Relaxation of Restrictions, Part IX *Read OP For Mod Warnings*

Lundstram

pjohnson wrote: »

Yep. Fireworks aimed at Gardai would bring some of the posters here delight.

Makes a change from fining a lone man on a beach.

Good to see them earning their salary for once.

Silentcorner

Silentcorner wrote: »

Zero Covid strategy is dangerous.

We are an island home to two separate states.
We have a virus that has had two surges, it is never going away.
The cost is off the charts, the whole country would have to simultaneously isolate for a period of weeks...in the knowledge that the virus is going to return at some point.
You'd have to control the entire state for a period of time to come.
You'd have to close our border for years to come.

"Zero Covid" in Ireland is a completely fictional idea, for an endless list of reasons.

You'd have to reason anyone pushing such nonsense either:
a) doesn't understand the nature of viruses, or
b) has ulterior motives

PTH2009

Lundstram wrote: »

I don't know about anyone else but I'm absolutely delighted watching these scenes. Good to see some visible action against these nonsense restrictions.

I do think people have the right to protest these ridiculous restrictions extension but feel its giving the Government more ammo to enforce them

No Doubt we will get a lecture by MM and Leo about it because of some bad eggs

spakman

Lundstram wrote: »

I don't know about anyone else but I'm absolutely delighted watching these scenes. Good to see some visible action against these nonsense restrictions.

Delighted to see the guards batter a few ****ing idiots. Pity more of them didnt get it

Coillte_Bhoy

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Not sure why you are not allowed protest now.

Obviously the guy with the firework is a scumbag and there does seem to be some characters there but why aren't they allowed to protest if they want to.

They were protesting, marched around the city centre shouting their nonsense

olestoepoke

billyhead wrote: »

The Gardai are right to go in hard. Anyone looking or asking for trouble deserves the fullest force of the law. Lots of scumbags their by the looks of it. If it was in Paris the police would use tear gas

If it was Paris unrest would've happened a long time ago, us Irish are far too passive these days, we could learn a thing or two from the relationship the French people have with their government.

gmisk

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Not sure why you are not allowed protest now.

Obviously the guy with the firework is a scumbag and there does seem to be some characters there but why aren't they allowed to protest if they want to.

"Characters"....Christ sake....lol

Lundstram

spakman wrote: »

Delighted to see the guards batter a few ****ing idiots. Pity more of them didnt get it

I suggest you send them mean protestors a strongly worded letter. That'll learn them.

Lundstram

Lundstram wrote: »

I don't know about anyone else but I'm absolutely delighted watching these scenes. Good to see some visible action against these nonsense restrictions.

What do you expect to happen when you inhumanely lock people up for months on end.

Lots of people out today. Great to see

FintanMcluskey

Lundstram wrote: »

I don't know about anyone else but I'm absolutely delighted watching these scenes. Good to see some visible action against these nonsense restrictions.

The ironic part is that the deterrent for such behaviour is a stint in jail.

But those not in jail currently have little more freedom than those in jail.

Just like those in jail, I can’t go to a beach or walk up a mountain or see my family in a different county, visit a gym or go to a restaurant etc

If you take away everything worth being civilised for, this is where you end up

spakman

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

Not sure why you are not allowed protest now.

Obviously the guy with the firework is a scumbag and there does seem to be some characters there but why aren't they allowed to protest if they want to.

Define character?

Coillte_Bhoy

olestoepoke wrote: »

If it was Paris unrest would've happened a long time ago, us Irish are far too passive these days, we could learn a thing or two from the relationship the French people have with their government.

You do know there restrictions in Paris including a curfew?

spakman

Lundstram wrote: »

I suggest you send them mean protestors a strongly worded letter. That'll learn them.

If they could read it.

Coillte_Bhoy

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

The ironic part is that the deterrent for such behaviour is a stint in jail.

But those not in jail currently have little more freedom than those in jail.

Just like those in jail, I can’t go to a beach or walk up a mountain or see my family in a different county, visit a gym or go to a restaurant etc

If you take away everything worth being civilised for, this is where you end up

:pac:

suicide_circus

olestoepoke wrote: »

If it was Paris unrest would've happened a long time ago, us Irish are far too passive these days, we could learn a thing or two from the relationship the French people have with their government.

We're unbelievably deferential and compliant.

Silentcorner

Del Griffith wrote: »

Most of the videos look like a bit of craic and pretty normal.

Your man with the firework will have ****ed up everything though and given them a narrative to cut zero slack now to any lockdown protest, unfortunately.

It is a shame.

The media will focus on the violence and ignore the fact the Government closed off a part of a city to prevent a protest about the actions of that Government.

It is perfectly legitimate for a people to protest one of the most stringent and inhumane lock downs on the planet with one of the youngest population and a thin population density.

These are deeply disturbing times, but in Ireland we will get distracted by the morons who love a bit of trouble!

olestoepoke

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

You do know there restrictions in Paris including a curfew?

Yes I do so whats your point?

gmisk

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What do you expect to happen when you inhumanely lock people up for months on end.

Lots of people out today. Great to see

"Lock people up for months on end"...what nonsense.
No one is locked up, we don't even have curfews like quite a lot of other places in EU have had.

Do you think behaviour like today is going to help end things quicker?!

RobitTV

I said this earlier during the week. The level of anger and frustration has now boiled over for some of these people. I said that trouble will brew as mental health and hope begins to falter in our society.

We cannot have violence on our streets.

RobitTV wrote: »

People are furious this time. They government may have just awakened something ugly.

No plan or strategy. Mixed with anger and fatigue.

spakman

Silentcorner wrote: »

It is a shame.

The media will focus on the violence and ignore the fact the Government closed off a part of a city to prevent a protest about the actions of that Government.

It is perfectly legitimate for a people to protest one of the most stringent and inhumane lock downs on the planet with one of the youngest population and a thin population density.

These are deeply disturbing times, but in Ireland we will get distracted by the morons who love a bit of trouble!

None of those gob****es protesting today has ever had to deal with imhumane circumstances.
If they did, they might appreciate how easy they have it.

py2006

I wonder did those idiots today get up this morning thinking if they find a couple hundred like minded "howyas", the government will realise how wrong they are about the mythical coronavirus and open the pubs and bookies for them?

FintanMcluskey

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

The ironic part is that the deterrent for such behaviour is a stint in jail.

But those not in jail currently have little more freedom than those in jail.

Just like those in jail, I can’t go to a beach or walk up a mountain or see my family in a different county, visit a gym or go to a restaurant etc

If you take away everything worth being civilised for, this is where you end up

F*ck sake

bb1234567

The weed smell is bizarre though it's like somebody dropped a weed bomb on the whole city centre

Boggles

RobitTV wrote: »

I said this earlier during the week. The level of anger has now boiled over for some of these people. I said that trouble will brew as mental health and hope begins to falter in our society.

We cannot have violence on our streets.

The mental health of that scum has fúck all to do with restrictions.

py2006

FintanMcluskey wrote: »

The ironic part is that the deterrent for such behaviour is a stint in jail.

But those not in jail currently have little more freedom than those in jail.

Just like those in jail, I can’t go to a beach or walk up a mountain or see my family in a different county, visit a gym or go to a restaurant etc

If you take away everything worth being civilised for, this is where you end up

Prob the most stupid post on here

SilentGreenx32

So many on here wanted that protest to go badly. The usual lot as well. The same people who said that hairdresser should have been locked up. Its incredibly disappointing

francogarbanzo

Boggles wrote: »

The mental health of that scum has fúck all to do with restrictions.

Please provide a source.

SAMTALK

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What do you expect to happen when you inhumanely lock people up for months on end.

Lots of people out today. Great to see

We are not locked up. Very dramatic.

Absolute fools in Dublin today. Why hurl abuse at Guards who are only doing their jobs . A peaceful protest if one thing but this is just a bunch of fools. If they all wrote a letter to government outlining their problems it would serve them better and maybe help the rest of us get out of lockdown sooner!

dublinbando

Notice all the accounts that are pro restrictions are all pre 2010, would wager a bet a large portion of those accounts are landlords too

py2006

dublinbando wrote: »

Notice all the accounts that are pro restrictions are all pre 2010, would wager a bet a large portion of those accounts are landlords too

ffs