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France: Muslim who drove car onto airport runway said “I have been sent by Allah,” has “psychiatric fragility”

Sep 11, 2018 2:50 pm By Robert Spencer

Of course. What else could this be but another manifestation of the global outbreak of mental illness?

An update on this story.

“Inquiry opened into Lyon airport runway car incident,” The Connexion, September 11, 2018:

An inquiry has been opened into the storming of the runway at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport, which saw a man with “psychiatric fragility” drive a stolen car in front of planes before being stopped by police.

The incident, which took place yesterday morning (Monday September 10) saw a stolen Mercedes 350 being driven through security barriers and glass panels, over grass and boulders, and down service roads at Terminal 1, to reach the runway where planes taking off.

The 31-year-old driver, whose identity has not yet been revealed, had stolen the offending vehicle – which had a Luxembourg licence plate – from a service station near Dijon earlier in the day, at around 09h30.

After being spotted driving the wrong way down the A43 motorway between Lyon et Chambéry at around 10h30 – sparking a chase by motorway agents CRS and a police helicopter – the driver stormed the airport.

Police vans chased the vehicle and managed to stop it, at which point the driver got out of the car and continued to run. He was finally stopped by security forces using a Taser gun, but was not otherwise injured.

A video taken by a passenger of a nearby grounded plane (below, in an edit by news source Nouvel Obs) shows the moment that the driver was stopped.

The driver is now in police custody, with an inquiry opened by the public prosecutor’s office in Lyon for “attempted murder by an organised group or association, organised and carried out in a danegrous way”.

The man’s motive has not yet been confirmed, but he has been described as having a “fragile” psychological condition.

The driver is not said to have any evidence of radicalisation or similar, but early police reports show that he said: “I have been sent by Allah” during the incident….

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  1. stellaSaidSo says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 3:00 pm

    Quelle surprise…

    • J D S says

      Sep 12, 2018 at 10:17 am

      “Global outbreak of mental illness” how bout that???
      Suggestion: might be too late but any immigrant coming into any country should be tested for mental illness…then there could be no excuse, but terrorism, for the atrocities that are being committed by Muslims who have invaded our countries…..Seems relevant that the invasions of today are not supported by military aircraft, tanks and hordes of marching troops intended upon conquering, but by those in charge with the responsibility of protecting the citizenry. I would add UNBELIEVABLE, but actually, with the actions and mentality of our so called leaders, it is BELIEVABLE!!!

      • balam says

        Sep 13, 2018 at 6:30 am

        Every Muslim suffers from fragile mental condition.Hence,the culprit who could have endangered lives of innocent people,should have been shot dead on the spot as a lesson for other mentally fragile people.

  2. Mary says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    Fragile psychological condition =islam

    • gravenimage says

      Sep 11, 2018 at 6:01 pm

      Yep.

      • balam says

        Sep 13, 2018 at 6:37 am

        Mohammad also suffered from a number of mental illnesses.He suffered from epilepsy.He suffered from auditory and visionary hallucinations.He was a psychopath and suffered from personality disorders but was very cunning at the same time.

  3. Benedict says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 3:17 pm

    “The man’s motive has not yet been confirmed, but he has been described as having a “fragile” psychological condition.” …….

    How come that Islam – being the final and perfect revelation for mankind – is not also the perfect remedy for psychiatric conditions?
    Instead Islam seems to be aggravating such conditions!

    • gravenimage says

      Sep 11, 2018 at 6:02 pm

      +1

  4. Lavéritétriomphera says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 3:39 pm

    A mental patient can hide his delusional disorders by alleging he follows religious dogma and that he has to comply with an order issued to him by his “god”.
    In the first instance it could be difficult for the psychiatrist to pinpoint the exact diagnosis.

    • gravenimage says

      Sep 11, 2018 at 6:05 pm

      Uh…right. Funny how there are not so many Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Wiccans, Satanists, et al with these same sort of “delusional disorders”…

      And might the fact that Islam *enjoins* its followers to wage just this kind of Jihad against unbelievers a factor? How could it not be?

      • Lavéritétriomphera says

        Sep 12, 2018 at 3:31 am

        I think many Islamic terrorists are mentally ill but Islam makes it worse, or is one of the main sources of such problems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egvFoTGHJUQ.
        This is especially true given that these mentally ill persons are left untreated.

    • StellaSaidSo says

      Sep 11, 2018 at 6:35 pm

      LVT:

      Psychiatrists have long been aware of the relationship between extreme religiosity and psychosis, and Islam certainly does not have the entire territory to itself. However, the recent case-load increase involving Muslims may well present difficulties for mental health professionals who are as yet unfamiliar with the tenets of Islam.

      GI:

      Most ‘New Age’ ‘religions’ appeal to the mildly delusional, but few practitioners become violent.

      Satanism is a different story altogether. Anyone who seriously practises Satanism should be considered dangerous.

      • Lavéritétriomphera says

        Sep 12, 2018 at 4:12 am

        @StellaSaidSo,

        It is a question of Structure of Personality. That is why some Muslims become terrorists while others don’t regardless of their educational qualifications or core beliefs.

        • WPM says

          Sep 12, 2018 at 6:56 am

          Most Moslems do not practice violent Jihad ,but if one follows Islam doctrines they should support Jihad, violent or otherwise. It can be political changes in laws in favor of Moslems over non-Moslems, no golden rule dual laws for Moslems and non-Moslems .Making non-Moslems third class citizens in there own land . It could be stealing resource through welfare fraud , or lawfare tying up the courts with phony law suits. It could be providing money and support thru “charity organization” set up to back up and promote violent Jihad thru money donated to these organizations.. There is no mental illness excuse for only some of the non-violent Jihad I mention here , that are non-violent .When a country is fighting an all out war most citizens are no in the front trenches fighting ,most are working in industry back home supporting the war ,paying taxes to support the war, buying war bonds ect to support the war effort., So it is with Islam you can support the war of Islam even if you are not the suicide bomber, knife wheeling man in the crowd ,or the persons driving a car over a crowd of people. No other religion promotes violence as a core of its doctrine in the 21 century as Islam does ,it has been doing this for 1400 years ,that is a long track record. It has been at war with the non-Moslem all that time, the war has had peaks and valleys ,but it has never really stopped. If a Moslems does not believe in Jihad violent or non-violent Jihad against non_ Moslems he is not practicing Islam .Education levels do not play into it, level of income does not play into it, race does not play into it only Islam core beliefs play into it.

        • Lavéritétriomphera says

          Sep 12, 2018 at 8:21 am

          @WPM,

          I was answering to StellaSaidSo. First of all, and if the patient is able to answer, the health care team must necessary identify the pathological personality by asking questions about life, beliefs and motivations. A diagnosis is the result of a synthesis and may take time.
          I agree with you when you say that a sincere “Muslim” person, sane and free to choose can not do otherwise than reject Islam, and as you well know the peaceful majority are irrelevant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buORMP28qqA.

  5. Old Fat Bald Socially Inept Ron says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    On the 17th anniversary of the USA’s most deadly JIHAD massacre perpetrated by MUSLIMS in the name of ISLAM I would’ve hoped our leadership or at least their mouthpieces could finally muster the character to speak honestly, but no. Top Trump administration’s Rudy Giuliani today on Fox & Friends attributed this horrific act to “people who have maintained this extreme ideology for centuries” then he as required by the PC police stated “I’m not talking about ALL Muslims” then in the same breath he said that the problem in his view are just the ones that are “INSANE.” No! Mr Mayor those leaders like you who for 14 centuries have repeatedly attempted the failing tactics of appeasement with the “They’re not ALL bad” caveat are the truly INSANE ones.

    • gravenimage says

      Sep 11, 2018 at 6:11 pm

      At least Rudy Giuliani isn’t saying that they weren’t real Muslims, which you still hear from some dhimmis.

  6. For Love is Lord of All says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 6:25 pm

    “Peace in our time,” perhaps?

  7. Arthur says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 8:26 pm

    “Islam really brings out the psychological fragility in you!”

  8. Save Europe says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    Yeah yeah yeah yeah!!!! Mentally ill, yet again. So say the Police and MSM. Zzzzzzzzzzz!

  9. Lydia Church says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 9:02 pm

    In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), his mental illness is categorized as:
    ISLAM!

    (You idiots!!!)

    • StellaSaidSo says

      Sep 11, 2018 at 9:08 pm

      Not yet, Lydia, unfortunately. But we can dream!

  10. aingel strong says

    Sep 11, 2018 at 11:06 pm

    Islam entered Turkey by dint of Mental Patients seeking asylum in St George’s hostels.
    Claiming mental instability was a key tactic of the first ten years of islam and one much favoured by Abu Bakr. The pious brotherhood folk have told us they will use our language against us, our weaknesses against us, so why are we surprised they do so? Day in day out the media goes on about frail mental health here, frail mental health there. The West is one big mental disturbance we learn.. The truth is the unhappiness has all come about since islam came into our lives after 1400 years of being kept the hell out of ..

  11. Steve57 says

    Sep 12, 2018 at 3:08 am

    I’m confuzzled. Can we officially declare Islam a mental disease now?

  12. Rufolino says

    Sep 12, 2018 at 3:23 am

    I don’t understand why people have this constant need to make absurd excuses for Islamic crimes.

  13. Daniel Silvan says

    Sep 12, 2018 at 7:07 am

    I wonder if someone were to target random Muslims for mass murder, would the press print the excuse that their motivation was mental problems caused by the constant terroristic attacks carried out by Muslims?

  14. WPM says

    Sep 12, 2018 at 7:08 am

    People need to make absurd excuses for Islamic crimes ,because they cannot face the facts some people hates us non -Moslems because it is the core of their religious beliefs. The truth is ugly and frightens the masses ,to keep the current leaders of the free world in power the status quote in power the truth most be shield from them. Trump seems large a very large cosmic error to them ,he will upset the status quote, a very imperfect man with very good intentions who speaks many truths on this matter. Who in his blunt way believes in the good and greatness of America and the Western way of life.

  15. Stanny1 says

    Sep 12, 2018 at 10:58 am

    We should just declare all Muslims to be psychotic and put them away.

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