You Ain't No Muslim, Bruv - a very British response to terrorism
By Boingboing
@boiboing (13153)
Northampton, England
December 6, 2015 7:13am CST
Many readers will have heard about the knife attack on the London Underground which happened last night. Many more will have seen the video of the police tasering and detaining the attacker. Those who have seen it will remember the man who appears as the police have the man on the ground who says - several times - "You ain't no Muslim, Bruv".
His point is clear. He wants nothing to do with anyone who puts their insane violence on the shoulders of Muslims. He's telling the guy that he's not FIT to be considered part of his religion.
It's a moment of spontaneous wisdom and the phrase has been adopted widely on social media. British Muslims have adopted it as their cry of sanity. It's the 'Not in our name' of the ISIS era. Unpremeditated, unpolished by advertising gurus, these are just the words of one man who speaks for millions who want to stand up to violence in the name of their religion.
The police have come in for a wave of praise from the public. That's not something that happens very often. There's a matching wave of relief that we live in a country where police can take down a suspect with a taser and then find out WHY he did it rather than shooting first and asking questions later.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Dec 15
one religion shouldn't be judged by it's fanatics (look at America and Westboro Pooptastic for example.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
6 Dec 15
That's cos they gunned down a "suspect" in Oval some 8 years ago.. and found out the guy was a Latin American running to catch his train.
Good to hear they have improved somewhat!
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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6 Dec 15
i worked last night and hadn't read the news story. i'll have to hop over to the news to read
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@SimplySara (148)
• Temple, Texas
9 Dec 15
@boiboing Of COURSE it's not "the biggest piece of news"....at least not the part you're talking about!
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
7 Dec 15
@Fleura I suspect I would to. My husband (who is trained in control and restraint tactics and so should be giving the police a hand) would be dragging me away. By the way, if you ever need to flatten a bad guy, you want a prison officer on hand. They get a lot more training than the police do.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
8 Dec 15
I was fascinated that the first response of people to such violence is to film it on their phone, a sign of the times I guess.
@antonbunot (11092)
• Calgary, Alberta
6 Dec 15
I guess that man is mentally disturbed. 
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@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
6 Dec 15
Could you please write his statement in literary English?
@TheHorse (207487)
• Walnut Creek, California
6 Dec 15
That's a very cool meme. I hope it sticks, and that more Muslims use it. But please don't stereotype American (or other) cops as shoot first and ask questions later types. I've seen incredible restraint used by American cops, again and again. It's hard for those who haven't spent a lot of time in our most dangerous neighborhood to understand what cops are up against.
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