Sally O'Brien's Blog
December 15, 2014
Sad Monday
It is a very sad day today in Australia; one can only imagine the absolute terror that the hostages were going through. Not only were they the hostage of a fanatical madman, already known to the police for attempted murder and sexual assault, but during his occupation he produced the black flag of ISIS.
At that point I would most certainly have believed that my fate was to be beheaded.
The police acted well and managed to release most of the hostages, such a shame that they had to wait for one to be killed before they got the guts to storm the café. One sight of that flag and I would have ordered the immediate action which was required - easy for me to say in my UK home.
RIP to the poor people who have lost their lives at the hands of Islamic State or in it's name.
At that point I would most certainly have believed that my fate was to be beheaded.
The police acted well and managed to release most of the hostages, such a shame that they had to wait for one to be killed before they got the guts to storm the café. One sight of that flag and I would have ordered the immediate action which was required - easy for me to say in my UK home.
RIP to the poor people who have lost their lives at the hands of Islamic State or in it's name.
