Oops, it's one of ours.
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2025 11:17 am
A bit of a niche subject.
There's been a spate of a particular news pattern.
1. Violent Crime.
2. Social media surge attributing the offence to "them".
3. Later investigation and conviction of somebody who looks like the media posters in #2.
Today's BBC
Ex-soldier caught on CCTV in police station petrol bomb attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4jdn7gj4o
Bloke clearly had issues, and belonged on a care programme.
But unwittingly served his purpose in the culture war.
We'll soon get the sentencing for the former commando who crashed his car into 140 people at a Liverpool football parade.
I recall social media being full of apologists after the event.
Now we have a guilty plea, neighbours saying "He never seemed the type" and a hefty sentence.
Doubtless sentencing will be followed by "two tier Kier" posts.
There's been a spate of a particular news pattern.
1. Violent Crime.
2. Social media surge attributing the offence to "them".
3. Later investigation and conviction of somebody who looks like the media posters in #2.
Today's BBC
Ex-soldier caught on CCTV in police station petrol bomb attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4jdn7gj4o
Bloke clearly had issues, and belonged on a care programme.
But unwittingly served his purpose in the culture war.
We'll soon get the sentencing for the former commando who crashed his car into 140 people at a Liverpool football parade.
I recall social media being full of apologists after the event.
Now we have a guilty plea, neighbours saying "He never seemed the type" and a hefty sentence.
Doubtless sentencing will be followed by "two tier Kier" posts.