Attack in Woolwich, London

I don’t think this post needs any introduction. My heart and sympathy goes out to the family of the soldier who was hacked to death in Woolwich, London, yesterday afternoon. It kinda knocked me back after watching the incident make breaking news. It’s shocking to see how others treat others. No one is safe these days. It just goes to show that you never know what is around the corner. There are a lot of sick, disgusting things that were unfolded yesterday which makes the incident EVEN WORSE than it is already is. I think it’s the reason WHY the attack happened which has angered everyone. Note: these are my opinions. You may not agree with them but you can’t tell me I’m wrong because this is what I THINK. However, I would appreciate any comments you may have.

Timing

The incident took place around 2.20pm in the middle of the afternoon. It’s broad daylight. There’s no getting away from the fact that the attackers may be seen. For it to happen in the middle of the street is pretty disgusting. They knew what they were doing, which makes it even more sick. They made no attempt to flee the scene which baffles me. I understand they had a reason for it. I’m not justifying it. But this was’t the time or the place and it definitely wasn’t the way to get the message across.

Another point of timing that I have to make is that it took 20 minutes for the police to arrive on the scene. I understand they are busy and there are other crimes they have to attended to but it is completely shocking that the media and camera crew got to the scene before the police did. The attackers used this time to preach a message, justify why they did it. I can’t say it enough, but that it sick, vile and disgusting.

Racism

Someone on Facebook had posted a screenshot of Twitter. The words hurt. They cut deep. There’s a lot of ignorance in the world when it comes to religion and race. Some people refuse to learn the difference especially when it comes to Asians. There’s a big difference between Indians and Pakistanis, if you choose to learn about it. For those who don’t, everyone gets painted with the same brush. On twitter I saw a lot of tweets consisting of “pakis this” and “pakis that”. Sorry to burst your unnecessary racist banter but the attackers were black. Come on people, you really can’t be THAT stupid can you? I can’t do anything but shake my head in disgust.

race war on twitter

A lot of white English people were defending the country effing and blinding at non-english people. Muslims were defending their religion, saying that not all Muslims are terrorists. Indians were fighting to say that this attack has nothing to do woth their race and religion. Black people were arguing that they are always portrayed in a bad light and this incident had made it worse for them. I understand that everyone wants to defend their own but there’s becoming a bigger divide between races. It was hard enough overcoming this in the riots of 2011 but to bring it within the community again is a shame. I honestly believe, and have said this many times before, that the INDIVIDUALS should be blamed for the crime. Their race and religion has nothing to do with it. Never has, never will.

Religion is not an excuse

I have previously published a post with the exact same title. It definitely applies here. Many terrorists who commit acts such as these have said that it is written in the Quran. I have never read the Quran so I can’t say for sure but the people who I have spoken to have said it’s NOT written in the holy book. So who do you believe? Where is this message being spread? Who started it? These are questions I cannot answer but either way, it does not, in any shape or form, excuse the acts of these people. Murder is murder, regardless of whether or not it’s written in the Quran or if Allah expects/wants you to do it. Using religion to justify violent and deathly acts like this is inexcusable.

Media

I am a strong believer of saying that you shouldn’t let the media overtake your thinking. Judge for yourself rather than acting on what you see and hear on the news. I’m going to say something which may cause arguments and heated debates but oh well. Whenever a crime is committed by a non-white person, I feel like there is an emphasis on their race and religion. However when a white guy commits a crime, the media will never say “a white, Christian man/woman”. When Asians are highlighted in the media, their religion is always mentioned. This is something I don’t agree with. As previously stated, individuals are accountable for the crimes. Their religion/race has nothing to do with it.

There’s many other little points to raise but I will keep this post short. If I have comments to this post, then I will certainly address them.

Timing – Lateness

I actually think being late is in my nature, as though it’s encoded in my DNA. Are you wondering how I got to that conclusion? I’M INDIAN! I’m not about to make this into a racial argument but I can say this because I’m Indian myself. If we are told to be somewhere at 6PM, we tend to have arrive at least ONE hour later. We will not apologise but instead get straight into the groove of things. So no one will shout at us or give us any grief. However there is an exception to this rule . . . MY FATHER!!!! His timing is impeccable. He must have been in the Army in his past life. His time keeping skills make me sick. We are constantly arguing if we need to leave the house. He’ll become the most annoying man in the world by constantly reminding me of the time and he starts a stupid little countdown. Are you for real, Dad? I know how to tell the time. I also know how late I’m going to be but you’re going to make matters worse by constantly nagging me. I can’t work under pressure.

When it comes to timing, I think the major factor is your gender. I find that men are usually on time. (Obviously there are exceptions to this rule). It’s easy for men to get ready for a night out, let’s say. They will have a shower, put on a pair of trousers/jeans, put on a top, comb their hair, put on some aftershave, plonk their shoes on, and BOB’S YOUR UNCLE. Women are so very different. We start deciding a week in advance about possible outfits. The night before is crucial because we have to pick just ONE outfit. We have to do the same as men but with many extras; paint our hairs, blow dry and straighten our hair, accessorise out outfit, check ourselves in the mirror like a million times. Hang on, we’re not done yet. Then we have to sort out our handbag. I see a lot of women smiling at the screen because you agree. I think I might write another post about handbags hahaha. We try to fit the WHOLE HOUSE into this teeny weeny clutch bag. NOW we are ready to go.

Note to all the guys: if you got tired just READING about what women have to do, then PLEASE, for the love of God, be easy with us and sympathise with us.

But if you thought Indians were ‘fashionably late’ as they call it. You must have heard about black people’s timing yeah? Let’s say no on that matter hahaha *I leave this post smiling*