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- Aitese, on 11/07/2008, -1/+75It says a lot about the training of the police here in London when they see vials filled with water and food colouring, talcum powder on the floor and torn up teddy bears and think "Bomb making factory...it's a classic case"
I fear for my life not from terrorist but these complete bone heads. - inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+62It sounds like it would have been an awesome party! :-(
- Linguo, on 11/06/2008, -23/+78Bush says scientists are terrorists.
- inactive, on 11/07/2008, -2/+48hahaha idiot cops
- jasdf, on 11/07/2008, -3/+47I really hate this "war on terror", in reality it is just a campaign of oppression.
- CressCrowbits, on 11/07/2008, -2/+41"But when police entered the building for a routine check..."
I'm sorry, but since when did entering people's private property and snooping around become 'routine' in this country? - smedrick, on 11/07/2008, -1/+30Yeah, I'm trying to understand what made them believe lab coats = terror. Is there a history of garish terrorists in the UK?
- Frost9999, on 11/07/2008, -0/+27This shows how well their 'intelligence' is working.
- Aitese, on 11/07/2008, -1/+25I believe during the July 7th attacks here in London, the bombers donned grey wigs and beheaded teddy bears in the name of Allah.
True story. - ByteMeAHole, on 11/07/2008, -0/+19All of this non-sense is going to be the downfall of the West. When I was a kid, I had the obligatory chemistry set and discovered the formula for gun-powder, whipped up a batch and viola - fun was had by all. Now, you buy a "chemistry set" and it has some balloons and maybe a mirror or two. Wow - what fun... (dripping sarcasm intended) It used to be the fact that kids could make such things with a little knowledge that drove them to learn and create - now under nanny-government that's a no-no...
- prleet, on 11/07/2008, -6/+24cops=no brain.
- koorb, on 11/07/2008, -1/+19At least they weren't shot at or tasered.
- tgc1, on 11/07/2008, -0/+17Sounds to me more like a war on knowledge. They don't want you to know anything. Science is for terrorists. LOL.
- Oline61, on 11/07/2008, -2/+18RTFA noob. The article is based on first hand testimony from the victims and police officers.
- rocke86, on 11/07/2008, -7/+21I miss childhood chemistry sets, the ones that actually taught you about chemistry. Now they only use kitchen materials and are boring. What do you expect in a socialist nanny state.
- mikesbaker, on 11/07/2008, -13/+26you do understand that the UK is not in America right? i ask because I don't think that you do understand that.
/often digg bait like bush bashing makes you look like a total fing moron - Kryyystle, on 11/07/2008, -1/+13Dugg for mere mention of Weird Science!
- DiscoUnderpants, on 11/07/2008, -0/+11Have to agree with you. What is even more worrisome for me is that I live in Hackney. I mean honestly... it was Halloween... there were parties everywhere and everything.
- gipperp, on 11/07/2008, -3/+14I has exactly the same thought...
- sindex, on 11/07/2008, -0/+10It didn't occur to the police to think, "Hey... it's like 3 days after Halloween. I wonder if this is a party. Perhaps I should do some due diligence and investigate this before calling the bomb squad." What the ***** is wrong with these cops? At least at my party where we had fire pits the cops just stopped by and told us it was a hazard to have fires set up and we needed to put them out. They didn't arrest anyone, or fine anyone. They just stopped by, asked what was going on, and made their request. No worries, no problem, no hassle. Sometimes just thinking for a second can save thousands of taxpayer dollars and a whole lot face.
FTA: "Shanara Begum, 26, a spokesperson for Hackney Police said: 'A raid was conducted on the property and some paraphernalia was found. The London fire brigade and expo teams were also called to the scene."
Some paraphernalia was found? How generic can you be? They found teddy bears and beakers at a mad-scientist party. You might as well raid a football game and say some "paraphernalia" was found (OMG SPORTS EQUIPMENT!). Or raid fashion shows for "paraphernalia" (THEY HAVE ARABIAN SILKS! MUST BE TERRORISTS!) That's just stupid. - Korgmeister, on 11/07/2008, -0/+10Well THERE'S a menace to society!
- chadarizona, on 11/07/2008, -1/+10To me, the creepiest part of this story is "when police entered the building for a routine check". In the UK do they now have police just randomly entering buildings to check up on people? Don't they need a warrant to do that, or have they now eliminated warrants in the name of "anti-terrorism" in the UK?
- Exekutor, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8but you've found dailymail
- stickyman, on 11/07/2008, -1/+9still, the daily fail is farkin useless
- boneit, on 11/07/2008, -1/+9Yeah, like I never knew how to use a search engine. Gee, thanks, I bow before you almighty one. Here's a clue: I don't want to buy industrial quantities or extract it from weedkiller. I want enough for an experiment or two for a child. I know that's hard to comprehend for some people. I guess you're a product of the post chemistry set ban, otherwise you would have understood that from the start.
- wellgood, on 11/07/2008, -1/+9Quote from Reservoir Dogs:
[Mr. White and Mr. Pink are washing up after the robbery went sour, trying to figure out what happened]
Mr. Pink: You kill anybody?
Mr. White: A few cops.
Mr. Pink: No real people?
Mr. White: Just cops.
- IMDB - xXSheepyXx, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7Or they could come to the conclusion that you cant perform a terrorist attack with food colouring
- BOFH139, on 11/07/2008, -8/+15No the US is a terrorists country after attacking the legally governing power with they celebrate their terrorist acts every year on the 4th of July.
- Wade, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7People safeguarded you, the Nazis?
- WoollyMittens, on 11/07/2008, -1/+8Real humans don't take pleasure from the delicious feeling of power one gets from petting your taser all day.
- prleet, on 11/07/2008, -2/+9Wow, what a come back. Let me leave work to take care of this hysterical lough which I can't control.
- inactive, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6If something suspicious is reported at a residence, the police will visit said residence and ask politely if they can come in and look around. Most people would not deny this request, out of a willingness to cooperate with authorities.
This is what you might call 'A routine procedure', therefore a routine check can be said to have been carried out without alarming the privacy lobbies. Relax, folks, we're not in Orwell's Britain *quite* yet. - sajorojas, on 11/07/2008, -1/+7Do they even read 1984 in schools in the UK anymore?
It's probably best they don't. Big Brother wouldn't like that. - paranoiabacon, on 11/07/2008, -1/+7i looked for "theonion.com" but it wasn't there :(
- adam.skinner, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6[counterstrike]
TERRORISTS WIN!
[/counterstrike] - Kyrgizion, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6I want a few ounces of whatever you're smoking, please.
- staticneuron, on 11/07/2008, -3/+9And? So he decides to bash bush on a similarly themed article. Your powers of association is tooo strong. The dude didn't make a connection he just spewed a random statement.
/ Rabit defense team on digg always look like total ***** morons. Especially when they censor themselves........ *****. - coldmolasses, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6That's really annoying. It seems like lately the innocent are punished more than the guilty over "mistakes".
- gerrylazlo, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6You know, there's going to be sex, drugs, rock-n-roll... chips, dips, chains, whips... You know, your basic high school orgy type of thing. I mean, uh, I'm not talking candlewax on the nipples, or witchcraft or anything like that, no, no, no. Just a couple of hundred kids running around in their underwear, acting like complete animals.
- TheOneTrueGod, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5"Oh, a skeleton! They must be making bone-bombs!"
- AtraNoxVII, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5Without a smiley, sarcasm cannot be detected.
- Renster84, on 11/07/2008, -1/+6This is always a difficult subject, you can't always get it right but when you get it wrong everyone wants to know why your not trying!
I don't blame them for being suspicious, however you'd think the plastic skeletons would give it away!
Where is the police response to this? was this person ACTUALLY arrested under "Terror laws" is this a massive dramatisation of the subject?
and why did the police "enter on a routine check"? ! Means somebody must of called it in or something must of happened. You dont just go in peoples houses for no reason. - TotalHalibut, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5Doesn't matter. 'Based on' isn't good enough. The Daily Mail is notorious for twisting the facts, has been sued for libel so many times it's not funny, and pushes a right-wing sensationalist agenda.
This is the same paper that front-page spread 'Ban these evil videogames!', wrote 3 pages of lies about gaming and gamers, yet relegated the 'unimportant' news of a 4 year old girl killed in a hit and run to page 27 in a tiny corner. - Frostek, on 11/07/2008, -0/+5It's likely they were a little louder than they thought (looked liek agreat party!), and a neighbour called the police to warn them about the noise.
- TotalHalibut, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4Pardon?
- wellgood, on 11/07/2008, -1/+5Well they shouldn't have to fear that, should they? I hate this f***ing police state
- boneit, on 11/07/2008, -1/+5Damn straight. I've been trying to find something along the lines of the older chemistry sets for my lad. They're all utter rubbish, and they weren't exactly fantastic back in my day.
Anyone know where copper sulfate can be purchased? I want to show him how to grow cool looking crystals. - TotalHalibut, on 11/07/2008, -24/+28Daily Mail, buried as inaccurate. Real source next time please.
- analbumcover96, on 11/07/2008, -1/+5your a tool...... its called Halloween
- secrity, on 11/07/2008, -0/+4That is one of the reasons you can't buy a decent chemistry set in American toy stores.
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