In an event which in rational times, be called a chemical weapons attack and the people charged, not under the criminal justice system but in The Hague for violations of the Geneva convention, if they live that long, someone has thrown acid on a group of people in an attack that is being called, not “life threatening” but “life changing” for the people involved, and a child has serious chemical burns to his face.
If it was a man seeking revenge for a personal matter, a case could be made for a criminal prosecution. But even then his reasons would be alien to Western thinkers. A refusal for marriage or something perfectly within the rights of every human being is often grounds for an attack of this nature against a woman and even her family if the man is sufficiently made indignant.
But if this was against non-Muslims for religion-political reasons, then it was an actual chemical weapons attack and should meet with the same kind of force President Trump just used against Syria.
The precedent is set.
Lets see it used.
Article, what little of it there is, can be read here:
The Islington assault has left a man, a woman and their two-year-old son with burns.
Scotland Yard said “strong acid” was thrown at the group by an assailant.
Firefighters, who were among the first at the scene, used their hose to cool the victims’ burns.A Met Police spokesman said the man, aged 40, has suffered serious injuries.
(More posted if and when it is discovered.)
H/T Wrath of Khan
About acid attacks in London:
‘Acid attack capital of Britain’ revealed as assaults with corrosive liquids soar
Acid attacks in London are on the rise – now a Freedom of Information request has revealed which boroughs have the highest numbers of offences
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/acid-attack-capital-britain-revealed-10008792
Age old axioms hold here: “Sauce for the goose is sauce (however acidic) for the gander.”
With Islam, reciprocity is everything. How tragic that so many people insist upon crawling back up the learning curve. Especially now that it has become so steep.
Don’t hold your breath while waiting for the Brits on any European government to treat this as an act of war.