Kids at protest outside the Dail right now

Foxhound38

Just walked past the gates of the Dail, seems the bible brigade are still in the full swing of protest out there about this abortion lark - novennas, prayers, ave marias and such.

Whatever the pros and cons of the legislation (and I don't particularly want to discuss that here, as there is plenty of other threads in which to do so), I wanted to point out what was a rather peculiar sight amongst the pro-life protestors. There was a load of kids there too - some very small ones (under 10 years old by the looks of it) who really looked tired and in need of the bed.

Presumably they came with their parents, who are amongst the protestors. Surely, although their parents have every right to protest, there is something not quite right about making kids come along to what will likely be an all-night vigil?

Is it even legal?

Two Tone from Limehouse

One word ...zealots

dodderangler

May aswell
They're doing fcuk all else

SafeSurfer

No kids on the pro abortion side?

Foxhound38

SafeSurfer wrote: »

No kids on the pro abortion side?

None that I could see - plenty of college kids and the like!

worded

When is Ireland arriving in this century, when is the vote ?

If Dana and co don't keep us in the dark ages

mattjack

Foxhound38 wrote: »

Just walked past the gates of the Dail, seems the bible brigade are still in the full swing of protest out there about this abortion lark - novennas, prayers, ave marias and such.

Whatever the pros and cons of the legislation (and I don't particularly want to discuss that here, as there is plenty of other threads in which to do so), I wanted to point out what was a rather peculiar sight amongst the pro-life protestors. There was a load of kids there too - some very small ones (under 10 years old by the looks of it) who really looked tired and in need of the bed.

Presumably they came with their parents, who are amongst the protestors. Surely, although their parents have every right to protest, there is something not quite right about making kids come along to what will likely be an all-night vigil?

Is it even legal?

Was yer man on hunger strike still there ?

efb

Sure they're on their summer holidays! "Mammy's bringing us to the rosery in Dublin, yeah!" says Rod and Todd

kawaii

SafeSurfer wrote: »

No kids on the pro abortion side?

All aborted.

meoklmrk91

I posted a thread in AH not so long ago about a woman who was walking around with a group of small children and getting them to hand out pro life leaflets. It pissed me right off, if you feel the need to push your political agenda on others that's fine but using your small kids to do it, getting them involved in an adult issue is just sick.

A_Sober_Paddy

Whats the make up of the "pro-life" side...Is Youth Defense shower the majority, their posters are vile and IMO a danger to society...they are the scum of the earth that needs eradicating...I knew I stayed away from this issue for a reason...the blood boils :mad:

Ihatecuddles-old

mattjack wrote: »

Was yer man on hunger strike still there ?

Mos Def?

EURATS

What methods of abortion will be used?
A quick read of this site was an eye opener:
<snip>

With no timeframe mentioned in the bill will dead babies in buckets become common?

Banned

Karl Stein

Has anyone told them that prayers work just as good at home?

keelanj69

EURATS wrote: »

What methods of abortion will be used?
A quick read of this site was an eye opener:
<snip>

With no timeframe mentioned in the bill will dead babies in buckets become common?

Jaysus. The Colonel would do great things with that.

Too much?

Saab Ed

All the protagonists in this debacle have done them themselves no favours at all and its pretty doubtful any of them actually represented middle Ireland's mind at all. Whether it was the Holy Joes and their bible bashing on the pro life side or the patronising pro choicers with their heightened self sence of perceived intellectual snobbery, the whole lot of them let the side down.

Very sad that this is still how immature we are as a nation and it always descends into tit for tat rubbish. We're really still a teenager of a nation with a lot of growing up to do.

Clandestine

I just want to see their faces when they hear the bill has gone through

mattjack

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

Mos Def?

God bless you .... have you hay fever or a cold ?

Foxhound38

Surely they could leave the kids out of it though - and before anyone gives the "what if they couldn't find a babysitter" argument, I doubt that excuse would work in terms of bringing kids to the pub, so why should it work for a late-night rosary crusade?

Mardy Bum

Nothing like good old fashion Irish indoctrination; drag them to mass, drag them to abortion rallies, tell them who to vote for. Rinse and repeat.

ballsymchugh

Saab Ed wrote: »

All the protagonists in this debacle have done them themselves no favours at all and its pretty doubtful any of them actually represented middle Ireland's mind at all. Whether it was the Holy Joes and their bible bashing on the pro life side or the patronising pro choicers with their heightened self sence of perceived intellectual snobbery, the whole lot of them let the side down.

funnily enough, the TD now speaking mentioned Dana and Ivana Bacik in the same sentence. both as irritating as each other!

amorphous

keelanj69 wrote: »

Jaysus. The Colonel would do great things with that.

Too much?

I'm hungry now for a KFC.

keelanj69

amorphous wrote: »

I'm hungry now for a KFC.

A Kentucky Fried Child?

That's sick, man.

keelanj69

What do they be talking about during those breaks?

See the match last night?

keeponhurling

Maybe the kids have their own opinions, and genuinely believe in no abortion?

Corvo Attano

EURATS wrote: »

What methods of abortion will be used?
A quick read of this site was an eye opener:
<snip>
With no timeframe mentioned in the bill will dead babies in buckets become common?

Yep. Mother will have the choice to abort if the baby is ugly as long as the umbilical cord is still attached.

As for methods I hear local GPs have opted for the coat hanger method.

pappyodaniel

Foxhound38 wrote: »

Surely they could leave the kids out of it though - and before anyone gives the "what if they couldn't find a babysitter" argument, I doubt that excuse would work in terms of bringing kids to the pub, so why should it work for a late-night rosary crusade?

You dont really get it, do you?

EURATS

If abortion was freely available 60/70 years ago we probably wouldn't have a Dáil... with all the foetal abnormalities wandering around there

The Narrator

Considering how important this bill is, I just wish they would do it right, instead of the half-arsed gombeenery we always have.

We reap what we sow, as a teacher Enda would have had holidays weeks ago, he can't stand for this abortion nonsense taking up his time....

We really need to change the system.

Wompa1

Neither side acknowledges the validity of the other sides arguments. All of them are morons.

EURATS

EURATS wrote: »

What methods of abortion will be used?
A quick read of this site was an eye opener:
<snip>

With no timeframe mentioned in the bill will dead babies in buckets become common?

Mod

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