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[smjjames]

I just hope it wasn't any of my Pakistani or Middle Eastern colleagues.

I've heard one of them mumble Allahu Akbar to himself plenty of times. I would normally just assume it's muslim prayers, but now...

Would be crazy in the six degrees of separation sense if it were O.o There's no information on the attacker yet.

[hector13]

I just hope it wasn't any of my Pakistani or Middle Eastern colleagues.

I've heard one of them mumble Allahu Akbar to himself plenty of times. I would normally just assume it's muslim prayers, but now...

What do you mean?

[smjjames]

I just hope it wasn't any of my Pakistani or Middle Eastern colleagues.

I've heard one of them mumble Allahu Akbar to himself plenty of times. I would normally just assume it's muslim prayers, but now...

What do you mean?

Probably shouldn't jump to conclusions on that particular person until the identity of the attacker is released.

[hector13]

I just hope it wasn't any of my Pakistani or Middle Eastern colleagues.

I've heard one of them mumble Allahu Akbar to himself plenty of times. I would normally just assume it's muslim prayers, but now...

What do you mean?

Probably shouldn't jump to conclusions on that particular person until the identity of the attacker is released.

Only allusions to assumptions were made, hence my desire for clarification.

[da_nang]

I just hope it wasn't any of my Pakistani or Middle Eastern colleagues.

I've heard one of them mumble Allahu Akbar to himself plenty of times. I would normally just assume it's muslim prayers, but now...

What do you mean?

Probably shouldn't jump to conclusions on that particular person until the identity of the attacker is released.

Only allusions to assumptions were made, hence my desire for clarification.

The fear that I might have shared office space with a terrorist?

Doesn't appear to be the case anymore, if this video is anything to go by. The person I was thinking of is bald. This suspect appears to have hair.

[ChairmanPoo]

The fear that I might have shared office space with a terrorist?

Who cares?  They obviously didnt kill you

[scriver]

Spoken like a true Basque

[hector13]

Still a dick move to assume that 'cause someone is Asian and a practicing Muslim that they're capable of terrorism.

PPE: also kind of awful Basque etc.

Edit: can I be a terrorist, too? I was raised Catholic, have Irish heritage and don't particularly like Britain.

[da_nang]

It's survival instinct, being on the lookout for anything that can be construed as a danger. Early warnings and all that.

May be false warnings, but that's life.

Sorry if it offends anyone, but social trust is at a very low point right now.

[smjjames]

It's survival instinct, being on the lookout for anything that can be construed as a danger. Early warnings and all that.

May be false warnings, but that's life.

Sorry if it offends anyone, but social trust is at a very low point right now.

If you're so concerned, I guess you can ask the coworker how come he is doing it.

[Neonivek]

There is one little problem with telling someone "Don't worry about it, just cover your ears and go la la la la la because it isn't a big deal"

Human instinct is to panic more when someone does that.

ANYHOW... typically terrorists are second generation immigrants of Muslim families. So chances are they aren't a terrorist... and even then their targets are typically minorities and ideological groups rather than businesses.

[smjjames]

There is one little problem with telling someone "Don't worry about it, just cover your ears and go la la la la la because it isn't a big deal"

Human instinct is to panic more when someone does that.

It's a freaking trope even.

[hector13]

It's survival instinct, being on the lookout for anything that can be construed as a danger. Early warnings and all that.

May be false warnings, but that's life.

Sorry if it offends anyone, but social trust is at a very low point right now.

It's not offensive, it's just kinda... sad, I guess, that you're that worried about something that is so vanishingly unlikely to happen that you think that someone belonging to a certain ethnic and/or religious group means they're more likely to kill you or otherwise cause you harm.

[scriver]

Still a dick move to assume that 'cause someone is Asian and a practicing Muslim that they're capable of terrorism.

PPE: also kind of awful Basque etc.

Edit: can I be a terrorist, too? I was raised Catholic, have Irish heritage and don't particularly like Britain.

I'm sorry, I just got pissed over how when somebody literally just had an attack happen in their home town and is expressing their worries, your immediate reaction is to start up the ol' witch processing to find out if they're a vile racist or not.

@ChairmanPoo - I was going to apologise to you to, but then I looked down on your post and resaw what a fucking stupid thing that was to say, and now I'm pissed off again.

[ChairmanPoo]

I was supposed to be offended?   

By the way, my comment wasn't about racism at all. So I kind of think that you should reconsider your own priorities and biases.