It's also proof that keeping the other attacker alive serves no good purpose, and in fact only provides leverage for terrorists considering future attacks. Whack the douchebag now and remove him as a bargaining chip. Easy peasy.
If you're wondering how useful government monitoring is, here's everything you need to know summed up in one tidy statement from France's interior minister:
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"He was known for petty crimes," including small-time drug-dealing, he said. "We had monitored him and thought there was no radicalisation," he said.
BZZZZZT! Wrong!
On the lighter side, when these idiots self-radicalize, they don't seem to be very discerning about the veracity of the information they assimilate. From the
BBC article:
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...where he charged into the Super-U supermarket, shouting, "I am a soldier of Daesh [Islamic State]!" and took hostages.
Isn't the term Daesh actually a slam on ISIS? Isn't that sort of like someone who fashions themselves as a member of the KKK calling themselves a Klukie (for all you
Fletch fans out there)?