Comments on: “..not a response to unionist demands.”

By: Glen Taisie

Glen Taisie — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:56:54 +0000

PSNI Possibly Soon Not Immediately

Adams knows!!!!!!!!!!

By: smcgiff

smcgiff — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:18:33 +0000

Paid, you should know that there’s no Irish for Northern Ireland.

By: paid

paid — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:06:26 +0000

Whether it was in Patten or not, I suspect the Shinners will not sign up unless the PSNI can be equally knows as SPTE i.e. Seirbhís Póilínteachta Tuaisceart Éireann; just to spite the DUP at the last.

By: smcgiff

smcgiff — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:03:44 +0000

Nope. I’m done. Can’t think of how to make my point more clear.

By: Pete Baker

Pete Baker — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:57:21 +0000

Yeah, ’cause I haven’t been focussing on what everyone has been saying, or doing, on the issue of policing at all recently – ie for the last year.

Neither is it a pivotal issue at this point.

My reaction to the comments by Adams is there in the original post, with linked references.. as I said before, feel free to disagree and argue with that reaction.

Or you can pick up on any of the other comments made in the linked speech.

On the other hand, if you’re just intent in playing the man rather than the ball I’ll leave you to it.

By: smcgiff

smcgiff — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:46:10 +0000

It’s the emphasis on what to report is what I had in mind.

There’s always several ways each story can be tackled, and it usually betrays the authors viewpoint…

Small Earthquake in Peru. Not many dead. No Americans.

versus

Another Earthquake devastates a village in Peru, up to 30 people have been killed, devastating dozens of families.

By: Pete Baker

Pete Baker — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:22:18 +0000

smcgiff

If you think I, or RTÉ, or the BBC, have mis-interpreted the speech, then feel free to argue your point.

By: smcgiff

smcgiff — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:36:43 +0000

‘accurately described by the BBC as lacking detail’

a.) the details are for the meetings in Scotland.
b.) the outcome of the meetings of Dr Paisley and the Catholic Archbishop were even less detailed.

I’d be tempted to suggest that again the wrong story gets emphasised – but this IS the angle to take when your agenda is to blog a political agenda. So, no surprise here then.

By: DK

DK — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:22:14 +0000

Well it sounds to me like SF are starting to discuss policing in NI beyond simple stereotypes of the “orange militia”. So that’s got to be good news, and possibly unavoidable as the catholic % of police continues its inexorable rise, as does the implementation of Patten – only 2 recommendations of which have not been started. The disbanding of the RIR is another plus for the republican movement (side note – if you want to join the army in NI, which regiment will you end up in?).

In any case, it sounds like momentum gathering for some sort of deal on policing and crime. I would expect a bill where SF join policing on the understanding that “on the runs” can return and they have amnesty for “crimes” commited by republicans pre November 2006.

By: Pete Baker

Pete Baker — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:02:25 +0000

parci

Snide remarks? Pshaw..

Off-hand, there is this continuing news.. events may have developed further since then..

By: parcifal

parcifal — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:50:08 +0000

Mr Baker,
For someone so concerned with law and order and justice, do you think its right and proper to make snide remarks on Murphy?
He has the right to trial, and if the police discover he’s been breaking the law, he will be arrested, charged and tried.
Is slugger’s about trial by blog-media?
Baker’s witch-hunt? Hmmm….

By: Belfast Gonzo

Belfast Gonzo — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:35:14 +0000

Arguably, republicans have always been in favour of policing, just not by the police.

However, it was another line that caught my eye that was intended as much for the DUP, I suspect, as it was for the Europa crowd: “There is no going back to the old days.”