**ALL THINGS IRISH WATER/WATER RELATED** Part 2 - MOD WARNING IN OP

donvito99

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

Tinkersbell wrote: »

At the end of the day, she's a girl/young woman.
To fire her into a metal bollard like that was, and is, a disgusting and disgraceful act.
The fact that pro water tax people are on here condoning it saddens me.
But sure that's the type of country and society we have now.

Perhaps we all should reflect on that sad fact.
Goodnight everyone.

So protesters can throw things at the Tánaiste's head and Gardaí can't use force to uphold law and order.

I am opposed to this kind of thinking.

SaveOurLyric

Phoebas wrote: »

Possibly a bit over the top. Its hard to be sure with only a partial video. We might see more in the coming days or information from other people who were there.

Yes. There might be a video from another angle that makes it look completely different : woman grabs Garda's arm and jumps to the ground pulling his arm with her. Garda in fact tries to help her to stay on her feet.

listermint

I do not want to pay for water in any way

donvito99 wrote: »

So protesters can throw things at the Tánaiste's head and Gardaí can't use force to uphold law and order.

I am opposed to this kind of thinking.

Perspective. It was a water balloon.

Someone called it a Missile earlier


Get some perspective here.

efb

I would like Irish Water as a company to remain in it's current form

listermint wrote: »

Perspective. It was a water balloon.

Someone called it a Missile earlier


Get some perspective here.

By definition it would be a missile

coolemon

donvito99 wrote: »

So protesters can throw things at the Tánaiste's head and Gardaí can't use force to uphold law and order.

I am opposed to this kind of thinking.

They were talking about the violent assault where a woman was violently and thuggishly thrown into a bollard by a thug Garda who obstructed his leaders car.

Far worse than a water balloon thrown at Joan.

Bollards are not designed for people to be flung into them.

It is a very dangerous and unsafe practice.

listermint

I do not want to pay for water in any way

Anyway it's the witching hour.

Have to work in the morning to pay for Joans several gold pensions.


Ain't no shills like late night shills


Night night all

SaveOurLyric

listermint wrote: »

Perspective. It was a water balloon.

Someone called it a Missile earlier


Get some perspective here.

Get a dictionary.

It was a missile : "any object that is thrown with the intention of causing injury or damage"

coolemon

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

Get a dictionary.

It was a missile : "any object that is thrown with the intention of causing injury or damage"

So the woman who was thrown against the bollard was a missile now?

SaveOurLyric

coolemon wrote: »

So the woman who was thrown against the bollard was a missile now?

Again. Its not clear that she was thrown. She may have jumped/deliberately fallen. And for sure, neither she, nor the Garda intended to injure the bollard. Its a bollard !!!

Banjo String

I do not want to pay for water in any way

efb wrote: »

By definition it would be a missile

Water balloon.... The definitive saviour of the Iraq war...

P_1

SaveOurLyric wrote: »

Get a dictionary.

It was a missile : "any object that is thrown with the intention of causing injury or damage"

And just out of interest what kind of damage or injury can a water balloon cause? Last time I checked Joan Burton isn't some kind of wicked witch who will dissolve when put into contact with water...

donvito99

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

I despair at the contrived attitude towards the state and its agents shown by people here. It only strengthens my resolve to resist resistance shown to water charges. I agree with a charge on water and only wish we had a better class of politicians to drive it through. In my view, policing of the protest has been more than impressive, given the Guard's poor history in relation to Rossport and Shannon Airport. The use of force has been entirely restrained and where it has been used it has been minimal. If that woman did not wish to be hurled into a bollard - a stupid move on that gardas part - she should be reminded that she's not entitled to block the transport of the Prime Minister of a modern state and kettle him for hours potentially as happened to Burton.

The horse is high with you and you should know that there are plenty of people who will, at the ballot box without bricks and intimidation, ensure continuity in our democracy by shunning populism and remaining appropriately numbed to this hack type politics.

donvito99

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

listermint wrote: »

Anyway it's the witching hour.

Have to work in the morning to pay for Joans several gold pensions.


Ain't no shills like late night shills


Night night all

I was impressed with the way Burton handled it, smiled of something being hurled at her head from behind having just been liberated after 2 hours at the hands of a mob.

Democracy, yeah right.

efb

I would like Irish Water as a company to remain in it's current form

If this is what boards is like wtf is p.ie like???

efb

I would like Irish Water as a company to remain in it's current form

You don't see her hit the bollard in that video btw

My name is URL

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

The Indo, definitely not biased or misleading in any way, shape or form :rolleyes:

https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/533983758043865088

They're literally being the equivalent there of a neighbor that saw their husband beat his wife but doesn't want to rat on him

masculinist

I do not want to pay for water in any way

BoatMad wrote: »

I know there is a very reasonable survey done by the credit union, thats suggest its really about 70-30 in attitude to meters and paying for water, certaibkly we have no ideas about the million you are taking for granted..

A referendum or a general election tomorrow would wipe your ignorance away and consign your fantasy survey to the pile of daily biased worthless toilet paper passing as 'news' coming from BailedOut News and Media™ otherwise known as Tax Non Dom Media™
A million people have ignored or spoiled the forms Irish Water sent them. A couple of hundred thousand marched all over the country in the rain with their kids and grandparents.
On top of all of this, if you were honest and paid any attention you could see straight away that 99% of the people on the streets , shops and workplaces absolutely hate water charges and everyone responsible for them. Hate with a passion. - There is no popular or even unpopular movement for Water Charges. Nobody has ever marched for water charges but they have marched against them.




™*[A consortium of eight banks, including State-owned AIB and Bank of Ireland, has agreed to write off almost €140m in debt owed by Independent News and Media. Conflict of interest anyone ? The Independent................Anything But Independent :rolleyes: ]

Smidge

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I was supposed to get a shilling bonus from FG for doing 50 posts that Sunday. According to the kind people who counted up mine. It never came.

You've been had, dx.
They don't even make shillings anymore

Smidge

efb wrote: »

You don't see her hit the bollard in that video btw

No, but you sure as fuk heard the bang of her head/body on it.

My name is URL

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

efb wrote: »

You don't see her hit the bollard in that video btw

You don't see someone throw a balloon at Burton either, but it doesn't mean it just magically appeared on the screen from nowhere

And it doesn't matter if she hit the bollard or not, she could have easily done. It's the action that's important.. not the outcome.

Chucky the tree

My name is URL wrote: »

You don't see someone throw a balloon at Burton either, but it doesn't mean it just magically appeared on the screen from nowhere

Is there photographs of her hitting the bollard or a video from a different angle?

123balltv

I agree with metered water charges

I work in retail poor Joan I know what it fells like to get silly things thrown at you, idiots hurling abuse government have to hear ordinary folks anger I cannot afford water charges which will rise every year sneaky liars.

My name is URL

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Is there photographs of her hitting the bollard or a video from a different angle?

I don't know, and it's irrelevant anyway. The video shows her being flung like a rag doll towards it.

mikom

All I can say is Jaysus, the powers that be in this country are turning it into dung heap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxC-lq-fAj0

Tony EH

I do not want to pay for water in any way

donvito99 wrote: »

So protesters can throw things at the Tánaiste's head...

Like you care.

Dry those crocodile tears, there.

:pac:

donvito99

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

Tony EH wrote: »

Like you care.

Dry those crocodile tears, there.

:pac:

I'm sure you don't either...

donvito99

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

mikom wrote: »

All I can say is Jaysus, the powers that be in this country are turning it into dung heap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxC-lq-fAj0

FFS. We're another step closer to tyranny, aren't we?

We are in me hole.

Tony EH

I do not want to pay for water in any way

My name is URL wrote: »

The Indo, definitely not biased or misleading in any way, shape or form :rolleyes:

https://twitter.com/Independent_ie/status/533983758043865088

They're literally being the equivalent there of a neighbor that saw their husband beat his wife but doesn't want to rat on him

Wow...that's pathetic.

TBH, I've always been willing to give articles in the Indo a far shout, even with O'Brien's shareholdings...but that tweet is just ridiculous.

mikom

donvito99 wrote: »

FFS. We're another step closer to tyranny, aren't we?

We are in me hole.

Piles again, donvito99?

My name is URL

I would like to see IW to cease trading and water to remain controlled by government/local auth

http://i.imgur.com/jgEfAOe.png

The two gardai on the right already had her under control.

The Incredible Bulk almost got ran over himself in the process of bum-rushing the woman.

Absolute lummox nearly even knocked your man in the suit over trying to be a hero.