Dublin dail protests - read OP before posting

Really, it looked like a bunch of low life spongers to me. I have no doubt their various "carers/ disability " benefits will come under fairly close scrutiny now.

And like the far right morons in the USA they would cry like babies if in court and facing jail.

Having worked in the Dail for 5 years (2011-2016), I have seen plenty of protests in my time - usually there are protests outside the Dáil to some degree on specific issues, sometimes individuals, most quite small but sometimes large ones.

Some of the protests I have seen were by complete extremists. A small minority of the anti-choice protestors were really, really out there, throwing salt and holy water around with one or two of the small minority engaging in pushing and shoving.

But what was on display yesterday - bringing a gallows and making threats to politicians of all parties and none, along with ordinary staff (most staff in Leinster House do not actually work for any politician) while throwing bottles of piss around is a whole other level beyond anything that I have ever seen. It is shocking stuff.

I am not sure if I believe exclusion zones are a good idea - I'd suggest arresting, bringing before the court, and denial of bail before eventually granting it, then bringing them quickly to trial would be a better approach for most of them. The ringleaders should be denied leave to apply for bail and treated harshly.

Any more extreme carry on after that outside the Dáil, send in the public order squad to deal with it and carry out a very swift application of the legal system - arrest, denial of bail, leave to get bail, and a trial shortly after.

I have also had my boss (I worked for a TD) with his house plagued by protestors for days and that was nothing short of terrifying, particularly for his family. Colleagues who worked for TDs and held advice clinics for them have been assaulted and threatened with violent acts - beatings, rapes etc.

It's unacceptable to treat elected representatives or their staff like this.

Anyone who thinks that what went on yesterday (or the other things I described) is in any way justifiable or acceptable needs to take a good look at themselves.

And how that fella in the green jumper and peaky blinder cap who has been going around the country threatening female librarians for months hasn't been either locked up or given a hiding is beyond me.

The hate laws would probably protect the haters just as much as the people they hate, as if people are allowed to be verbally abusive a-holes, they're likely to get physically attacked.

I was walking past that protest yesterday and I couldn't understand a word being said, just loads of people screeching and cursing, sounded like a sketch show being recorded where the population has gone feral. And all the ireland flags made it look like a paddys day episode of the walking dead

Though there seems to be considerable overlap between the far right and the conspiracy theory crowd these days. Not just in Ireland : look at GB News for example, where you have Farage and Rees Mogg on with a load of conspiracy theory nuts like Neil Oliver.

It wasn't even an anti immigration protest though, it was just a bored, unemployed mob getting together for a "peaceful protest". If Leo turned around tomorrow and said no more, borders closed, deporting all these lads back to where they came from, they would just move onto something else.

The ring leaders just like the attention and the hanger ons like been in mob and getting in gaurds and politicans faces.

These are just a bunch of angry losers who've fucked up their lives and are projecting their failures onto everyone else. Its garden variety loserville.

Theyre the same few dozen every time. From 5 million people.

Few cans, shout "OUT OUT OUT" at anyone and piss off home to post videos on Facebook.

Abusing a TD from Kerry and shoving his young American female assistant and stealing her phone isn't a cause.

Its the same crowd from the water charges protests, same crowd from the "your trying to turn my child gay" protests, abusing library staff etc.

These people haven't the faintest idea about immigration.

This Gardas face sums up the whole thing.

Attention seekers everywhere. Victims of an algorithm.