Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
insipid?
Hundreds of women assaulted in German NYE celebrations
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Dunno why but it's way of a flourish......
insipid
ɪnˈsɪpɪd/
adjective
- lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.
"mugs of insipid coffee"
synonyms: tasteless, flavourless, unflavoured, savourless, bland, weak, thin,watery, watered-down, unappetizing, unpalatable; More
- lacking vigour or interest.
"many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works"
synonyms: uninteresting, boring, vapid, dull, spiritless, zestless, bloodless,lifeless, characterless, lacking personality, lacking charisma,anaemic, wishy-washy, pathetic; More
- lacking vigour or interest.
hot air baboon
Well-Known Member
.....presumably these are the same people referred to in initial reports - described as holding migration documentation iirc - that were then superceded by the "we have no leads" statement...the latter is looking rather more like crisis management PR.....strikes me if the police have no leads on these gangs which are clearly established & known about then they need to up their game to put it mildly ...
Five suspects have been identified: A 20-year-old Syrian, two Moroccans, aged 21 and 22 years and two Algerians, 22 and 24. The police found them with two stolen mobile phones.
Girlfriend Melanie interjects: "Life is for women not sure there are organized gangs on the streets.."
"Frauen sind hier nicht mehr sicher"
Five suspects have been identified: A 20-year-old Syrian, two Moroccans, aged 21 and 22 years and two Algerians, 22 and 24. The police found them with two stolen mobile phones.
Girlfriend Melanie interjects: "Life is for women not sure there are organized gangs on the streets.."
"Frauen sind hier nicht mehr sicher"
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
yeh i know what it means, i feel that while the events under discussion may be tasteless, they're certainly not bland - they may be unappetizing and unpalatable but they're not watery or lacking vigour or interest.Dunno why but it's way of a flourish......
insipid
ɪnˈsɪpɪd/
adjective
- lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.
"mugs of insipid coffee"
synonyms: tasteless, flavourless, unflavoured, savourless, bland, weak, thin,watery, watered-down, unappetizing, unpalatable; More
- lacking vigour or interest.
"many artists continued to churn out insipid, shallow works"
synonyms: uninteresting, boring, vapid, dull, spiritless, zestless, bloodless,lifeless, characterless, lacking personality, lacking charisma,anaemic, wishy-washy, pathetic; More
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
I was in Amsterdam on new years eve once - a firework throwing spectacular with children walking around looking completely unfazed!
Same in Paris on Bastille Day in 1989 - I wouldn't like to do that again!
Some of the attackers in that video will be quite easy to identify, some maybe not.
btw, for people who may have come from war zones, they don't seem too traumatised by explosions, etc. A fair few look quite middle class as well, the entitled ones..
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
not clinical and efficient enough for you i see.
The question for me is what precipitated these, apparently concerted, attacks?
I can't remember hearing of anything like this before in Germany or anywhere else at all at any point in time.
Clearly folk will draw correlations with the influx of migrants who would, broadly, match the description of the attackers but it is equally clear that is too early to do so.
However, the idea that traumatised, grateful migrants might have some sort of moral or practical inhibition toward assault of any kind is quite frankly bizarre from my point of view
I can't remember hearing of anything like this before in Germany or anywhere else at all at any point in time.
Clearly folk will draw correlations with the influx of migrants who would, broadly, match the description of the attackers but it is equally clear that is too early to do so.
However, the idea that traumatised, grateful migrants might have some sort of moral or practical inhibition toward assault of any kind is quite frankly bizarre from my point of view
bimble
floofy
If I may..
Melanie was saying that women have long felt unsafe walking alone on the streets, particularly around the central station, which is where organised gangs operate. In the next sentence, she says that whilst the mass attacks on NYE are unprecedented, what she's most frightened of now is how this will play directly into the hands of the far right parties..
('Melanie hat "große Angst davor, dass die rechten Parteien das jetzt instrumentalisieren. Ich fürchte Schlimmes."
But once the victims have been considered, and there will be lots, many had their clothes ripped off, etc, it won't be these scumbags who ultimately suffer, it will the refugee families who I imagine were mostly soundly asleep at 12 AM on NYE or soothing their kids afraid of the bangs.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
oh dear
If I may..
In the next sentence, she says that whilst the mass attacks on NYE are unprecedented, what she's most frightened of now is how this will play directly into the hands of the far right parties..
('Melanie hat "große Angst davor, dass die rechten Parteien das jetzt instrumentalisieren. Ich fürchte Schlimmes."
Train stations are often pretty sketchy places but I've noticed that a lot of German ones do seem to be pretty bad. I've been to Cologne a few times and there is a lot of dealing and prostitution going on around the station area. Not a great place to be after dark.
bimble
floofy
Unfortunately I don't think this is as unprecedented as all that. Not to minimise the horror of what happened but have a look at 'eve teasing' for instance, which is the cosy name for sexual assault carried out by groups of men not individuals alone.
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
when i visited cologne in '89 i remember the station area wasn't that nice so it's no surprise it seems to have got worse.
Lucy Fur
Well-Known Member
I know you're having a dreadful time of it, but for fucks sake, you dont help yerself. Maybe just stick to the threads your unlikely to draw a punch on, eh.
These refugees shouldn't be coming to Europe. Most of them refuse help, if not in the form of money. They can create chaos during nights, because of their large numbers, as they do. The ugly truth is that this entire 'campaign' was intentionally created and keeps going. The people who really need help are the ones already living there, where ever you are. Call what ever you feel like, but that's what I believe the ugly truth is.
Let me stay on topic and say that assaults like these will keep happening. Police won't be able to do much about it.
Let me stay on topic and say that assaults like these will keep happening. Police won't be able to do much about it.
Lucy Fur
Well-Known Member
The only ugliness round here is you. You ignorant fuck spud
ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
Oh, hello Timmy Griffin. Welcome to Urban75. You will be no doubt welcomed with open arms Timmy Griffin. 
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
thank you for your call. now, kevin from grimsby on why strictly come dancing's such a success.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
where should they go? the middle east is burning. you've got millions of people in transit throughout europe fleeing death and slavery, many of them stateless. You can't 'not my problem' that out of existence. They have nowhere else. They spent all their money to get to europe. So now what? fuck em?
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
wow.
Treacle Toes
Time
Most of that doesn't even make sense.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
In factual news, the arrested men - implied to be refugees - mentioned in many earlier stories appear to have evaporated. Police saying no arrests have been made in relation to the assaults: Officials warn against linking police search for 1,000 men after mass sexual assault to refugees
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
perhaps you might find discretion the better part of valour today.
Lucy Fur
Well-Known Member
Quite the opposite. Try actually reading the post.
Perhaps you might stop pretending to be billy big balls for once and wind your neck in.
I bet that you are never and never have been anywhere near as brave at anytime as when in front of your keyboard.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
you know how this goes, you give it the large and then you end up looking like a bit of a plonker. let's see if you can avoid this familiar sequence of events - why not step away from the computer and go and do something else?
bimble
floofy
Yep. That is a bit odd (after those reports of several arrests) "the city's police chief, Wolfgang Albers, said no arrests had yet been made over the New Year's Eve attacks."We don't currently have any suspects, so we don't know who the perpetrators were," he said.
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