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1. Comment on Would the legalisation of cannibis help reduce the drug problem in Derry (and elsewhere)?
   on 16 May 2012 at 10:12 am

   Baby, there will always be people who go too far with anything. driving too fast, drinking too much. even drinking too much water will kill you. that aspect is related to peoples behaviour which they are responsible for themselves. we dont let speeders deprive the majority of road users of the ability to drive and enjoy driving.
   recreational drugs should be legalised and regulated and taxed. they are used socially, this is hardly a crime.

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2. Comment on Would the legalisation of cannibis help reduce the drug problem in Derry (and elsewhere)?
   on 16 May 2012 at 6:38 am

   by the way, skunk is just a type of strong grass. there are many types of strong grass. because its strong, people only need to smoke less to get the desired effect. again, there is a silly media hype about some terrible type of grass. laughable…

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3. Comment on Would the legalisation of cannibis help reduce the drug problem in Derry (and elsewhere)?
   on 16 May 2012 at 6:34 am

   People take recreational drugs not because of any deprived social factor, not because they are driven into it to escape their horrendous family circumstances or any of that totally made up media hysterics. They take recreational drugs because of the enjoyable effects. It’s the mind expansive effects, increased musical appreciation, unbelievably brilliant nights out, crazy experiences, laughing until your stomach is sore, and wide variety of great feelings are flip’n great
   There is no gateway drug, this is a phrase made up by the anti-drug ‘community’ to scare people. What really happens is the same thing as when you try beer for the first time. You realise that this is quite a nice experience and you are not afraid to try other drinks. No big deal, just common sense and knowledge over ignorance.
   There are no drug pushers, nobody is cornering people and forcing them to swallow an E.
   Dealers offer to sell drugs and people seek out dealers because they want to buy drugs. We want to buy drugs because the experiences are very enjoyable. It’s that simple. There is no drugs menace, any one with half a brain can see that ‘menace’ is used to scare people without actually specifying what the scary thing is.
   It’s so daft that people who have never tried recreational drugs come out with such ridiculous phrases and attempts to explain drug use as if it is something people don’t really want to do, but other factors force them into it. Such laughable nonsense. It’s like walking into a bar and saying “those poor people driven into having a few pints and then suffering the terrible effects of having to go for a pee every half an hour.” total nonsense!

   The problem with drugs these days is quality control. The low quality drugs today that are full of crap would disappear if they were legalised and sold in shops. The government could tax them and make some much needed revenue.

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4. Comment on “are you serious?” – redux
   on 9 May 2012 at 5:13 pm

   SK, i say “the north” and also “the south”, thats fine and perfectly normal in conversation. But you know the folks im talking about that do their best to avoid having to say “Northern Ireland” !!!!! usually the local political types on TV. Its funny to watch them in a quick panel debate and watch when a “Northern Ireland” accidently slips out
   You are correct regarding the opposite loopers, unionists that refuse to use the word Irish when describing themselves are equally ridiculous.
   Its a close run thing to decide which set of loopers are the most embarrassing. Its best to watch and laugh at both sets until they eventually realise how daft they are being.

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5. Comment on “are you serious?” – redux
   on 8 May 2012 at 12:50 pm

   seamus60, i think they can be republican and also recognize the reality of what country they live in. simple common sense really.

   I think this weekend I will visit my sister in Ballymena, thats in France. Then I will go to my brother who lives in Fermanagh, thats in Australia. Then head back home to Belfast, that’s in the Republic of Ireland.
   You don’t think I would be a bit mad if I said that?

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6. Comment on “are you serious?” – redux
   on 8 May 2012 at 9:16 am

   While normal people will find this sort of chuckie antics amusing, there is a more serious mental health issue that needs attention.

   “How did I know the eggs weren’t local produce? That was easy: every box had a mini-Union Jack.”

   This line indicates that he is in a state of mind where he is pretending that he is not living in the UK. He is in some way convincing himself that he is living in the Republic of Ireland and not the UK. There is nothing wrong with preferring to leave the UK, but acting as if NI is not in the UK when he knows that it is, is an indication of some kind of mental health problem. It is living in a pretend world and being unable to process the real world around him. This is the common “pretend world syndrome” that most chuckies seem to be stuck in. I think they need some help to be able to retain their preference for joining the ROI, but still be able to function in the real world of being part of the UK. Many sufferers of PWS also have speech problems, many have issues with pronunciation. It is common that many of them are unable to cope with complex sounds such as “Northern Ireland”. They feel self-conscious and tend to deliberately make a point of never saying the difficult word combination of “Northern Ireland” and only use easier sounds such as “North”. But there are also cases where sufferers of PWS try to compensate for their disability by creating longer names that they are able to pronounce such as “The North of Ireland” or “The 6 counties”. These people obviously need help.
   Its time to recognize PWS and help the afflicted !

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7. Comment on “They seek to intimidate and bully through the threat of violence…”
   on 28 April 2012 at 12:28 am

   I think the problem is that the punishment from the justice system is so mild that it is no deterrent to people that carry out whatever anti-social activity is happening. People know that. There is simply no reason to stop if all that is threatened is some sort of telling off in a court. If people went to prison for maybe 1 – 5 years then maybe it would be a deterrent. If not, then at least the people would be gone for 5 years.

   Add to that the requirement of proof is so high that it will probably not be met to begin with. How then do you stop some hoods rampaging? Everyone in the area knows who they are and what they are up to. The threshold to get people to stop this behaviour is to break their legs or put a bullet in their knees. Obviously we don’t want this to happen, so the question is how does the justice system provide a deterrent that is equally as scary to these anti-social people? I think that the only way is to lower the burden of proof and to have long prison sentences. There is no point in people saying “oh that’s bad” when someone gets a knee capping if that knee capping stops the anti-social behaviour. Come up with an equally effective method. If no alternative solution is put in place then the effective solution, however barbaric, will have to be applied.

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8. Comment on Sinn Fein’s South Down selection sows seeds for a new post conflict generation…
   on 24 April 2012 at 10:14 pm

   the only emotion that normal people would be feeling is one of sadness that a young person has been brainwashed into the shinner idealogy of sectarian hatred and glorification of terrorist killers.
   there is no post conflict type of thinking, there is only the consistent mentality of war and hatred. young people who get indoctrinated into this mentality should be thought of as people who have suffered a kind of child abuse that results in them being filled with the same hatred that the 40-60 year old troubles generation are permanently stuck in. it is something that the entire society of NI should be ashamed that they have allowed this mentality to continue past the early 90s. the people who are commenting pro on this thread are all known IRA supporters. says it all.

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9. Comment on Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore calls for delivery on Northern Ireland Bill of Rights
   on 21 April 2012 at 11:44 pm

   Southern politicians really should exercise a bit of common sense before getting involved in NI discussions. Especially the completely stupid ones (discussions not politicians). After reading the quoted speech, all that can be said is that it is a masterful example of a politician talking at length about nothing. Eamon, it is universally recognised that the people involved in the rights industry are trying to justify their jobs in a post PC era. Don’t get involved in the nonsense of the rights industry. We live in a post recession world where bread and butter issues matter. The time were people would listen to the vague emotional cobblers of the PC brigade are gone. You are making a fool of yourself to be associated with these useless people.

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10. Comment on Orange EU Funding: An Opportunity to Exercise Responsible Society
    on 21 April 2012 at 11:31 pm

    “Aha I’ve got it, the border is just make believe, Northern Ireland is actually an island on its own (very very close to Scotland of course).”

    No Hopper, NI is not an island! Neither is the border make believe. Honestly, i don’t know what the quality of education is getting to these days…

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