New play refuses to see the 7/7 bombers as evil.

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It charts the lives of a number of characters on July 6, 2005 - the day London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics - and July 7, when 52 people were killed in bombs on Underground trains and a bus. One of his characters is a suicide bomber.

I suspect, it may offend some - but has Simon Stephen got a point?
  • added August 06, 2008
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5 responses // New play refuses to see the 7/7 bombers as evil.

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    Everyone is entitled to their own opinion it is just the method they choose to display it that doesn't sit well with me.

    Is planting a bomb with the sole intention of killing innocent people evil? Yes it is, regardless of whether you believe them to be part of the problem. No one on that bus was armed or providing a direct physical threat to the bomber or his family.

    It was a cold blooded act of wrath, resulting in the senseless killing of 52 people. As a result the bomber deserves to branded as evil.

    Beta_Boy
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    I'd love to see this play. This doesn't imply I will agree with the author's point of view but I welcome a different, original perspective on the issue.

    saverio
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    No one is evil.

    Actions can be judged as being evil against a society's collective morality and therefore people can be said to have done evil things.

    But to simply denounce someone as evil, well we might as well go back to saying that they have demons in their head...

    Owwmykneecap
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