irish travellers

drogheda louth

hi i was just wondering if travellers was unliked to day as years ago
it seems people now see more of travellers in towns and around as before
a lot of people have travellers for friends now i no some to i thenk there ok some of them

Willbbz

They're people too..

count66

Depends - like any group there are good and bad elements - the main criticism I have of travellers is that they don't usually come out and inform on the criminal elements within their own groups even when they know its going on whether that be social welfare fraud or downright criminality, e.g. what happened in Smithfield - didn't hear much from Pavee Point on that.

Travellers whilst deserving of equal treatment also have to step up to the plate in becoming good citizens of the country also and inform on and speak out against traveller criminality when it does occur.

whiteonion

Willbbz wrote: »

They're people too..

Are you serious?

gbee

Trying to be discreet is difficult, but some of the more notorious families are no longer on the scene in some areas.

This has lead to a softening of attitude towards the remainder who are more law abiding.

Also the traditional role of dozens of children being let loose from a transit van has been both curtailed [presumably by the seatbelt law] and replaced in some areas by Roma Travellers.

IMO, the public has somewhat shifted aggression off the traveller in general.

Willbbz

whiteonion wrote: »

Are you serious?

Sorry I don't share your ideals and segregate these people from society.

gbee wrote: »

IMO, the public has somewhat shifted aggression off the traveller in general.

I would have agreed with you until I saw this thread.

Permabear

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