Sunday Times journalist becomes state apologist

dublin | crime and justice | opinion/analysis

Monday June 20, 2005 16:28

by Concerned Reader

Disgusting report on attack on young men by Gardai

Elite thugs get newspaper backing

The comments below explain why the Gardai have become an out of control Drunken Corrupt force, the so called journalists who are to unprofessional to check out a story before rushing headlong into supporting the attack on young lads by elite armed unit and toeing the government line in attacking people because their beliefs differ from the state.

This woman wants to be ashamed of her statement laughing at the brutal attack which but for the grace of god did not result in serious injury though not for the want of trying on the behalf of the uniformed thugs.

She belittles a young lad with cerebral palsy and seems to condone his treatment at the hands of these thugs and seems to be saying the unprovoked attack on these youths was their fault because of their personal beliefs.

Whilst people like Sue Denham are using their positions as journalists to condone the brutal corrupt force the Gardai has become and act as a apologists for their out of control behaviour it is irreprehensible that The Sunday Times management allow this sort of abuse of personal opinion to continue.

I for one will never buy this paper again while her like are allowed to condone brutal acts carried out at by what can only be described as uniformed thugs.

The worst thing she done was to laugh openly at a cerebral palsy youth being manhandled. Did she take the time to verify any of the reports of his treatment. Obviously not as the young lad was their, was manhandled and has put a formal complaint to the garda about his treatment.

Comments begin here

Comment: Sue Denham: Na Fianna Eireann takes support of the ‘struggle’ to new depths

The gardai, bless them, have been giving Republican Sinn Fein and their supporters a hard time of late. Members of Na Fianna Eireann, a bunch of republican groupies, were partying into the small hours at a house in Tallaght last weekend when the Emergency Response Unit and Special Branch detectives showed up at 5.45am.

RSF have complained that the gardai were heavy-handed, kicking in doors, brandishing handguns, punching people. They do admit “struggling” with officers, and “defending” themselves. Presumably, in line with the finest of republican traditions, “struggling” and “defending” are euphemisms for assaults.

In plaintive press releases outlining the gardai’s alleged maltreatment, RSF produces this clincher: “A member of Na Fianna with cerebral palsy was also assaulted. He was thrown over a sofa, which caused him to hit his head on some bannisters. He was then kicked in the head” . . . yada, yada.

Cry us a river, RSF. Until your military wing, the Continuity IRA, becomes the last paramilitary group to declare a ceasefire, your propaganda campaign against the gardai rings rather a hollow note.