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[JonnyDBrit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41466140

Passengers forced open the doors on a busy rush-hour train and climbed on to tracks after becoming "panicked" in the carriage.

It happened outside Wimbledon station in south-west London at 08:30 BST as a man apparently began reading lines aloud from the Bible.

Commuters became scared when the man also began saying "death is not the end", a passenger said.

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[Machina]

Jesus chriiiist

 

[Circle Jerk]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41466140



Seemed too good not to share.

That's kinda a weird thing to say.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

The bible's a pretty scary book. I mean have you read some of the shit they put in there?

 

[Orbis]

Jesus chriiiist

Is one of the many things he said.

 

[A-V-B]

Bible panic makes it sound like some kind of supply shortage.

 

[shaneo632]

I've had assholes like this on the tube before. Proper unsettling even if they probably think they're being "helpful".

 

[SpaceWolf]

I like to think this was all a ploy that the man regularly uses to get seats on trains during rush hour.

 

[A-V-B]

I like to think this was all a ploy that the man regularly uses to get seats on trains during rush hour.

Clever girl.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

I like to think this was all a ploy that the man regularly uses to get seats on trains during rush hour.

Hehehe

 

[Skellig Gra]

Have these people never been on public transit before? Mental cases are part of the charm.

I like to think this was all a ploy that the man regularly uses to get seats on trains during rush hour.

1000/100

 

[jwk94]

Man, that's pretty scary.

 

[Marvel]

Yikes.

 

[Always-honest]

I hope they arrest this person. For being fucking stupid.

 

[How About No]

I feel like hysteria over Bible readings is almost societal progress [/angstyAtheist]

Yeah except that part where people get trampled to death. Luckily that seems to have been avoided here.

Well no...not that part

Spoiler

I wasn't totally serious lol

 

[Hesemonni]

Anybody outside clergy reciting bible verses in the public is probably not right in the head so I guess a proper reaction.

 

[Plasma]

I had a woman do this on the train into London once though I found it more funny than scary.

 

[Skellig Gra]

I feel like hysteria over Bible readings is almost societal progress [/angstyAtheist]

Yeah except that part where people get trampled to death. Luckily that seems to have been avoided here.

 

[Mechanized]

Bible panic. My least favorite Amiga game.

 

[Marcus]

Bible panic is probably the name of an anime

 

[Seesaw15]

Better safe than sorry. Enough terrorism stuff happens in London that the people one the train didn't want to take a chance with the Old Testament.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

The amount of people I see reading the bible on trains is crazy.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Better safe than sorry. Enough terrorism stuff happens in London that the people one the train didn't want to take a chance with the Old Testament.

I don't think forcing open the doors of a train car and running on the tracks qualifies as "safe"

 

[NYCmetsfan]

I don't think forcing open the doors of a train car and running on the tracks qualifies as "safe"

As someone whose been on a "panicked car" it ends up being a game of "telephone" or "Chinese whispers".

Panic travels fast and people assume the worst (bomb, fire, etc). You don't even know why people are running at you.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

-"Why are you late for work Bob, look at you mate, you're a mess, did you walk here?"

-"Sorry Boss, bible panic in the tube in the mornin"

-"ahhh"

 

[CCS]

Am from Wimbledon, can believe.

 

[PJV3]

I'm actually surprised anyone realised what he was reading from.

 

[Orbis]

I don't think forcing open the doors of a train car and running on the tracks qualifies as "safe"

Yeah panic is a really dangerous scenario because people can do irrational things, like jumping out of a train or causing a stampede. That failed bombing a few weeks ago saw a number of injuries just from the panic of people trying to escape.

That's why it's important to listen to safety announcements and read the evacuation signs all over the train (and on planes, buses etc and keeping an eye out for Fire Exit signs when you're in a building). You'll then be more likely to choose a safer escape than one you know is dangerous, such as jumping onto a live and busy train line.

 

[Angelus Errare]

The bible's a pretty scary book. I mean have you read some of the shit they put in there?

For real, God sent a bear to kill a bunch of kids for teasing someone as a lesson. Like what lesson could the dead kids take from that lmao.

 

[ReplacementPelican]

You know London is one of the most tolerant cities in the world where they’d run from anyone reading any holy book and not just the Qur’an.

 

[Snoopycat]

It's only been a couple of weeks since some idiot tried to blow up a train down in London, so the reactions seem pretty reasonable to me. If I was on a train and someone started saying death is not the end, I'd probably start worrying too.

 

[Vilix]

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Seemed too good not to share.

Seems "too good"???

 

[PoorChoices]

The bible's a pretty scary book. I mean have you read some of the shit they put in there?

 

[Yen]

I'm actually surprised anyone realised what he was reading from.

Holding a big book that says "The Bible" on the front was probably a clue.

 

[Lombax]

The bible's a pretty scary book. I mean have you read some of the shit they put in there?

and

"Look at this bible I bought, 15 bucks! And talk about a preachy book! Everyone's a sinner, except for this guy."

 

[JonnyDBrit]

That's kinda a weird thing to say.

Seems "too good"???

An ultimately harmless incident (though admittedly could have gone worse) with what I felt to be a contextually humorous cause, in contrast to other events that have dominated the news cycle of the day. Apologies however if my read of the situation was inappropriate.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

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Seemed too good not to share.

I'm confused. You're amused by this?

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Well, decided to edit my first post given the criticism.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

I mean extrapolate that to someone reading the koran then saying the same words and you get an idea why people would get the wrong idea.

 

[1044]

What if he was simply trying to overcome the spider's curse?

 

[yepyepyep]

Wimbledon line is the same one that has the Parsons Green station that had the failed bombing which is why people would be quite twitchy about an overzealous preacher.

 

[PJV3]

Holding a big book that says "The Bible" on the front was probably a clue.

Rush hour on a train in Wimbledon you would be lucky to see anything, though I'm not exactly being serious about it.

They would probably run if he started reading out loud poems from lord of the rings.

 

[Username1198]

Bible panic sounds like a great band name

 

[SpaceWolf]

Rush hour on a train in Wimbledon you would be lucky to see anything, though I'm not exactly being serious about it.

They would probably run if he started reading out loud poems from lord of the rings.

I'd definitely start running once he reached the Tom Bombadil chapters.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

For real, God sent a bear to kill a bunch of kids for teasing someone as a lesson. Like what lesson could the dead kids take from that lmao.

Don't make fun of bald people.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

Lovely how the lasting legacy of archaic religions is terror. Really puts into perspective their worth to society.

 

[Jotaka]

at least people are connecting religion "public preaching" = crazy people

 

[tonysidaway]

I lived in London for over two decades. Londoners on the Underground are fairly infamous for their cultivated indifference to anything they can't ignore by hiding behind a copy of Metro held in front of the face.

A fairly common occurrence on the busier lines, during rush hour, has been the religious nut who stands at one end of a carriage and declaims all kinds of blood-curdling nonsense from a copy of the bible. Typically nobody looks up from their newspaper, and the nutter moves on to the next carriage. They're tolerated but never welcomed.

I'm really a bit surprised to hear about this latest fuss, but it's quite understandable that even Londoners might be a bit rattled after the events of the other week.

 

[GodParticle]

Bible Panic would be a great christian rock band name

Bible panic sounds like a great band name

Damnit!

 

[Bronetta]

Panic at the Bible Study