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Old 20-09-2014, 21:00
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I'd love it if one of the residents was kidnapped by 2-3 terrorists, and they plant small bombs around the square. The kidnapped resident in the square calls the police and the terrorist overhears him, then he or she runs away to try and inform the people on the square, but is too late and the bombs are detonated. The fires would spread around and set off chain reactions with other events much like the tram crash in Coronation Street.

It can raise awareness for terrorism and help to stop terrorism around the world. It could really change the nation and increase security in airports and encourage police investigations. There was a terrorist in a hotel I stayed at years ago who got drunk and muttered about how he planned to bomb the hotel and flee, and the police let him go due to the lack of evidence.
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Old 20-09-2014, 21:51
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Every now and again this old chestnut erupts.

I highly doubt Eastenders would have a terrorist storyline
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Old 20-09-2014, 21:59
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Sounds more like spooks then eastenders
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:00
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No.

The BBC wants to promote a multicultural rainbow wonderland where tensions between communities just do not exist.

Shabs would be perfect for an extremist storyline.

Will they ever do one?

There is more chance of IS becoming secular humanists.
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:01
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With the way the World is at the moment, a Terrorist storyline n any soap, would put the Shits up people, Kids would ask parents questions and stuff, it is not needed
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:04
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With the way the World is at the moment, a Terrorist storyline n any soap, would put the Shits up people, Kids would ask parents questions and stuff, it is not needed
Agreed, it would cause too much controversy, yes EastEnders needs to be dark and edgy whilst taking risks but a Terrorist story would be going too far. It won't happen anytime soon in my opinion.
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:08
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Wasnt a Terrorist storyline planned 20+ years ago, but they decided not to go ahead with
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:14
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Wasnt a Terrorist storyline planned 20+ years ago, but they decided not to go ahead with
I think there was, something rings a bell there. Also when Vicky was kidnapped in the early 90's there was going to be a disastrous climax but it was dropped at the last minute due to the Jamie Bolger murder.
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:51
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I don't think there's any call for more 'awareness of terrorism' as it's not something that your everyday Joe & Sally can prevent or even protect themselves from. All such a storyline would do is cause people to be a bit more wary and paranoid, which isn't going to help anyone.

I think if they ever did try it, it would just seem silly, because Walford is supposed to be like a kind of insignificant backwater, it's hardly going to be a terrorist hot-spot.
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:53
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I don't think there's any call for more 'awareness of terrorism' as it's not something that your everyday Joe & Sally can prevent or even protect themselves from. All such a storyline would do is cause people to be a bit more wary and paranoid, which isn't going to help anyone.

I think if they ever did try it, it would just seem silly, because Walford is supposed to be like a kind of insignificant backwater, it's hardly going to be a terrorist hot-spot.
imagine a would be terrorist recruiting in the mini mart!
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:55
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Terrorism won't EVER happen in EastEnders unless Bryan Kirkwood takes over again, just saying
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Old 20-09-2014, 22:55
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No.

The BBC wants to promote a multicultural rainbow wonderland where tensions between communities just do not exist.

Shabs would be perfect for an extremist storyline.

Will they ever do one?

There is more chance of IS becoming secular humanists.
Tensions exist in the world but it's a minority of ********s on all sides making life hard for other people.

Why not cover white supremacism and Islamic radicalism in that case?
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Old 20-09-2014, 23:00
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Every now and again this old chestnut erupts.

I highly doubt Eastenders would have a terrorist storyline
It wouldn't be entertaining would it? Hostage storylines too, I've never found them entertaining.
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Old 20-09-2014, 23:32
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No.

The BBC wants to promote a multicultural rainbow wonderland where tensions between communities just do not exist.

Shabs would be perfect for an extremist storyline.

Will they ever do one?

There is more chance of IS becoming secular humanists.
Why exactly is that? Cos she wears the religious headscarf and she's a Muslim? :|
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Old 20-09-2014, 23:41
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Why exactly is that? Cos she wears the religious headscarf and she's a Muslim? :|
Yes and No

it is in the news everyday about young muslims being recruited and travelling abroad and becoming extremeists. so it would fit that that could have happened to shabnam whilst she was in pakistan and the reason why she came back with more hardline views on her religion. (as displayed against masood taking up with Carol)
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Old 21-09-2014, 00:18
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No.

The BBC wants to promote a multicultural rainbow wonderland where tensions between communities just do not exist.

Shabs would be perfect for an extremist storyline.

Will they ever do one?

There is more chance of IS becoming secular humanists.
The BBC I am sure knows that tensions do exist but quite rightly doesn't want to make things worse which it ultimately will do if it shows a terrorist plot.

Despite what some people may think terrorism is very rare and the vast majority of muslims absolutely despise terrorist acts. There is far more racial hatred against muslims then the other way round so if you want to talk about realism then that would be much more appropriate storyline.
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Old 21-09-2014, 00:49
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The BBC I am sure knows that tensions do exist but quite rightly doesn't want to make things worse which it ultimately will do if it shows a terrorist plot.

Despite what some people may think terrorism is very rare and the vast majority of muslims absolutely despise terrorist acts. There is far more racial hatred against muslims then the other way round so if you want to talk about realism then that would be much more appropriate storyline.
Well said.

As I said before, such a storyline would not be entertaining at all and if people want to see such things, watch the news or documentries or films that cover this.
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Old 21-09-2014, 01:01
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Tensions exist in the world but it's a minority of ********s on all sides making life hard for other people.

Why not cover white supremacism and Islamic radicalism in that case?
Simply because in this day and age white supremacists are not using suicide bombers, or slowly beheading, crucifying and burying innocent people alive.

Radical Islam is a huge threat to the world.

Notice by the way I used the word radical - IS for example are killing more muslims than any other group - it is the ancient war between the Sunni and the Shiites.
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Old 21-09-2014, 01:04
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Why exactly is that? Cos she wears the religious headscarf and she's a Muslim? :|
I am not going to get into a debate about radical Islam on this forum.

But yes Shabs has been to Pakistan - so a storyline like this would have made sense.
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Old 21-09-2014, 01:18
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I am not going to get into a debate about radical Islam on this forum.

But yes Shabs has been to Pakistan - so a storyline like this would have made sense.
I think nearly half of the people with heritage to Pakistan go there every year, around 750 thousand I think. The overwhelming majority would be going to visit family, not to go to terror training camps.

Most people with heritage to Pakistan here come from the Kashmir region too which is right next to India, the dodgey areas of Pakistan are on the other side, on the borders with Afghanistan.
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Old 21-09-2014, 01:24
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I think nearly half of the people with heritage to Pakistan go there every year, around 750 thousand I think. The overwhelming majority would be going to visit family, not to go to terror training camps.

Most people with heritage to Pakistan here come from the Kashmir region too which is right next to India, the dodgey areas of Pakistan are on the other side, on the borders with Afghanistan.
I do know this.

The OP's question was about a terrorism storyline - not one about ordinary muslims.
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Old 21-09-2014, 01:43
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I do know this.

The OP's question was about a terrorism storyline - not one about ordinary muslims.
But I was responding to your point about Shabnam could become a terrorist because she had been to Pakistan. She too went to be with family didn't she?
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Old 21-09-2014, 01:51
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But I was responding to your point about Shabnam could become a terrorist because she had been to Pakistan. She too went to be with family didn't she?
Yes but one of her family could have been radicalised.

Anyway there are thousands of home grown extremists in the UK - just look at the figures.

That is my last word on the subject which should really be on General.
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Old 21-09-2014, 01:59
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Yes but one of her family could have been radicalised.

Anyway there are thousands of home grown extremists in the UK - just look at the figures.

That is my last word on the subject which should really be on General.
The Masoods come from Karachi which is plagued with loads of crime, and yes if they were going to go for an extremist storyline, she could be an obvious one but I'd rather they leave it alone as it would be boring and just not right for any soap imo.
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Old 21-09-2014, 02:52
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The Masoods come from Karachi which is plagued with loads of crime, and yes if they were going to go for an extremist storyline, she could be an obvious one but I'd rather they leave it alone as it would be boring and just not right for any soap imo.
What have we come to!

I mention a terrorism storyline and people automatically think muslims.
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