuse or get-out clause.

Back in the day, this was pretty much the go-to explanation. t's why there used to be so many slasher movies about crazy people going on a rampage.

originally posted by: Freeborn
It seems the guy spat his dummy out because he wasn't given permanent residency.

Apparently his applications for UK residency were denied because he couldn't prove he was from Syria like he alleged - he was a Jordanian national but spent a large part of his life in his mother's native country of Iraq.
As well as that there was an incident where he was waving a knife around and threatening people - why wasn't he charged and deported?

But of course he was a 'lovely guy' and 'wouldn't harm anyone'.

How many of these ticking time bombs are living in our midst?

Wasn't he supposed to have been involved in some kind of sex crime as well?

a reply to: AaarghZombies
Is that another rumour?

Were do you get these rumours from?

a reply to: AaarghZombies

Fair play but its estimated that around 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year.

The majority of such managing to get through the day without resorting to blowing things or themselves up.

Problem is when you combine mental health dilemmas with radicalisation its pretty much the perfect storm.

yeh but if you watch the footage the driver gets out after the explosion. probably made from fireworks by look of it.

a reply to: infiniteMeow
It's already been reported, it was the detonator that went off not the actual bomb.
Metal health issues, YEAH, it's called indoctrination slapped and kicked into them from age 4 years old. It's mental health issue when your indoctrination tells you if you don't get what you want KILL.

originally posted by: puzzled2
a reply to: Oldcarpy2
yes I could, but I don't feel it is necessary if you can't remember old timer.

So that's a 'no" then

a reply to: Freeborn

Was meant in jest. I'll always welcome some levity - even here

a reply to: AaarghZombies

Wasn't he supposed to have been involved in some kind of sex crime as well?

Can't find any record of that anywhere....but that doesn't mean its not true and/or that any public trace of it has been scrubbed.

a reply to: Itisnowagain

Chinese whispers in my neighborhood.

Redit, maybe?

originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: AaarghZombies

Fair play but its estimated that around 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year.

The majority of such managing to get through the day without resorting to blowing things or themselves up.

Problem is when you combine mental health dilemmas with radicalisation its pretty much the perfect storm.

1 in 4 people will experience a short period of stress, depression or anxiety, or other similar emotion in response to perfectly normal things in their daily life that get them down or put them in a bad mood.

I'm talking about actual problems such as chronic depression, or psychotic episodes. Things that effect people long term and could get you committed, not things that you post on Tiktok because you're chasing likes.

There is a significant difference between a lot of what gets called "mental health" these days, and the type of thing that causes somebody to go into their school cafeteria with a gun.

a reply to: Freeborn

More likely it simply wasn't widely reported. I think that it was hassling a lady or something. Not being a serial rapist.

a reply to: AaarghZombies
Interestingly, in Australia 1 in 8 people are on antidepressants.

a reply to: AaarghZombies

Trivialise mental conditions all you wish AaarghZombies.

For some people they can be rather debilitating.

Depression and/or anxiety are no joke.

Like i suggest all the same the majority of people manage to get by without resorting to violence or blowing things up.

What needs to be realised is that mental problems can grow over time and metastasize in to further psychosis.

The significant difference being people who seek or receive the help they need tend to not go on to develop further issues.

Proper help all the same and not just endless set of prescription medication like mothers little helpers or what ever iteration is kicking around now.

That being said there is no excuse for antics like blowing people up no matter how mad or disgruntled these people claim to be.

originally posted by: AaarghZombies
a reply to: Freeborn

More likely it simply wasn't widely reported. I think that it was hassling a lady or something. Not being a serial rapist.

It's more likely that it's not true at all.

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

no -- no means no - yes means yes - perhaps you have a bigger problem with your understanding of English.

I could but I don't want to does not mean you haven't.

originally posted by: puzzled2
a reply to: Oldcarpy2

no -- no means no - yes means yes - perhaps you have a bigger problem with your understanding of English.

I could but I don't want to does not mean you haven't.

Sounds like it's not me that has a problem with English.

If you are going to claim I have posted stuff, which I haven't, you really ought to back it up with some evidence when called out.

You can't, end of.

The BBC has learned that Al Swealmeen's appeal against the decision not to grant his asylum request was rejected in 2017 begging the question why then wasn't he removed in the 4 years since that decision.

The Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, a national court that deals with appeals, told the BBC that Al Swealmeen had sought to lodge an appeal after he had lost his case in a lower court that reviews Home Office decisions.

But this attempted appeal to the court was refused without ever going to a full hearing - meaning that a judge concluded there were no grounds to overturn the decision.

The tribunal has not confirmed when that decision was taken but it is believed to have been in early 2017.
www.bbc.co.uk...

I doubt Al Swealmeen is the only asylum seeker who has had their request rejected but still been allowed to stay by the ever failing Home Office.

List of failing Home Secretaries since the Tories took power in 2010.
Theresa May ... 12 May 2010 - 13 July 2016
Amber Rudd ... 13 July 2016 - 29 April 2018
Sajid Javid ... 30 April 2018 - 24 July 2019
Priti Patel ... 24 July 2019 - Incumbent

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

Sheesh, who died and made you in Charge? I can but don't have to. Methinks thou does protest too much.

It's OK you can deny all you want but your history is out there for all to see.