but they said they were concerned about  public beheadings ATT , so it doesn't make sense that he wasn't charged if he had a real sword like that

but the whole basis of the raids was centred on  concerns about public beheadings- a big real sword is a big real sword. if it was a real one he should've been charged, not released

i mean. "not plastic"

if it was a real sword, he would've been charged

this is an old article about the raids... what I'm saying is that if it was a real sword that could be used to endanger lives in any way, he would've been arrested. Surely??

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-18/anti-terror-police-mount-large-scale-raids-in-sydney-brisbane/...

Police say a large-scale anti-terrorism raid in Sydney this morning has foiled a plot to "commit violent acts" in Australia, including a plan to behead a member of the public.

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@djlukjilly wrote:

It's frightening that these vile plotters are plotting to kill and behead and it's not about Islam ? what a joke, if it's not about Muslim terrorism then what is it about.

 

Islam needs to get it's act together and do a full revision of the teachings of Islam that extolls killing all jews and infidels.

 

The vile little terrorist is going to buried in Iraq, they hate us that much that they will not even bury this murderer in Australia. 

 

 

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If it was really religious rather than political and  all about killing unbelievers, then surely they would be targetting the clergy not the police.

Regardless of the rights or wrongs of our involvement in the Middle East, the unescapable fact remains that if Australians  were not fighting ISIS then ISIS would not be encouraging disaffected teenagers to kill Australians

I just looked them up out of curiousity. The replicas are made of plastic, wood or blunt metal,  so obviously, not a real sword