Two Elderly Men Set Alight After Leaving a Mosque

[Diasi]

Being a born cynic I assumed that the offender wasn't a far-right white male because the media would have made racial capital out of it.

But I wonder how many people did jump to the immediate conclusion it must be a far-right white male.

Well those people are all wrong.

https://yhoo.it/3ZboS9J

[Michael Rolls]

strange - I wonder if the suspect is one of those extremists who hate moderate Muslims as much as they hate us?

[klondike]

There are at least two muslim sects and naturally they hate each other so I imagine that is more likely than extremist muslim and moderate muslim.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/teaching-wiki/list-of-differences-between-sunni-and-shia-islam#:~:text=They%20have%20different%20beliefs%20about%20Imams&text=In%20Sunni%20Islam%2C%20Imams%20are,legitimate%20interpreters%20of%20the%20Quran.

[Michael Rolls]

could be

[Ashy]

The sunni and shia moslems would normally attend different mosques.

[Ashy]

Mohammed Abkr (28) has been charged with attempted murder re the setting on fire of a moslem in Birmingham & a similar earlier offence in Ealing.

[Alex]

If I wanted to kill somebody, setting fire to them wouldn't be my chosen method ! in fact it wouldn't even enter my head.  What on earth is wrong with these people ? same with throwing acid in a woman's face - where did that come from ? certainly didn't read about these ' methods ' years ago.
 
My first thought was that a white person was the victim

[1955vintage]

The benefits of multi cultural society.

BTW can you explain why this was my fault?

[GrannyMac]

Evil behaviour can happen anywhere, too much of it has been fuelled by religion over the ages.

The victims are a 70 year old and an 82 year old. I hope they throw the book at him!

[Jacqueline]

If I wanted to kill somebody, setting fire to them wouldn't be my chosen method ! in fact it wouldn't even enter my head.  What on earth is wrong with these people ? same with throwing acid in a woman's face - where did that come from ? certainly didn't read about these ' methods ' years ago.
 
My first thought was that a white person was the victim

I am afraid they are methods I have only heard used in India and Pakistan until recent times or maybe other countries around there, imported into "wonderful" multi cultural Britain.