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Originally posted by daveirl
The DUP aren't the political wing of anybody. They are a party of bigots but terorrists they ain't.
Thing is Sinn Féin don't exactly respect the Gardaí or the Army for that matter.
SF and DUP have the same policy with regards to the future of Northern Ireland - they both agree that as long as the people of Northern Ireland want it - the 6 countries remain part of the UK.
SF accepts partition. They sit on a partionionist assembly in NI. They take they seats in a 26 country dail and have offices at Westminister.0 -
SF accepts partition.LoL,I've gone one better and quoted you as saying theres no justification for punishment beatings here I respect your opinion that theres no justification for punishment beatings
What is a justification anyways? "something is compltetely unacceptable", "a democratic society shouldnt have them"? At the end of the day the reasons behind punishment beatings and sloving the need for them felt by a large section of northern irish society is whats important IMOThey were being policed by them for long enough via bombs, shootings and killings...
At the moment the nationalists part of Northern Ireland feels like it doesnt have one yet. Is this not a problem?Are they not at least equal in this " Ireland of equals " of yours??0 -
Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
The point here is you accused me of justifying punishment beatings. Where? You don't have to answer.
What is a justification anyways? "something is compltetely unacceptable", "a democratic society shouldnt have them"? At the end of the day the reasons behind punishment beatings and sloving the need for them felt by a large section of northern irish society is whats important IMOI made you think about it ( or possibly consult other spinners LoL )
The point is you accepted that you have again accepted that there is no justification for the punishment beatings.They were being policed? Wow! I wouldnt of thought that the unionists had to turn to the IRA to report crime, help them maintain law and order in their lives etc
They sentenced many of them to death,judge,jury and executioner with no public trial.
That went on long enough which was my point.
Lets do the maths,how many nationalists did the RUC kill( as opposed to put in prison ) versus how many unionists did the IRA kill?
See?
You get a lawyer when the police accuse you of something,what provisions do Republican punishment beaters have for those that they accuse in this Ireland of equals?
Wheres the equality of human rights?Whats your point in relation to providing a police force all of northen society can turn to?
How do punishment beatings with the victim having no right at all to a fair hearing or trial fit in with the Ireland of equals platform?
after all it's Republican policing...
Which set of accused has their human rights more violated?
The person arrested by the PSNI or the person who is left to burn as in the aforementioned case?
Could you answer me that then?0 -
At the end of the day the reasons behind punishment beatings and sloving the need for them felt by a large section of northern irish society is whats important IMO
SF can harp on about human rights and the IRA can have its kangaroo courts.0 -
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Originally posted by Rock Climber
Wow,at least you took a couple of days to come up with that
I was under the impression he was saying what he said in his last post all along, and that the last post was just explaing it more clarelly.Originally posted by Rock Climber
You get a lawyer when the police accuse you of something,what provisions do Republican punishment beaters have for those that they accuse in this Ireland of equals? Wheres the equality of human rights?
Are you still talking about NI?Originally posted by Rock Climber
How do punishment beatings with the victim having no right at all to a fair hearing or trial fit in with the Ireland of equals platform?
They don't.0 -
Originally posted by bus77
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Originally posted by Rock Climber
They sentenced many of them to death,judge,jury and executioner with no public trial.
God, that sounds awfully familiar. Where have I read that before? Hmmm.. oh, that's right, it's how the British dealt with rebels or people suspected of being rebels. Many innocent people were sentenced to death in a matter of seconds (i.e. Bloody Sunday I and II).
And the whole "punishment beatings" argument... the RUC gave out punishment beatings and torture, and most likely still do. You get what you give. I doubt the IRA have given "punishment beatings" without a reason. I'm not saying you can justify it, but I believe it's slightly more justifiable than what the RUC and Brit army have done, because I'm pretty sure that the people "punished" by the IRA did something worse than marching for civil rights or being involved with Republican leaders.
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Originally posted by David-[RLD]-
God, that sounds awfully familiar. Where have I read that before? Hmmm.. oh, that's right, it's how the British dealt with rebels or people suspected of being rebels. Many innocent people were sentenced to death in a matter of seconds (i.e. Bloody Sunday I and II).
You could do well to answer the question too,how many did the IRA murder and maim versus what even the British Army did there and the RUC?the RUC gave out punishment beatings and torture, and most likely still do. You get what you give. I doubt the IRA have given "punishment beatings" without a reason.
I've no doubt that some abuse goes on in PSNI stations,but only now probably on a par with the Gardaí or the GB police.
Now If I'm beaten to a pickle in a PSNI station, you can be pretty sure I,my relatives and friends will be onto Nuala O' Loans office straight away.
Whats the comeback with Republican beatings?
Who does one sue?
And wheres the equal rights?0 -
Originally posted by Rock Climber
I've no doubt that some abuse goes on in PSNI stations,but only now probably on a par with the Gardaí or the GB police.
Two wrongs make a right do they?0 -
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Now If I'm beaten to a pickle in a PSNI station, you can be pretty sure I,my relatives and friends will be onto Nuala O' Loans office straight away.
Whats the comeback with Republican beatings?
Who does one sue?
And wheres the equal rights?
That's the reason I will never vote for Spin Fein while the leadership maintains links with the provos........human rights abuses.... today some poor sod up in N.I who's offended one of the Godfathers for some unknown reason......tomorrow - well who knows?0 -
Originally posted by bertiebowl
That's the reason I will never vote for Spin Fein while the leadership maintains links with the provos........human rights abuses.... today some poor sod up in N.I who's offended one of the Godfathers for some unknown reason......tomorrow - well who knows?
Well we all know of the Women on the Joe Duffy show who when asked why she was voting for Sinn Fein told a story of how some trouble makers were given "a good talking to" by members of Sinn Fein.
Normal people don't want this sort of vigilanty activity creeping in. Why can't Sinn Fein carry on like normal law abiding people? Why do they have the arrogance to consider themselves above the law?0 -
Sinn Fein - the party of contempt.
Contempt for the laws of Ireland. Contemp for the constitution of Ireland. Contempt for the people of Ireland.
Vote for Sinn Fein and show your contempt for Ireland. Vote for Sinn Fein and show your contempt for the people who died founding the republic of Ireland.0 -
I actually replied earlier but it doesnt seem to of materialisedWow,at least you took a couple of days to come up with that I made you think about it ( or possibly consult other spinners LoL )The point is you accepted that you have again accepted that there is no justification for the punishment beatings.Well, unionists were being policed by the IRA.Lets do the maths,how many nationalists did the RUC kill( as opposed to put in prison ) versus how many unionists did the IRA kill?The person arrested by the PSNI or the person who is left to burn as in the aforementioned case
The point of this discussion is that nationalists dont accept the RUC with good reason. Therefore there needs to be more change in the police.
(If there needs to be more change then theres something wrong in the first place)I've no doubt that some abuse goes on in PSNI stations,but only now probably on a par with the Gardaí or the GB police0 -
Originally posted by bertiebowl
That's the reason I will never vote for Spin Fein while the leadership maintains links with the provos........human rights abuses.... today some poor sod up in N.I who's offended one of the Godfathers for some unknown reason......tomorrow - well who knows?
What kind of "proof" do you actually want?? If Gerry Adams tomorrow severed links with the IRA, you still wouldn't be convinced. and you'd probably launch into yet another rant about how "it's just an act for votes".
"Spin" Féin? Can't you think of something more original? Honestly, "Spin" and "spinners" makes it sound like you can't spell.
What if I started calling you "bertiebra"? Would you be happy? I don't think so.
Call them by their proper name and stop being so immature.0 -
Originally posted by Rock Climber
Two wrongs make a right do they?
You could do well to answer the question too,how many did the IRA murder and maim versus what even the British Army did there and the RUC?
If the British army shot a relative of yours while they were in the north campaigning for civil rights, what would you do, knowing that filing a complaint or sueing would be as effective as talking to a wall. I know I would hunt down the soldier and kill him myself. Scumbags.0 -
Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
I actually replied earlier but it doesnt seem to of materialised
Oh no! I've not been on internet space for a whole two days!!
Admit it, you had to put more thought into the reply
However..... when you saidI'm sorry they werent. I'm afraid what youve gone and done is confused the RUC/PSNI with the IRA. Dont worry its an easy enough mistake given their history.
Thats what I meant by unionists being policed by the IRA long enough,the IRA were the judge , jury and executioner.
There was no other appeal system for their victims.
I know there were cases where the British army and the RUC did the same but in most cases at least there was some due process.
There was no due process with the IRA, and whats worse, they killed and maimed many, many thousands.
How many did the British Army and the RUC kill and maim?Again. Do you think that the POLICE FORCE OF THE STATE should be murdering one segment of the community?What about the person who has their familty slaughtered by RUC collusion versus the person who got burned? oooh ! would you look at that ....a toughie. If you wanna continue to compare hurt with hurt we;ll be here for at least 30 years.
If we had a euro coin for each set, who would have more coins by a long shot ( pun un intended actually )posted by Dave-[RLD]-
If the British army shot a relative of yours while they were in the north campaigning for civil rights, what would you do, knowing that filing a complaint or sueing would be as effective as talking to a wall. I know I would hunt down the soldier and kill him myself. Scumbags.
Nuala O'Loan isn't afraid of the ex RUC and showeed that with her stringent criticism of the Omagh investigation.
As regards the British Army, again this is 2004 and they are rarely seen up north.
I remember as a kid when the place was crawling with them.
Plus if they were to do anything daft now, they get, their actions analyised by the media in a not very sympathetic manner eg Iraq.0 -
Originally posted by Rock Climber
Nuala O'Loan isn't afraid of the ex RUC and showeed that with her stringent criticism of the Omagh investigation.
Thank god she is there to give them "criticism".Originally posted by Rock Climber
As regards the British Army, again this is 2004 and they are rarely seen up north.
They're too busy crossing into the Republic. :rolleyes:Originally posted by Rock Climber
Plus if they were to do anything daft now, they get, their actions analyised by the media in a not very sympathetic manner eg Iraq.
Like how the media "analyised" that the Irish police could have stopped Omagh?
Anyway, as has been said more then once the problem is policing, and it's not going to go away until the problem is addressed - so far what has happed to the North’s police is little more then a re-brand, an unsuccessful one at that.0 -
Rockclimber it might suit to read something and try and address valid points.Now now, you were around alright replying to other threads...You knew full well that I was talking about the IRA policing unionists in the sense that they shot, murdered and maimed them....I know there were cases where the British army and the RUC did the same but in most cases at least there was some due process.
ps your still comparing the POLICE force of the STATE with the same standards as the IRA and saying theyre better!!!!!!!! should we be expecting them not to be?How many did the British Army and the RUC kill and maim?there is a huge staff in the police ombudsmans office, with fiercesome powersAs regards the British Army, again this is 2004 and they are rarely seen up northPlus if they were to do anything daft now, they get, their actions analyised by the media in a not very sympathetic manner
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you may do well to read up on Nualas powers
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Ive engaged you in every single point youve put to me. I'm not inclined to rush here to post with someone who doesnt do the same0 -
Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
Rockclimber it might suit to read something and try and address valid points.
You keep sidestepping my point on the IRA policing the unionists as judge jury and executioner and so far have refused to give me the numbers that the British Army and the RUC killed in NI versus what the IRA killed and maimed.
Thousands by the IRA versus how many by the British Army and the RUC?
And then theres the disappeared...
Know anything about the guys that butchered Mrs MCConville do ya? and then didn't bother letting the family know where they dumped her body for decades...In December 1972, suddenly and without any reason, she disappeared from the face of the earth. One widely and repeatedly given explanation for her disappearance was that she had angered the IRA by comforting a seriously wounded British soldier who had been shot by a sniper outside her front door.
How equal was Mrs McConville?You obviously don't have a clue. Do a google and start spouting figures if you like but again I'm not gonna start comparing hurt with hurt.you may do well to read up on Nualas powers
Here You read up on them aswell
they are far,far better than whats available in the south.0 -
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Ok lets try this a different way. Below find some information with regard to republican problems in policing and problems republicans feel need to be resolved.
read the first paragraph for Nualas huge powers!http://www.sinnfein.ie/pdf/SB_Untouchable.pdf
Read for what the new vision of policing was ment to be in the GFA:
http://www.sinnfein.ie/pdf/PattenReport.pdf
Read for what republicans see as the problems still existing in policingPolicing
At the core of our approach to policing has been the imperative of ensuring that the police service is democratically accountable and representative.
We have made steady progress in redressing this position, building on the advances made in Weston Park 18 months ago.
On the issue of democratic accountability we have, in our most recent discussions, secured commitments to new legislation. That is, in addition to the raft of legislative amendments we secured at Weston Park, we have additional amendments which:
-requires the British Secretary of State to consult with the Ombudsman, the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission on the key areas of policing objectives
-requires the same consultation process in respect of Codes of Practice over which the British Secretary of State formally had a blank cheque, and
-ensures that the Belfast sub-groups are placed on a par with the District Policing Partnerships.
These are important additional and reinforcing aspects of accountability; particularly in respect of the Belfast sub-groups where areas like West Belfast will be a pivotal testing ground in any new beginning.
Other areas that have been addressed are operational or in the implementation field, but are equally important. They range from demilitarisation of the PSNI, to the defortification of police stations and to the objective of an unarmed police service, and to an accelerated process to bring this about.
We have also made progress in terms of creating a human rights ethos.
Other issues which we continue to press the British on, and on which we hope to see early movement, are the future role and power of the Special Branch, the issue of plastic bullets and the achievement of representativeness. We have made it clear that the Special Branch abuses which took place under the cover of the Walker procedures and the force within a force created and perpetuated by lengthy or indefinite tenure of Special Branch positions can be no part of a new beginning to policing,
The British government has also agreed in principle to the transfer of power on policing and justice from the British Government to the Assembly and the all-Ireland Ministerial Council. What we are seeking now is that this is firmed up in terms of specific proposals and a defined time frame.The refusal to co-operate with a range of investigations into state and state-sponsored violence is symptomatic of a culture of concealment that infects the entire British system.
They have obstructed the Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday, the Barron Inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings; they have refused to initiate full and independent inquiries into a number of controversial killings, and vital inquest evidence in respect of numerous state and state-linked killings is being withheld by the PSNI and the Chief Constable Hugh Orde.
The British government has also refused to publish the Cory Report. 15 years after the death of Pat Finucane his family is still waiting for the truth.
Collusion - the control, resourcing and direction of unionist death squads by British state agencies - was sanctioned at the highest level of the British government.
It resulted in the deaths of hundreds of republicans, nationalists and Catholics.
Twenty members of Sinn Fein, including elected Sinn Féin representatives, our family members and friends were killed in a vicious campaign of political terror.
This is a human rights scandal, which anywhere else would have brought down governments.
The murder of citizens through collusion with Unionist death squads has been and remains British state policy in Ireland. The apparatus is still in existence.
.so far have refused to give me the numbers that the British Army and the RUC killed in NI versus what the IRA killed and maimedYou keep sidestepping my point on the IRA policing the unionists as judge jury and executionerbut hypothetically if the IRA policed the unionists............do you think that the police force of ALL the state should be focusing and "policing" nationalists in the same mannerKnow anything about the guys that butcheredNot a good background to be preaching an Ireland of equals is it?0 -
Mighty Mouse can you try and link to something other than Sinn Fein's website when trying to defend them.0
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Sinn Fein didnt write the Patten Report, Brigadier0
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Well then you shouldn't have ANY problems linking to an objective report.0
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Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
sidestepping? Again if you want the numbers do a google cos im not gonna waste time comparing murder with murder. What more do you want? I'm not here to fecking breast-feed you with information!! How has this been sidestepped?Im sorry i dont see it as the IRA policing the unionist community but ive engaged you all the same.My former answer: Whats you point in this! Do you wanna start talking about shankill butchers or something? lets play a game you name an attrocity , ill name one ..................:rolleyes: fantastic stuff! Provides a greater understanding of the tortures of inequality if you ask me
You want me to do a google to see if the IRA killed and maimed more in NI than the British army and the RUC.
We both know we don't have to do that.
The IRA killings and maimings are in the thousands.
The RUC/British arm killings and maimings don't even appear on the radar in comparison.
But then it suits you to ignore that...
Which is very ironic, see'ing as it is you who are saying that the IRA were the "police" that nationalists turned to...
Yes and the IRA wearing this hat killed and maimed multitudes of unionists...
Now where was the human rights there?
You can mention loyalist murders all you like but thats not what we were talking about at all.
You were holding the IRA up as a paragon of righteous justice to which nationalists could run to as they didn't trust the RUC...
Or maybe you are not... you tell me?Whats you point in this! Do you wanna start talking about shankill butchers or something? lets play a game you name an attrocity , ill name one .................. fantastic stuff!
We are talking about the IRA, operating as a police force versus the established police force.
It would be a bit rich to be attacking the latter and holding the former ( the IRA ) up as virtues of justice or as any example of justice( to be frank ) given their quite awfull record of human rights especially towards unionists.
Combine that with scenes of SF supporters at count centres shouting "up the IRA" at the recent elections in the 26 counties and where then do we stand in this Ireland of equals of yours?0 -
Well then you shouldn't have ANY problems linking to an objective report.
Rockclimber I'm still struggling to follow your argument here. Are you saying that because you consider the IRA to be a police force that both the IRA and the RUC should be judged as equals in terms of human rights???
I think your missing the point here. Are you still argueing that the police force of all the STATE should be judged by the moral principles of one sectarian segment of the population.
I'm gonna give up on this one because I just dont agree with what you've been saying for several reasons. As for sidestepping ........what exactly do you want me to say to request for numbers of innocents murdered, catholics murdered versus protestants etc etc at the end of the day the RUC acted(acts?) as a sectarian british force supporting the rights of unionists. If you want to get into exact figures of those murdered do we include all UVF UDA kills with direct RUC kills, (collusion??)
Again i really think this type of exercse is pointless.You have still yet to answer any questions with regard to the unacceptability of the RUC/PSNI to the nationalists population and how you would fix it (in order to solve punishment beatings problem)0 -
Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
Rockclimber I'm still struggling to follow your argument here. Are you saying that because you consider the IRA to be a police force that both the IRA and the RUC should be judged as equals in terms of human rights???
I've never said they are.
At most I might have said they act like they are but without any regulation whatsoever.
They are in fact a law onto themselves and woe betide anyone either now or in the past who wishes to prove their innocence,or avail of some semblence of due process when faced with IRA justice.
What I'm saying is thats no paragon of an example to be flying in front of what is described as a non nationalist friendly PSNI.
There seems to be plenty of talk here of reasons for this and reasons for that but little willingness to work with what seems to be(compared with what was available , say 10 years ago) a perfectly workable if not all one sided mechanism to improve things.As for sidestepping ........at the end of the day the RUC acted(acts?) as a sectarian british force supporting the rights of unionists.
Am I correct in reading that?
You want the 50:50 recruitment to start from scratch?
In other words you want, the current unionist majority to watch the (blatant in their eyes) dismantling of the police force because theres not enough catholics in it?
Do you not think, given that you have to live side by side with this large chunk of unionism , that the more subtle approach of 50:50 recruitment that currently exists would be the more plausible route to go?0 -
You are clearly saying that the IRA are a police force not me.At most I might have said they act like they are but without any regulation whatsoever.
They are in fact a law onto themselves and woe betide anyone either now or in the past who wishes to prove their innocence,or avail of some semblence of due process when faced with IRA justice..perfectly workable if not all one sided mechanism to improve thingsOk you seem to advocate the sacking of the entire PSNI based on their Religion, as thats probably a good indication of their stance on the Union and susequent bias towards nationalists.You want the 50:50 recruitment to start from scratch?the current unionist majority to watch the (blatant in their eyes) dismantling of the police force because theres not enough catholics in it?that the more subtle approach of 50:50 recruitment that currently exists would be the more plausible route to go?0 -
Well then you shouldn't have ANY problems linking to an objective report
How lazy are you brigidiar or are you unable to use search engines yet?0 -
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Originally posted by Mighty_Mouse
Yes the IRA police their own areas through punishment beatings. This is different to policing unionists who have the RUC at their disposal.
For the second or third time thats the IRA policing unionists against their will.Of coarse the IRA are illegal!! Im sure their is some form of due process but I couldnt even guess at it.Again, at the risk of repeating myself.........what has anything that the IRA does or does not do got to do with a police force which is non-sectarian, fair and equal and their to protect the rights of all northern Irish citizens?
kettleI dont think that enticing nationalists into a culturaly sectarian, human rights abusing, collusion police force is significant enough change to be honest.No because its not a "route" in my opinion. Its a dead end. Are you assuming that because nationalists are recruited that the police force will lose its bigoted culture? A complete culturaly bias will prevent any significant changes because the PSNI is essentially the RUC from the top down.
I see so you do want to put the shoe on the other foot and trample on the million or so unionists in the north.
Thats a great example of comprimise I don't think!
It's an extremist one sided approach akin to the extremism on the opposite side.
You can dream on, but short of total ethnic cleansing it won't happen.
Makes me feel sad to be honest that people hold such extremist views.0
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