markavfc40 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Thanks @markavfc40 - I always find it chilling seeing how calm people look after committing horrific crimes like that. Hope WMP catch him quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 6, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2020 Scary that this guy just walked around town for 2 hours stabbing people and seemingly encountered no police, despite them being in the scene apparently very quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Wouldn’t surprise me if has a psychotic disorder and this could have been avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imavillan Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Xela said: Welcome to Birmingham 2020 Absolute hole. I've been working in the city centre for 23 years more or less and I hate the place now. Can't wait to get the train home after work. Hopefully i'll be there less and less now if we can work from home more. 18 hours later and no official Police description of the attacker or CCTV stills. I find this strange as Brum is chock full of cameras and there are plenty of eye witnesses. Sorry mate have to disagree big time Birmingham city centre is so far from a absolute hole, it's a fabulous vibrant place. It's better than it's ever been and i'm in my 60's. I love going into the city centre, the bars, the restaurants, the ever changing places. I Love Birmingham. Yes there are places in it that are not what they were, but the city centre is a great place. There are idiots and arseholes everywhere in the world. You can not legislate for a psychopathic idiot. That can happen anywhere in the world. The city centre is fabulous, in all the times i've been there i've never ever felt in danger or at risk...... maybe i've been lucky, maybe i've had my eyes shut but Birmingham city centre is a great place and imo it's definitely not a hole.....far from it Edited September 6, 2020 by imavillan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 I only go into the City centre 1 or 2 times a year and for me, it’s an absolute shit hole. There’s a handful of streets that have had serious regeneration but the majority of the place is a dump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, imavillan said: Sorry mate have to disagree big time Birmingham city centre is so far from a absolute hole, it's a fabulous vibrant place. It's better than it's ever been and i'm in my 60's. I love going into the city centre, the bars, the restaurants, the ever changing places. I Love Birmingham. Yes there are places in it that are not what they were, but the city centre is a great place. There are idiots and arseholes everywhere in the world. You can not legislate for a psychopathic idiot. That can happen anywhere in the world. The city centre is fabulous, in all the times i've been there i've never ever felt in danger or at risk...... maybe i've been lucky, maybe i've had my eyes shut but Birmingham city centre is a great place and imo it's definitely not a hole.....far from it That's fine, we all see things differently. Maybe I'm jaded to it now, but it feels a lot more moodier than when I started working there 20 plus years ago. I agree about the bars and restaurants, far more choice, and in the day its not so bad. At night, I just feel on edge. As I say, maybe i've spent too long there over the years, 20 plus years of being there 10-12 hours a day, 5 days a week. I'm done with it! Give me a quiet village! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 6, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2020 Kind of sounds like this may be a lone attacker then. Wouldn't surprise me if he turns out to be someone with psychological problems. There is literally no infrastructure now to treat them properly. So many residential homes/hospitals closed and they are turfed out into the community and then the support network has also been savaged. My mate is a retired mental health nurse and he's mentiond a few times about the number of probably very dangerous individuals who would previously have been inside somewhere are now on the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Doesnt seem to be much coverage on news channels. If it was London it would be non stop. Unless the media just don’t know anything yet This is not unusual for london though. Londons stabbings are so common they dont even report many of them these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 59 minutes ago, Xela said: That's fine, we all see things differently. Maybe I'm jaded to it now, but it feels a lot more moodier than when I started working there 20 plus years ago. I agree about the bars and restaurants, far more choice, and in the day its not so bad. At night, I just feel on edge. As I say, maybe i've spent too long there over the years, 20 plus years of being there 10-12 hours a day, 5 days a week. I'm done with it! Give me a quiet village! I have to say i find Birmingham city centre more unsafe then when i use to come 10-15 years ago. Its more developed for sure and better than it was but it doesnt feel safer for me. But thats me as a visitor you people that live there though no more than me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 27 year old man arrested and questioned on suspicion of murder, and 7 counts of attempted murder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Genie said: 27 year old man arrested and questioned on suspicion of murder, and 7 counts of attempted murder. I hope they throw away the key if this is the person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 15 hours ago, Xela said: I always find it chilling seeing how calm people look after committing horrific crimes like that. I don't think they can do it in any other state ? I think its the absent basics emotions means that they don't get the adrenaline rush or panic like normal people. (Empathy or fear as examples). Normal people couldn't do the walking around & dodging Police after each incident IMO. Totally calm, meant the Police couldn't find him, so switched on enough to go all night without being caught. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 45 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I hope they throw away the key if this is the person. Could be mental, no medication or similar I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 6 hours ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: I don't think they can do it in any other state ? I think its the absent basics emotions means that they don't get the adrenaline rush or panic like normal people. (Empathy or fear as examples). Normal people couldn't do the walking around & dodging Police after each incident IMO. Totally calm, meant the Police couldn't find him, so switched on enough to go all night without being caught. True I panic if I accidentally drive down a bus lane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaulC Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 06/09/2020 at 20:19, imavillan said: Sorry mate have to disagree big time Birmingham city centre is so far from a absolute hole, it's a fabulous vibrant place. It's better than it's ever been and i'm in my 60's. I love going into the city centre, the bars, the restaurants, the ever changing places. I Love Birmingham. Yes there are places in it that are not what they were, but the city centre is a great place. There are idiots and arseholes everywhere in the world. You can not legislate for a psychopathic idiot. That can happen anywhere in the world. The city centre is fabulous, in all the times i've been there i've never ever felt in danger or at risk...... maybe i've been lucky, maybe i've had my eyes shut but Birmingham city centre is a great place and imo it's definitely not a hole.....far from it Yes a lot different to what is was in the 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 (edited) When things like this happen and the Manchester arena which has been in the news today it makes me think that we should bring back the death penalty. Why waste tax payers money on life imprisonment for scum like this. Edited September 7, 2020 by PaulC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 17 minutes ago, PaulC said: When things like this happen and the Manchester arena which has been in the news today it makes me think that we should bring back the death penalty. Why waste tax payers money on life imprisonment for scum like this. Nah, too easy and too risky. Let them live a long long long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Nah, too easy and too risky. Let them live a long long long time. Might give the victims loved ones a bit of comfort though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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