The killing of teacher Ann Maguire at Corpus Christi Catholic college in Leeds has been met with strong reaction on Twitter.
Twitter has been full of condolences for Mrs Maguire, the teacher killed by what police to be a 15-year-old boy. Among the sympathies, however, has been some strong language against the alleged murderer of Maguire.
A Twitter user by the name of Kelly (@x__kelly__) tweeted: “Name and shame the little b*****d .. Man enough to Carry a knife, man enough to face punishment #annemaguire” (profanity removed). Another user, Tristan Bath, was offended by the opportunism of those using the situation for their own ends. “How dare this f****g Christian c**t on #thoughtfortheday compare Anne (sic) Maguire’s killing to Christ’s crucifixion,” he said (profanity removed).
Other opportunists took the chance to further their own agenda as well. Caroline Criado-Perez, a feminist who called for more women on bank notes at the expense of men, took the chance to retweet misandrist posts. “Refusing to see the stabbing of Anne (sic) Maguire in the context of male violence against women is a political act,” was the content of one. “Anne (sic) Maguire is at least the 50th UK woman killed thro’ male violence THIS YEAR & 21st 2B stabbed to death, so stop with ‘isolated incident‘” was the content of another.
DS Simon Beldon spoke on behalf of West Yorkshire police. “Given his young age, this is a process which needs to be handled very sensitively, and may take some time to complete,” he said.
