Everyone laughs at ISIS Euros threat rather than give in to fear

There are two ways of dealing with terror.

You can either give the terrorists exactly what they desire, and cower in fear and panic, or you can remain resolute and undeterred. They want you to worry; they hope to fuck up your plans. What they don't want under any circumstances is to be ridiculed. If there is one thing that this country excels in, it is pisstaking. We are truly world class when it comes to pricking egos with juvenile humour. And absolutely no one is beyond mockery - least of all brainwashed psychopaths who are fuelled by hatred. That doesn't mean being flippant about national security. Of course we must take every precaution to stay safe and protected. But with that comes a stubbornness to maintain a healthy disrespect for anyone who deserves to be made into a joke. On Friday evening, Reuters ran a story about the danger that Islamic State pose to the European Championships in France. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/736258417325674496 They quoted Hans-Georg Maassen, Head of Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, warning us that "we know that IS has the European Championship in its sights." Tell us something we don't know. Of course any major international event is a potential target for terrorism - it was ever thus. Security will be suitably high and measures will be in place to minimise risk. Somewhat hearteningly, the overwhelming response was to take the mickey. Here are just a few of those whose first reaction was to point and laugh rather than allow the terrorists any scaremongering satisfaction... https://twitter.com/Trickygbh/status/736259450089132032 https://twitter.com/Cxbaye/status/736260110637531140 https://twitter.com/nickgoff79/status/736260101301010432 https://twitter.com/Blame_Suarez/status/736267797408456704 https://twitter.com/StadiumUWE/status/736266998326431744 https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/736259645178839045 https://twitter.com/PeleWasAFraud/status/736263452109459456 https://twitter.com/GarethBale22/status/736259104663035904 https://twitter.com/United_Webby/status/736259871742562305 https://twitter.com/Midnight_Ranter/status/736261462172176387