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Men joked about killing pope
South African Press Association ^ | 9/19/10 | Staff

Posted on 09/19/2010 2:29:47 PM PDT by Nachum

London - British police freed six men without charge after they were arrested over an alleged plot to launch an attack during Pope Benedict XVI's state visit, Scotland Yard said on Sunday. "Six men who were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 on Friday, 17 September, were all released without charge late on Saturday night and early this morning (Sunday)," it said in a statement. (Snip) Britain's Sunday Mirror tabloid quoted a police source as saying that the men were arrested after they were overheard joking in a staff canteen about blowing up the pope with a rocket-propelled grenade.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: joked; killing; men; pope

1 posted on 09/19/2010 2:29:51 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum
Britain's Sunday Mirror tabloid quoted a police source as saying that the men were arrested after they were overheard joking in a staff canteen about blowing up the pope with a rocket-propelled grenade.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! They make funny joke.

2 posted on 09/19/2010 2:31:41 PM PDT by fhayek
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Yeh, haha, so funny I forgot to laugh.

Kind of like yelling ‘fire’ in a theater, if you ask me.


3 posted on 09/19/2010 2:34:25 PM PDT by bboop (We don't need no stinkin' VAT)
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To: Nachum

They woulda if they coulda.


4 posted on 09/19/2010 2:35:22 PM PDT by livius
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To: Nachum

How can we tolerate this sacrilege against our Pope. I call for an immediate Crusade against these sinners.


5 posted on 09/19/2010 2:41:58 PM PDT by Cyman
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To: Nachum
So, in England if one mentions they think homosexuality is morally wrong they go to jail. But joke about murdering the Pope and it's OK.
6 posted on 09/19/2010 2:49:36 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: Nachum

I’m not a Michael Savage fan, but if you’re going to ban Michael Savage, then it seems somewhat inconsistent to react this way to someone who laughs at the idea of killing the Pope.


7 posted on 09/19/2010 3:02:46 PM PDT by Brilliant
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Well, why not let them go? I know that I myself have often joked with friends about blowing up public figures with rocket-propelled grenades. Doesn’t everyone do that?


8 posted on 09/19/2010 3:17:07 PM PDT by madprof98 ("moritur et ridet" - salvianus)
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To: Nachum

It’s too bad they didn’t joke about blowing up Obama,
then they would have seen what real oppression is like.


9 posted on 09/19/2010 3:19:14 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Nachum

Even funnier would be to take out that black shoebox their death cult worships in Mecca.

Hardee har.


10 posted on 09/19/2010 3:22:28 PM PDT by EyeGuy
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To: EyeGuy

Now that's funny!

11 posted on 09/19/2010 3:27:53 PM PDT by airborne (Why is it we won't allow the Bible in school, but we will in prison? Think about it.)
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To: Nachum
Reports said the men were all of North African origin but there was no confirmation from police

"Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious."

- Ayatollah Khomeini

12 posted on 09/19/2010 3:32:07 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Compact Theory)
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No, only when they are dabbling in witchcraft and going on dates at satanic altars.


13 posted on 09/19/2010 3:38:13 PM PDT by Houghton M.
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How can we tolerate this sacrilege against our Pope. I call for an immediate Crusade against these sinners.

Ever had one of those dreams where you're yelling something with all your might but nobody hears you?

14 posted on 09/19/2010 4:10:02 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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To: Nachum
Britain's Sunday Mirror tabloid quoted a police source as saying that the men were arrested after they were overheard joking in a staff canteen about blowing up the pope with a rocket-propelled grenade.

You can hear a whole lot worse than that if you hang around out here in the country.

15 posted on 09/19/2010 4:33:26 PM PDT by upchuck (If we let the federal gvmnt live beyond its means, we will soon have to live below ours. ~Joe Miller)
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The word is often father to the deed.


16 posted on 09/19/2010 5:04:04 PM PDT by Godwin1
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