Ineptitude on a grand scale, or were the cops afraid to get too close to Amman for fear of being accused of “Islamophobia”? In shattered, staggering, dhimmi Britain today, you never know.
“Terrorist Sudesh Amman followed by nine officers as he launched stab attack in London,” The National, August 2, 2021:
Convicted British terrorist Sudesh Amman told a fellow prisoner that he was not finished with “non-believers yet” before stabbing two people less than two weeks after his release from jail.
Amman was considered to pose such a threat that nine plain-clothes policemen were following him when he launched his minute-long knife attack in a street in south London, an inquest heard on Monday.
The 20-year-old, who was wearing a fake suicide bombing vest, stole a knife from a shop and injured two passers-by before he was killed by police.
Concerns were raised about Amman’s behaviour after he was arrested in May 2018. He was jailed for 40 months for sharing ISIS beheading videos on social media and encouraging his girlfriend to murder her parents.
He was released two-thirds of the way through his sentence, despite holding to extremist views and indicating that he would remain a danger once released.
A search of his cell uncovered handwritten notes in Arabic that appeared to show loyalty to ISIS. Days before his release, he told a prisoner that he was “not finished with these non-believers yet”, a senior detective, Dominic Murphy, told the inquest into Amman’s death in central London.
The fears were so great that police had asked the governor not to release him from Belmarsh top-security prison in south-east London, but the request was turned down, the inquest heard.
After his release, Amman was placed under 24-hour surveillance. The operation showed he had bought items including tape and foil that have been used to make fake suicide vests.
The surveillance operation was strengthened by armed officers before Amman struck on February 2, 2020 – 10 days after his release.
Two officers pursued Amman after he grabbed a knife and stabbed two people. One of the officers fired, missing Amman and shattering a shop window….
Ecosse1314 says
I think you are mistaken. There was probably only one cop being followed by 4 social workers who in turn were followed by 4 human right lawyers.
Eleanor says
Absolutely brilliant Ecosse, and totally spot on !!
gravenimage says
Grimly hilarious–and probably not far off.
mortimer says
Muslim terrorists are better defended than Britons who criticize jihadic terrorists.
The UK elites don’t want anyone to draw attention to Islamic terrorism or explain it.
Terry Gain says
I think he’s way off. I read years ago that it takes 30 cops to monitor the activities of one potential jihadist.
gravenimage says
I think he meant at any one time, terry. But still, this number is astounding–and *still* doesn’t prevent a lot of Jihad terror
Jacksonl03 says
Well, whoever they were they were dumb, incompetent asses, including the governor if protecting innocent lives means anything.
Istvan Vogel says
The trouble is that protecting innocent lives is racist and deeply islamaphobic.
Donovan Nuera says
And the Met only has a handful of cops who are allowed to carry guns…so the rest of the PCs have to wait until they show up to shoot. Just like the situation of Corporal Rigby; the special weapons squad were stuck in traffic but fortunately the 2 convert killers stupidly stuck around the crime scene until they showed up.
Jon Sobieski says
Correct.
wpm says
Yes releasing a violent anti-western, anti-Christian ,anti-Jewish, anti-freedom, jihadist is like releasing a rabid mountain lion into the general population of England, but we are going to follow this mad animal to “minimized ‘ the persons hurt and or killed by this cancerous tumor of a human being. WE your elected government idiots running this shit show want to not offend other rabid animals on the streets of England and we are willing to use you the average non Moslem citizen on the street as targets of stabbings ,bombings ,shooting, and running over by motor cars to show how “woke” we are to get the rabid animal voting block we need to stay in power. WE are importing other crazed jihadist because we your elected politicians still gets elected even though we do not give a tinkers damn about the safety of you or the future for your children .
Anne Smith says
Sums it up pretty well
gravenimage says
UK: Muslim who threatened ‘non-believers’ was followed by nine cops, still stabbed two people
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There have actually been a slew of cases where Jihadists under surveillance have nonetheless managed to pull off acts of Jihad terror.
mortimer says
Now that they have got ONE terrorist after failing to stop his jihad attack … the British security services only have another 25,000 ISLAMIC TERRORISTS to stop in the UK.
“UK home to up to 25,000 Islamist extremists who could pose threat, EU official warns” – THE INDEPENDENT:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/islamist-extremists-uk-highest-number-europe-25000-terror-threat-eu-official-isis-islam-britain-a7923966.html
The UK is home to up to 25,000 Islamist extremists who could pose a threat, the EU’s top terror official has warned.
Mr de Kerchove said the UK was home to the highest known number of Islamist radicals in Europe – between 20,000 and 25,000 people – with 3,000 considered a direct threat by MI5 and 500 under constant surveillance.
gregbeetham says
Hmm if nine cops couldn’t stop one lunatic from stabbing random people maybe ten would suffice? If that’s the case then they will need around 2.5 million cops to follow the number of Muslim lunatics loose in the community at present.
gravenimage says
Yep–and there are only 150 thousand police in all of Britain in 2020, including of course many desk and support staff. Note that this is down from 172 thousand just ten years ago–who can be surprised that police are leaving, and that few want to take their place under current circumstances?
Donovan Nuera says
Where do I sign up??? The deal should be to allow American tourists to be armed and eliminate a certain amount of targets per day in exchange for free hotel and meals at nice restaurants. Win-Win!!!
25,000 is more than a US Army Division. That is outrageous.
Will the Royals ever speak up about the mortal threat to their Realm …or just act all offended with squabbling grandkids and slights about books and odd looking statue dedications of jet set parent?
OLD GUY says
Why do we the people need these migrants in our home countries when we know the danger? Is this migration being driven by Corporations needing customers to increase profits.
gravenimage says
This just takes money away from British consumers, to be handed to the invading Muslims. Of course, the threat doesn’t stop at this.
Christopher Watson says
The governor should be charged with manslaughter. He knowingly allowed a man known to be a danger to the public to be set free. The man was allowed to walk among the public followed by police, although probably not by nine officers at the same time. He then stabbed two innocent by-standers. If this were not so serious it would be a great comedy sketch. Here was a dangerously insane man who was known to have murderous intentions being allowed out of prison. But this is not a sane society. We are governed by people who cannot see reality as it is; they see kindness as being rewarded and Judges have no idea what real life is. If any of these 25,000 possible terrorists even breathe the wrong way, they should be deported. If they commit any crime, they should be sentenced to life in prison; and life means life.
Jacksonl03 says
“The governor should be charged with manslaughter. . . . if these 25,000 possible terrorists even breathe the wrong way, they should be deported. If they commit any crime, they should be sentenced to life in prison; and life means life.”
But , , , but . . . Christopher that’s much too old generation thinking. Simply not modern Woke enough for today’s enlightened society. Ya gotta get with it m’ man.
James Lincoln says
So, according to the feature article:
“The fears were so great that police had asked the governor not to release him from Belmarsh top-security prison in south-east London, but the request was turned down…”
So what price will “the governor” pay for this ???
Any skin in the game ???
Rob R (Brit stuck in Britainistan) says
Nine “officers” following him and he still stabbed two people
Just when you thought you couldn’t respect your own country any less.
(I tried to post this comment this morning and it was “detained” by some baffling message about a “Captcha” or some crap, can you please assist me by telling me what the hell that was about?)
gravenimage says
Rob, you can either just follow the Captcha promps, or if this does not work (it sometimes does not) just click backwards and try posting again. I believe that Captcha is to prevent robo posts.
Donovan Nuera says
Of course with the 20th anniversary of 9/11 just weeks away, you can count on American and British intelligence and police investigators to bungle and miss red flags from jihadist activity and get caught flat-footed after another attack …. and the inevitable investigation discovers that “they would have acted more proactively… but did not want to be called ‘raaaaycist islamophobes’… and then the chiefs get paid hefty retirement bonuses…and more anti-islamophobia legislature gets passed by Congress and Parliament (a la Canada-Cair Act)
wpm says
American “Intelligence ” is too busy beating the bushes in the backwoods looking for “white supremist” according to their leaders the biggest threat to America to look or stop any jihadist attacks on America.. The American Southern border is wide open with up to180K +”refugees” flooding across a month. They are coming into Mexico from the Middle East, Africa ,Eastern Europe and heading North to America. If only 1 percent average are Jihadist that is 180 a month for the last 6 months over 1 thousand .