Breaking: Police say seven arrested in Liverpool have 'extremist Islamic ideology'
  • 236 points Boulder_The_Obese

    Just read they're all likely to be released, so there is that.

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    110 points CoyoteLouisBloom

    Well, they are from Melbourne

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    41 points Boulder_The_Obese

    And there not teenagers

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    23 points Kijjy

    They're*

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    18 points Boulder_The_Obese

    https://preview.redd.it/3ydhw0twz28g1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f0e259d13d27bf66d268e1a3d8bb8bb8cee2113

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    7 points Used_Commission_7343

    Where in Melbourne wonder

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    22 points Sloppykrab

    800ks north east out of Melbourne

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    78 points itsoktoswear

    I get the feeling this is a release them and see where they scatter to, monitor and collect more info. See what the tentacles of their ideologies end up.

    I think it's a watch this space rather than a 'well that's that then'.

    Their houses and comms are all likely now bugged and monitored whilst in custody

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    61 points Boulder_The_Obese

    Until they act then everyone is supposed to be shocked and confused as to how this happened again.

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    -20 points copacetic51

    OK. How did it happen? Why were they arrested? On what charges?

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    38 points light_no_fire

    For eating a meal? A succulent Halal meal?

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    3 points copacetic51

    Obviously no one knows how it happened.

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    8 points dingusfett

    Arrested over fears "a violent act was possibly being planned"

    Sounding like they panicked and apprehended them before they had any evidence they were up to anything and have no proof, so they've blown the chance to stop them if they were actually planning anything, which how thick would you have to be to plan something days after an attack, in an area already on high alert? Terrorists aren't smart but that is a stretch even for them.

    Sounds also like they've jumped the gun stating they had extremist ideology and now just saying they're investigating it.

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    29 points FrogsMakePoorSoup

    Too bad if they do something horrific in the meantime.

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    7 points itsoktoswear

    Well that's the monitor piece. I would think there are many eyes on them right now

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    8 points Lurker12386354676

    Yeah just like ASIO had eyes on the guy at Bondi 😉

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    10 points itsoktoswear

    There's a difference between being ignored/overlooked and arrested by rapid response and then released

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    14 points SecretAcctName

    There is a difference between having your name flagged at some stage and actively being monitored.

    Hard concept.

    Edit: going by the amount of downvotes. It does appear to be a hard concept 🤣

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    4 points dingusfett

    This is why they monitor. Jumping the gun and arresting them like this only to have to release them because there is no evidence to charge them with any crime doesn't help and just tips off any potential help they could have had in planning an attack.

    And if it turns out they are innocent, they've only fed into people's fears for no reason.

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    5 points sleepyowl_1987

    One can only hope.

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    6 points simplesimonsaysno

    Well that's a relief

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    3 points copacetic51

    If they're not charged, of course they'll be released. It's not illegal to have 'extremist ideology' as far as I know. Only to commit crimes that are based on it, like terrorism or planning terrorist acts.

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  • 95 points The_Pharoah

    There is NO place for fkers like this in Aust. They can fk right off. The sad thing is they bring disrepute to Islam as a whole, which is wrong. Fundamentalism needs to be stamped out. We should have ZERO tolerance. Can you imagine right wing christian fundamentalists moving to say Iraq or Iran and trying this shit? Remember you have to fight for peace.

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  • 224 points ktrbyktrby

    Why do we accept this ideology in our country at all?

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    51 points TorchwoodRC

    Any religion should not be allowed in tbh

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    -2 points manicdee33

    https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/when-buddhism-turns-violent

    There is Buddhist violence in SE Asia. We don't see it here because the media are focussed on the Middle East and couldn't give two hoots about what ASEAN are doing despite being the region we most need to build diplomatic and social ties with.

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    9 points Tosslebugmy

    This is an interesting one because nun like Islam nowhere in Buddhist text or teaching is there instruction for violence or holy war or spread of ideology by force or any of that. The violence here falls more under the issue of faith as a power structure, which doesn’t excuse Buddhists or anything but it’s not like there’s a global risk of Buddhist violence due to radicalisation linked to fundamentals of their faith itself.

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    3 points Sloppykrab

    It's likely they got in during right wing control.

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    0 points parkingfinemyass

    Islamic extremism is closer to right wing Christo nationalism than it is to the left.

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    0 points lithiumcitizen

    Ok tough guy.

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    -2 points lithiumcitizen

    Yup. I’m just glad you’re not responsible for anything important, enjoy your bogan chamber champ.

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    -2 points lithiumcitizen

    Very keen to hear of all the ways that you’ve been keeping Australia safe…

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    -12 points burnteyessoremind

    You do understand a vast majority of immigrants came in under right wing leaders? Statistically left wing leaders have let in a small number of immigrants than right wing leaders.

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    4 points Jamezzzzz69

    So with a left wing leader at the moment in charge you’d be happy to cut immigration down?

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    5 points Zuki_LuvaBoi

    Immigration IS being cut down, it's almost half of it's peak and is on a still downward trend. Why don't you look up this information yourself? It's freely available.

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  • 62 points Germanicus15BC

    Police might say so but Laura Tingle knows better.

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    18 points Joshps

    My fear. I hope we course correct.

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    15 points Germanicus15BC

    They get to come here to escape it....where will we have to go?

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    12 points _etherealworld_

    It's very much like that already in parts of Western Sydney.

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  • 72 points light_no_fire

    https://preview.redd.it/17z9i3ths28g1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de3177d30de2ad1a4f60c68df69e9c126a12fffd

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    -43 points DoinSideQuests

    Wow you right wingers are feeling real left out at the moment huh?

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    -54 points parkingfinemyass

    Do you remember Christchurch? Do you think that wasn’t a significant event? One that we should not allow to occur in our country?

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    32 points light_no_fire

    I'm from Christchurch mate. What's your point? What has Christchurch got to do with the Islamic terrorist attack on Sunday at Bondi beach and the Islamic terrorist plot that was just foiled yesterday? Or Albo implying it was the far right for the Islamic terrorist attack (initially)

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    32 points SurroundSea6258

    Who commits over 95% of terror attacks? 5% would be insignificant

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    3 points Zuki_LuvaBoi

    Yet the problem is the far right

    Two things can be a problem, they're not mutually exclusive.

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    1 points Mindless-Depth-1795

    Radicalisation of right wing ideologies is the elephant in the room. It doesn't matter if it is Islam, incels, Nazis or some other brand of extremism, groups that see the tolerant, diverse majority as the enemy are the threat. Gun laws help keep the weapons out of their hands.

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    2 points parkingfinemyass

    Nuance be damned.

    There are multiple issues that threaten the safety of the Australian community. Far right/ and/or Nazi groups, black market and now legal guns, Islamic terrorism, Christian nationalists, zionists (genocidal people/supporters are bad) so on and so forth. In 2019 a white Aussie slaughtered 50 muslims. Extremism is extremism. None of it belongs here. I’m here for regular religious people of all faiths who can and do abide by the law, and who do not want to harm one another. And we have to consider how easy is access to firearms in this country. What can be done to prevent wrongful use?

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    1 points Bleedingfartscollide

    Islamist extremists are far right. Sorry to burst your bubble. Most Muslims are decent people who work hard. Most Christians are decent folk who work hard, then the extremists burn witches and cut hands off of thieves, most Jewish folk are great people who don't commit genocide and work hard, then the Zionists kill people and expect everyone else to turn the other cheek. 

    Seems the common denominator here is extremism and far right ideology. Also availability of guns is a pretty big thing when it isn't regulated. The idiots on Bondi Beach worked within the law, if that law was looser the toll on society would have been much higher. 

    What we have though is a Muslim man, saving the lives of countless Jewish people because he isnt an extremist and he is a shining beacon of humanity. 

    In Australia we meet stressing with the tools we have available. A great example is that home guy who helped fight off a knife wielding attacker with a trolley, or the guy who fought a killer off with a milk crate. Hero's, people who don't wait to act and use the tools available to them to save countless other people. 

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  • 26 points light_no_fire

    I saw the news channels say it was unrelated to the Bondi shooting though.

    Seems pretty related to me.

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    2 points parkingfinemyass

    Guns are part of the problem yes. Could the Bondi terrorists have done it without guns????

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    -17 points copacetic51

    And he's right

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    -3 points copacetic51

    Sure, guns don't kill people, people do. Thats why the US doesn't have a higher rate of gun homi...oh wait.

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  • 35 points sum_yun_gai

    Yeah. We are under attack.

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    0 points parkingfinemyass

    Because that worked last time? They never got anything out of the Guantanamo prisoners. One has brain damage. Many weren’t even terrorists. And the ‘evidence’ apparently given by the masterminds of 9/11 is not admissible in court because it was tortured out of them.

    Use your head instead of being a bloodlusted monkey.

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    -1 points everythingstoilet

    You can denounce what the Zionist government does, and Islamic Fundamentalism at the same time. 

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  • 7 points Maleficent_Fan_7429

    Albanese: "extremist what? never heard of that, are you inventing words?"

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  • 13 points New-Fuel-2190

    Released without charge. Suppose the taxpayer will have to fix their car. Suppose all of them will have neck and back injuries requiring compensation.

    I guess anything anti-Semitic will get you thrown in jail, but Islamophobia will get you 3 cheers and a pat on the back for being a good racist.

    I am a non practising aethiest, I can't be bothered with having anything to do with organised religon. But. I can't help wondering whether if you see 3 Muslims in a group whether we will need to report a terrorist plot. Like to me an extremist is someone who goes to church or temple every week, and the people at work who pray 3 times a day are definitely extreme Islamists, do I have to dob them in?

    This post is a little tongue in cheek, but I honestly wonder are we rushing to implement laws and behaviours that hurt innocent people and make people scared to practice their religion, because that isn't part of our Australian values any more than anti-Semitic behaviour is.

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  • 2 points Commercial-Olive-334

    they were released?

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  • 1 points National-Fox9168

    Im shocked

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  • -1 points weed0monkey

    Was it confirmed they had guns?

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    5 points joseph_b

    None at all.

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    44 points Cold-Zucchini9305

    If only they would go travel overseas to fight those who they think are responsible instead.

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    26 points _Zambayoshi_

    Exactly. Most of these guys are too cowardly for that.

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    8 points Boulder_The_Obese

    Too out of shape, weak and probably would end up like treated like Russian legionnaires are.

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    18 points MrsNevilleBartos

    So you killing children and the elderly in Australia is a good thing? Noted.

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    13 points findmein_Austin

    So killing civilians in a country not at all relevant to the war is justified?

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    5 points InfluenceMuch400

    Get out. Nothing to do with poor people in Australia celebrating on the beach

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    16 points NothingLikeAGoodSit

    Palestinians have been offered sovereignty five times since 1947. They always turn it down. The majority support Hamas whose charter says to wipe Israel off the map.

    If Egypt and Jordan hadn't invaded Israel, Gaza and West Bank would still be Egypt and Jordan.

    If Hamas hadn't done Oct 7th and committed war crimes by putting weapons and military infrastructure under schools and hospitals, children wouldn't be collateral damage right now.

    There have been countless opportunities for the Arabs of that area to live peacefully over the last 80 years. They don't want peace. They want dead Jews and they put it in writing.

    Maybe some agree that Israel should be wiped off the map. If so then the logic is fine to demonise only Israel and paint Gaza as purely a victim.

    But if that's the case the the Jews were also victims of the countless Arabs and Persians and Europeans who colonised them long before.

    Israel commits war crimes , they are not saints. But they've offered peace many times and it was rejected

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    9 points ungerbunger_

    This is too sensible for Reddit

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    2 points Puzzleheaded_Cap4224

    They’ll be just fine.

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    1 points littleb3anpole

    Explain to me how dead children overseas is in any way related to committing or planning to commit terrorism against Australians.

    The Charlie Hebdo journalists may well have been atheists like me, should I express my dismay about that attack by threatening Muslim Australians? Of course not, because I’m not a fucking idiot.

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  • -15 points nice1bruvz

    Should probably apologise.

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  • -37 points Hour_Wonder_7056

    People are allowed to follow their own beliefs whether the earth is flat or your want sharia law in Australia.

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    28 points CyanideMuffin67

    No that has no place in Australia. If you want that go to a muslim country

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