[lklawson]

I'm sure some of you by now have seen news of the attack on author of "The Satanic Verses," Salman Rushdie. Some of the things that just pop out are:

• An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced.
• The assailant ran onto the platform "and started pounding on Mr. Rushdie. At first you're like, 'What's going on?' And then it became abundantly clear in a few seconds that he was being beaten," Savenor said.
• "We thought perhaps it was part of a stunt to show that there's still a lot of controversy around this author. But it became evident in a few seconds" that it wasn't, she said.

So a crowd of 2,500 people just stood around thinking, "This can't actually be happening. It is surely something other than what my eyes are telling me!" while a 75-year-old man was apparently stabbed over and over in front of their very eyes.

This is the very definition of Normalcy Bias likely with a dose of Bystander Effect thrown in for good measure.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[moona11]

I'm sure some of you by now have seen news of the attack on author of "The Satanic Verses," Salman Rushdie. Some of the things that just pop out are:

• An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced.
• The assailant ran onto the platform "and started pounding on Mr. Rushdie. At first you're like, 'What's going on?' And then it became abundantly clear in a few seconds that he was being beaten," Savenor said.
• "We thought perhaps it was part of a stunt to show that there's still a lot of controversy around this author. But it became evident in a few seconds" that it wasn't, she said.

So a crowd of 2,500 people just stood around thinking, "This can't actually be happening. It is surely something other than what my eyes are telling me!" while a 75-year-old man was apparently stabbed over and over in front of their very eyes.

This is the very definition of Normalcy Bias likely with a dose of Bystander Effect thrown in for good measure.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

He still has a bounty on his head. Over 3 million

 

[ajole]

Nope. Hadn’t heard a thing. But it’s crazy what some people will do, and how some people don’t see what their eyes are showing them, or react to the information in a way most would think normal.

 

[cicpup]

Didn't Ayatollah Khomeini issue a Fatwa on his ass back in 1989? Took long enough.

 

[moona11]

Didn't Ayatollah Khomeini issue a Fatwa on his ass back in 1989? Took long enough.

Yep. Then the Government kind of sort of walked it back but some group there recently added more money to the threat.

 

[RACHGIER]

Yep. Then the Government kind of sort of walked it back but some group there recently added more money to the threat.

Recently... in 2012

From $2.8M to $3.3M...

And he wrote a memoir detailing how he felt about the fatwa....

Last report I saw had him on a vent with severe liver damage, severed brachial nerves, and he'll lose an eye.

 

[moona11]

Recently... in 2012

From $2.8M to $3.3M...

And he wrote a memoir detailing how he felt about the fatwa....

Last report I saw had him on a vent with severe liver damage, severed brachial nerves, and he'll lose an eye.

2012 wasn't that long ago. If you weren't such a child you would realize that. I'll wait till you grow up to realize that young man. 😆 🤣 😂

 

[RACHGIER]

2012 wasn't that long ago. If you weren't such a child you would realize that. I'll wait till you grow up to realize that young man. 😆 🤣 😂

I could act my shoe size and will still be more mature than you.

 

[moona11]

I could act my shoe size and will still be more mature than you.

Damn!!!!!!!

 

[Chef Duane]

Heh, religion of peace. LOL!

 

[moona11]

Heh, religion of peace. LOL!

Christianity is supposed to be also. So..

You gotta admit they don't compromise even remotely as Christianity does on their beliefs.

You don't see Woke ass Byotches protesting or calling them out. Cause they know. Some rando would pop up and behead them.


Good times good times

 

[ajole]

Christianity is supposed to be also. So..

You gotta admit they don't compromise even remotely as Christianity does on their beliefs.

Ummm…yeah….but no. You can find 47 different versions of “their beliefs” in either religion. It’s the people, not the religions.

 

[moona11]

Ummm…yeah….but no. You can find 47 different versions of “their beliefs” in either religion. It’s the people, not the religions.

You in the back with 4 wives. Be quiet. The pope is in charge. 😆

 

[Rabidwookie]

He still has a bounty on his head. Over 3 million

Damn, i forgot about that.

 

[Twisty]

You in the back with 4 wives. Be quiet. The pope is in charge. 😆

Four wives? Must be a masochist.

 

[Politically Unreliable]

But it’s crazy what some people will do,

Nope. It isn't "crazy" This is a known possibility since the fatwa was issued by the Iran religious leader in about 1989 (early high school for me).
I only take issue with people saying something is "crazy" because others need to openly accept that violence is really a thing and that others wish it to occur for their own stated reasons. When I hear that explanation, it sounds like someone is blowing off any logical (their own logic) explanations and no longer thinking. Some don't want to accept that another person is making this conscious decision.
This is the primary reason the for personal ownership of firearms.

 

[lklawson]

Just a reminder ladies, let's keep this thread free of religious discussion or it'll be trimmed out and sent to the Politics & Religion sub-forum.

This is in the Training sub-forum and should be focused on training or techniques for dealing with Normalcy Bias and Bystander Effect.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

 

[moona11]

Just a reminder ladies, let's keep this thread free of religious discussion or it'll be trimmed out and sent to the Politics & Religion sub-forum.

This is in the Training sub-forum and should be focused on training or techniques for dealing with Normalcy Bias and Bystander Effect.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

You posted about an attack on a guy that has a bounty on his head over religious reasons. Yet think it should be in a different spot then politics and religion?

Come on man