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Heroic Mom Talked Down Woolwich Terrorists Seconds After They Beheaded A Soldier
Ingrid Loyau-Kennet calmly talked to the soldiers murderers, distracting them from the fact that they were slowly being surrounded by police. The two men were subsequently shot, and then taken into custody
And then when I went up there was this black guy with a revolver and a kitchen knife, he had what looked like butchers tools and he had a little axe, to cut the bones, and two large knives and he said move off the body.
So I thought OK, I dont know what is going on here and he was covered with blood. I thought I had better start talking to him before he starts attacking somebody else. I thought these people usually have a message so I said what do you want?
I asked him if he did it and he said yes and I said why? And he said because he has killed Muslim people in Muslim countries, he said he was a British soldier and I said really and he said I killed him because he killed Muslims and I am fed up with people killing Muslims in Afghanistan they have nothing to do there.
I started to talk to him and I started to notice more weapons and the guy behind him with more weapons as well. By then, people had started to gather around. So I thought OK, I should keep him talking to me before he noticed everything around him.
He was not high, he was not on drugs, he was not an alcoholic or drunk, he was just distressed, upset. He was in full control of his decisions and ready to everything he wanted to do.
I said right now it is only you versus many people, you are going to lose, what would you like to do? and he said I would like to stay and fight.
The other one was much shier and I went to him and I said well, what about you? Would you like to give me what you have in your hands? I did not want to say weapons but I thought it was better having them aimed on one person like me rather than everybody there, children were starting to leave school as well.
(Her son bragged on Twitter that my mum is motherfucking badass.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/heroic-mom-talked-down-woolwich-terrorists-seconds-after-the
ananda
(28,904 posts)Could any of ya'll do that?
Color me fukkin impressed ..
marshall
(6,665 posts)Unfortunately the world is changing, and we and our children need to be ready to deal with it.
marybourg
(12,650 posts)language.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)not the US. It's pretty normal there.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)siligut
(12,272 posts)She kept her calm and spoke in a caring manner.
Yes kid, your mum is a badass.
LisaLynne
(14,554 posts)Absolutely amazing.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)sufrommich
(22,871 posts)amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)with her son
greytdemocrat
(3,299 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)could learn a great deal from this Woman. If the US had her strength of character we would not have endured the wars of recent years and the backlash we face because of them.
If a job needs to be done, rely on Mom.
Danascot
(4,699 posts)carry huge bollocks!