F2F Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

Vocabulary

secular (adj): 1-not having any connection with religion:
E.g.: We live in an increasingly secular society, in which religion has less and less influence on our daily lives.
secular education
a secular state

enclave (n): 1-a part of a country that is surrounded by another country, or a group of people who are different from the people living in the surrounding area:
E.g.: Campione d’Italia is an Italian enclave in Switzerland.

extraterritorial (adj): 1-outside (the laws of) a country:
E.g.: fishing in extraterritorial waters

allege (v): 1- to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof:
E.g: The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.
E.g.: She is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drug ring.

plot (n): 1-a secret plan made by several people to do something that is wrong, harmful, or not legal, especially to do damage to a person or a government:
E.g.: The plot was discovered before it was carried out.

What happened?
On Thursday afternoon at 16:50 local time (14:50 GMT) a white van smashed into people on Las Ramblas, a famous boulevard in central Barcelona that runs 1.2km (0.75 miles) and was packed with tourists.
The van driver is said to have zig-zagged to try and hit as many people as possible along the pedestrianised area, knocking many to the floor and sending others fleeing for cover in shops and cafes.
He killed 13 people and injured more than 100, and managed to flee the scene.
Spanish police have described it as a terror attack.
What was the second attack?
About eight hours later, an Audi A3 car ploughed into pedestrians in the popular seaside resort town of Cambrils, 110km (68 miles) south-west of Barcelona, authorities said.
A woman who was critically injured later died in hospital. Five others and a police officer were hurt.
The attackers’ vehicle overturned and five people who got out, some of whom were wearing fake suicide belts, were then shot by police. Four died at the scene and one later died of his injuries.On Thursday, one person from Spain’s north African enclave of Melilla was arrested in Alcanar and a Moroccan was arrested in Ripoll. Both are towns in Catalonia – the same region as Barcelona.
Documents belonging to the Moroccan, 28-year-old Driss Oubakir, were allegedly used to rent the van used in the Las Ramblas attack but local media report he says his papers were stolen and used without his knowledge.
Police are searching for Driss Oubakir’s younger brother, 18-year-old Moussa Oubakir, who is suspected to be the Las Ramblas attacker, Spanish media report.

On Friday, police announced another arrest in Ripoll. It remains unclear how many people were involved in the plots.

Weren’t there other incidents too?

On Thursday evening at 19:30 local time, a car was driven into officers at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Barcelona.

The car was later found with a dead man inside it, but the interior ministry has denied earlier reports he was killed by police gunfire. Officials have not ruled out a connection with the Las Ramblas attack but investigations are ongoing

On Wednesday night, an explosion completely destroyed a house in Alcanar, 200km south of Barcelona, killing one person and wounding seven.

Slippery Slope Fallacy

1.
The victim was a woman and wore a dress when she was killed
Some criminals prefer to attack dress-up women.
Wearing a dress means it is allowed to be a criminal’s target.

2.
Young men like to groom him selves /themselves .
If someone take care of their appearance, they couldn’t work hard.
Young men doesn’t work hard.

3.
You say that we should allow gay marriage.
If we allow gays to marry then soon we will have to let people marry animals.
Therefore we should not let gays marry.