attack on London bus

Coconut ' The internet I feel has exacerbated this,' ...

what an incredible comment - I wonder what their mothers would feel like if they read this

I agree with Rosina. The population has increased and news travels faster and further.
Unfortunately, I cannot remember the source but, I have read a complaint about the lack of respect, good manners etc. made by, either an ancient Greek or Roman. I am sure there is a gran on here who can direct us to it.

No more a southern problem than a problem which could happen in any part the UK. It's a matter of whether it gets picked up be the media. Absolutely disgusting, it looks to me like pack mentality. I only hope the perpetrators get what they deserve and not just a slap on the wrist.

It has always been a sad fact of life that many young men who are well-behaved seem to change when in a group. Wanting to appear to be ‘one of the lads’ has them joining in, when their consciences are telling them not to. Peer-pressure often has a lot to answer for.
I don’t know what the solution is.

I think Grandma70 you have taken what I have wrote out of context.
Firstly, there is a big lack of respect. Secondly, when dangerous people are caught why should they still.have rights?
My brother lost his best friend many years back on new years eve when he was stabbed. The murderer got a few years!! This country needs to toughen up and impose proper justice.

Sickened and appalled by it, seeing those poor girls so bloodied made my blood boil, I think my husband and sons were even more upset possibly because they were women and were staggered that they should be picked on in such a way. Apropos of the attack I believe there were some vile comments on Twitter. I'd like to think the shits the nasty people that did this will get the harsh punishment they deserve, but they won't

For God's sake don't make it about "what's going on down south" I know you live in your own parochial bubble Paddyann where everything is fine and dandy, north of the border, just the odd bit of vicious sectarianism from time to time, but hey why don't you just come out and say it "English ergo nasty, nasty people all suffering from delusional colonialism as opposed to Scottish people who are all lovely, kind and ever so inclusive, unless of course you happen to be English"

IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ANYWHERE!

Im in your "wee parochial bubble " with you Paddyann and don't think this would have been allowed to escalate on a Scottish bus not least because some other passenger would have waded in no doubt shouting "haw pipe doon ya wee f@~#)*&^ " and reassured the two women "you're aw right hen"

Notspaghetti .... maybe I didn’t word that as I meant it ... the internet has exacerbated Porn, intolerance, etc I wasn’t referring to this incident so don’t get your pasta strands in a twist !

GrauntyHelen
My OH would have gone further than a bit of verbal. He would have physically thrown them off the bus.
Not long ago we were at an open mike night. A young girl was reading some prose. A nasty young scrote thought it was funny. He wasn't laughing when my OH got him outside.

It was sickening.

Boys need to be taught respect and to have boundaries from a young age. I seems nowadays they have no limits.

Hello coconut - I’m sorry, I still don’t understand the exacerbated thing - I don’t see how the Internet can have made the attacks on people, or porn, or intolerance worse.

They were alone on the top deck which could just as easily happen on a scottish bus

Paddyann I am so angry at your post. I assume to write "What the hell is going on down south with racist attacks and this" means you live in the north. I am just sick of people referring to down south it is all going bad; it's ridiculous and small minded. Having lived up and down the country I know nasty stuff can happen anywhere and it does. Paddyann you certainly need get out and about more and visit the remainder of the UK. Incidentally most of the population live in the southern part of the country, I sure they would leave if it was THAT bad.

These were teens still at school. And obviously they hadn't received the Relationship education that all kids should be going to get now.

How distasteful to use the dreadful attack on these poor women to make a thinly-veiled racist attack on people 'down south'. No word of sympathy for the victims, just an opportunity to virtue-signal. If Scotland is indeed so virtuous with regard to homophobia why was it necessary for the Scot Govt to launch a campaign against homophobia recently?

Maybe that shows up the nationalists for what they really are.

yggdrasil I hope that was sarcasm.