so yesterday there was a racial incident on the victoria line. a hasidic jew got on at seven sisters, sat down, and started reading the economist. the doors of the tube shut and suddenly a guy appears and starts shouting "hey jew, they should have put you in an oven...." and he then went on to say that he loves palestine with all his heart, they are his brothers, zionists are agents of the devil, and so on. his speach no doubt would have got more detailed, but there was no time. out of the blue, a well- dressed man in a suit and tie, who had been sitting accross from the jew and reading a paper, popped up, opened his coat to reveal that he was armed, and waved his police badge. he said simply "i am a member of the police and if you do not stop abusing that men, you will be arrested." the guy paused for a second, and the whole train stopped to watch him. then (guess he wasnt too bright) he started yelling at the police officer and saying all kinds of crazy things to him. consequently, he did get himself arrested and escorted off as we rolled into finsbury park.
they have been claiming for some time (since the bombings) that there are undercover cops working on the tube. i always assumed that this was just propaganda, but it seems sometimes it is in fact the case! the cop was well dressed, but his words didnt match his suit, he had the accent of a tough london guy, which left a bizarre split image in my mind. wierd.
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That is fucking terrifying.
which part?
Yes, which part?
The fact that there are nutters allowed to walk the streets of London shouting abuse. Nothing new there.
Or the fact that there are police officers protecting us from Islamist terrorists who have already set off bombs on the tube and who threaten to set off more?
i find it scary that it is necessary to have policemen on the metro.....but obviously it is. mind you, i have no knowledge that the guy shouting the abuse was himself muslim, he sounded english and looked like anyone else. but he certainly was a nutter....
Being in a confined space (not a street)with someone who might well set themslves upon someone else who has a firearm was what I meant.
Oh, see what you mean! Yes, I hadn't thought of that! Terrifying!
but what to do? i cant very well stop taking the tube, it is the only way to get to work, so in that case i would rather have a cop thaere than not.....it seems these armed cops have been on the tube a while already, i had just never seen one before....time i suppose to accept the new reality.
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