Dhaka Attackers Were 'Highly Educated Rich Kids'

[Luiz 4,253]

Authorities believe the gunmen who killed 20 hostages in a Bangladesh restaurant siege were "highly educated" and from "well-off families".

Islamic State published pictures of five of its fighters it said died in the all-night siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital Dhaka's diplomatic zone.

While IS has claimed responsibility for the attack and posted the images through its news agency, authorities continue to deny the militant group was involved or that it has a foothold in the country.

Posts on Facebook identified the men, who appeared smiling in front of a black flag, as Nibras Islam, Rohan Imtiaz, Meer Saameh Mubasheer, Andaleeb Ahmed and Raiyan Minhaj.

Authorities are seeking more information about the suspects, but said most went to elite schools in Bangladesh and Malaysia and were from wealthy families.

"A majority of the boys who attacked the restaurant came from very good educational institutions," Bangladeshi information minister Hasanul Haq Inu told India's NDTV.

"Some went to sophisticated schools. Their families are relatively well-to-do people."

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan told AFP: "They are all highly educated young men and from well-off families."

Asked why they would have become jihadists, Mr Khan responded: "It has become a fashion."

http://news.sky.com/story/1721444/dhaka-attackers-were-highly-educated-rich-kids

[Morphine Prince 110,002]

I guess Malala's quote isn't always valid

 

[Luiz 4,253]

16 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

I guess Malala's quote isn't always valid

 

sometimes, people are just plain crazy  

[nobody3089 250]

39 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

I guess Malala's quote isn't always valid

 

U r so stupid for that!!!

[Morphine Prince 110,002]

2 minutes ago, nobody3089 said:

U r so stupid for that!!!

Ummm, no need to offend. 

You clearly did not interpret my post correctly. 

What I meant was that sometimes people just WANT to do bad. It's not always about not having the proper resources to education. Although obviously lack of education can feed into these ideologies. 

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

25 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

Ummm, no need to offend. 

You clearly did not interpret my post correctly. 

What I meant was that sometimes people just WANT to do bad. It's not always about not having the proper resources to education. Although obviously lack of education can feed into these ideologies. 

I think its more an issue of nuance in regards to Education. Learning general education likea Math and Science and History* (which is often politically clouded and filtered by governments  ) isn't directly what reduces violent behavior or inclinations at all  

What you are learning, or what kind of education you receive is important too in the big picture.

[Luc 4,776]

I think being more intelligent makes someone more susceptible for very radical ideologies, often thanks to perceived to be institutionalised inferiority or superiority. The real leaders are the smartest ones (though their arguments of course are invalid). The ones with a bad education are the followers, who fall for the smart propaganda and arguments that were brought well.