Sir David Amess MP

[Darran]

https://news.sky.com/story/conservative-mp-david-amess-stabbed-multiple-times-in-incident-at-constituency-surgery-12434498

 

[Jinxy]

Truly awful this.

 

[Darran]

Dead.

https://news.sky.com/story/david-amess-mp-dies-after-being-stabbed-at-constituency-office-police-say-12434589

 

[Muteswan]

Terrible thing to have happened, no matter what side of the divide you support this is very sad. A man just doing his job.

 

[Glyn1]

Pass the sick bag. Whenever I've said that MPs should be paid more, I've been told by a lot of people here that MPs are corrupt jobsworths scum who deserve only the minimum wage and certainly less than a doctor. This Tory MP was murdered while holding his regular surgery to help his constituents, just like Jo Cox, Lab MP previously.

We're told to feel contempt for our MPs and are then surprised when this happens.

 

[dickythorpe]

Only a week or so ago I heard someone being interviewed saying it was only a matter of time before someone became another "Jo Cox".

What the hell is wrong with the mindset of some of our population here in Britain???

RIP

 

[Neath_Jack]

Pass the sick bag. Whenever I've said that MPs should be paid more, I've been told by a lot of people here that MPs are corrupt jobsworths scum who deserve only the minimum wage and certainly less than a doctor. This Tory MP was murdered while holding his regular surgery to help his constituents, just like Jo Cox, Lab MP previously.

We're told to feel contempt for our MPs and are then surprised when this happens.

Odd comment that Gwyn.

Most normal people can hold politicians in complete contempt, really despise them, without wishing death or harm to them. And the word should probably be shocked, not surprised.

 

[monmouth]

Jesus, just seen this.

 

[Best_loser]

Neo Nazis , jihadists kill many politicians in countries everywhere, in some like Russia its the government who do it, risky job

RIP

 

[exiledclaseboy]

I’ve met and talked to dozens of MPs over the years through work in various scenarios. I’ve held the politics and opinions of many of them in complete contempt and given what I do I’m not in a position to discuss/argue politics with them. I’d say about 80% of the ones I’ve interacted with have in my experience been thoroughly decent people regardless of their politics. I’ve never held the view that all politicians are in it for themselves and/or hold the public and their constituents in contempt. That’s lazy nonsense. There are of course high profile exceptions to that, probably more so at the moment than ever before. But regardless of politics this is a desperately sad thing to happen in a supposed advanced democracy and for the second time in five short years. A sign of the times no doubt.

 

[BrynCartwright]

Very sad news indeed. His family must be numb tonight.

 

[Epaul]

I’ve met and talked to dozens of MPs over the years through work in various scenarios. I’ve held the politics and opinions of many of them in complete contempt and given what I do I’m not in a position to discuss/argue politics with them. I’d say about 80% of the ones I’ve interacted with have in my experience been thoroughly decent people regardless of their politics. I’ve never held the view that all politicians are in it for themselves and/or hold the public and their constituents in contempt. That’s lazy nonsense. There are of course high profile exceptions to that, probably more so at the moment than ever before. But regardless of politics this is a desperately sad thing to happen in a supposed advanced democracy and for the second time in five short years. A sign of the times no doubt.

Couldn't agree more, I have nothing but contempt and hatred for Tories, but this is way beyond a step to far he was doing a job, he shouldnt have to die for this, I'm absolutely shocked and horrified by this

 

[Jackmanandboy]

Universally acknowledged as an honourable man.
RIP.

My view on politicians is that I vote for them now and again and that's the extent of my relationship / influence. I didn't vote for Johnson or Corbyn and their parties. I don't hate or despise them, that would be an imbalance in the relationship investment I have. Many people these days get stirred up by others and what they read. They are politically affected not understanding the size of the social media teams that political parties have and the bias in other media. There are many other things in life that deserve my attention.