Paris knife attack: Two killed, one seriously injured

[nitpicker]

Source: DW

Two people were killed and one seriously wounded in a knife attack in the Paris suburb of Trappes, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the French capital.

The knife attacker was then shot dead by police. The motive for the attack was under investigation.

The local authorities tweeted that the operation was complete.
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The "Islamic State" claimed responsibility for the attack, saying one of its members had carried out the assault. The militant group did not provide any evidence.
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Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/paris-knife-attack-two-killed-one-seriously-injured/a-45191500

[yallerdawg]

1. It is reported that he killed his mother and sister.

How desperately insane do you have to be to claim responsibility for THAT?

"Look, world, this is what we do!"

[uponit7771]

2. +1, sounds like the perfect recruiting slogan; join Isis kill your family

[Igel]

3. Apparently not very.

Depends on the why: Were they apostate? Then he's just doing justice, seeing that the laws are executed in an impartial manner. (It's not a trendy definition, but it's still used in its traditional sense).

The problem is whether that person is responsible for executing the laws, and whether religious laws must always trump secular laws. (It's clear that sometimes religious-based moral laws do: conscientious objectors, for instance, in violating the law to uphold their beliefs have long been considered a kind of hero by many for defying authority; their punishment's often been viewed as unfair, and their suffering under it a kind of martyrdom. We finally accommodated their moral system in our laws.)