St. Patrick's Day Protests

riffmongous

Gardaí say they will have a significant policing operation in place to deal with planned protests in Dublin city tomorrow.

Over 2,500 members from regular and specialist units including air support, the dog, mounted and public order units will be on duty at key locations, as well as checkpoints nationwide.

Gardaí say multiple protest events are being planned on social media by disparate groups in different locations, including at the GPO and RTE, which they say will require a significant resources.

So, anyone know what's being planned for tomorrow and by whom? Will we see a repeat of the scenes from the last protest?

I'm assuming if there is something happening at Rte Gemma is involved

celt262

riffmongous wrote: »

So, anyone know what's being planned for tomorrow and by whom? Will we see a repeat of the scenes from the last protest?

I'm assuming if there is something happening at Rte Gemma is involved

Hopefully who ever turns up gets laid into if they start acting the d!ick.

Quantum Erasure

We should have a march, with banners, and all dress in green. Maybe the Gardai could join in, with their own banners...

SEPT 23 1989

The inner city urchins will cause problems as they always do on paddy’s day

suicide_circus

Will the gardai take the knee?

ThunbergsAreGo

riffmongous wrote: »

So, anyone know what's being planned for tomorrow and by whom? Will we see a repeat of the scenes from the last protest?

I'm assuming if there is something happening at Rte Gemma is involved

2,500 is less than 20% of the Gardaí, I would have thought there would be more out tomorrow

PhilOssophy

We should stop giving these imbeciles publicity. Such nobodies crave publicity.
The best thing to do would be let them have their protest and encourage a media black-out about the protests.

BensMixed

The gardai will know exactly what's going to happen in detail. These lads are not the smartest.

"Gardaí say multiple protest events are being planned on social media by disparate groups in different locations, including at the GPO and RTE, which they say will require a significant waste of public resources."

Even the tiniest murmur of unrest among the protestors will have the authoritarian shills salivating with glee, triggering smug remarks like "I hope the Gardaí crack some skulls". A handful of miscreants should take nothing away from the fact that the vast majority are expressing their right to register their displeasure with undemocratic lockdowns in peaceful fashion. Good luck to those standing up for their civil liberties tomorrow, people have been downtrodden long enough.

Mrs OBumble

The snakes are striking back against St Patrick's oppression.

1800_Ladladlad

There's a protest today isnt there.

1800_Ladladlad

suicide_circus wrote: »

Will the gardai take the knee?

They'll have a dance

TheValeyard

There does seem to be a sense in the air that people have just given up when it comes to restrictions. While some may resort to protests or trying to cause trouble tomorrow. I've a strong feeling the restrictions are going to be ignored by a large amounts of people. Lot of frustration out there.

AdrianBalboa

As a person who is concerned about the vulnerable in our society, I hope that this protest doesn't go ahead and become a super-spreader event.

Morons seem to be very easily lead by conspiracy theories on the Internet. Cases are exploding again all over Europe, and it's extremely stupid of people in Ireland to think we can now ease up on restrictions.

Eric Cartman

Cant wait to see the usual faces come in here to condemn this protest who were utterly silent on the george njchenko funeral , the traveller funeral, the ruth coppinger protest and the uk vigil.

Every single one of these protests are moronic and dangerous superspreader events, I dont think anyone can come in to any thread and loudly condemn one without having condemned them all.

ednwireland

i think protest is still a legal form of expression even with coronavirus isnt it

AdrianBalboa

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Cant wait to see the usual faces come in here to condemn this protest who were utterly silent on the george njchenko funeral , the traveller funeral, the ruth coppinger protest and the uk vigil.

Every single one of these protests are moronic and dangerous superspreader events, I dont think anyone can come in to any thread and loudly condemn one without having condemned them all.

Well they're not.

If people can protest in masks while social distancing then they're not superspreader events, but considering that this is a protest in favour of drinking cans with their mates on a Wednesday I imagine that those measures won't be followed.

Why are they protesting?

Is it because we're in a pandemic and the safest thing to do is to

shut down a lot of facilities and business outlets for everyones safety?

Maybe I'm just missing the obvious! :mad:

SEPT 23 1989

TheValeyard wrote: »

There does seem to be a sense in the air that people have just given up when it comes to restrictions. While some may resort to protests or trying to cause trouble tomorrow. I've a strong feeling the restrictions are going to be ignored by a large amounts of people. Lot of frustration out there.

The weather is the thing that will change everything

Kermit.de.frog

Deleted User wrote: »

Even the tiniest murmur of unrest among the protestors will have the authoritarian shills salivating with glee, triggering smug remarks like "I hope the Gardaí crack some skulls".

:rolleyes:

uh, we've a live one here

EmmetSpiceland

Eric Cartman wrote: »

Every single one of these protests are moronic and dangerous superspreader events, I dont think anyone can come in to any thread and loudly condemn one without having condemned them all.

Some are more moronic than others.

ednwireland

TheValeyard wrote: »

There does seem to be a sense in the air that people have just given up when it comes to restrictions. While some may resort to protests or trying to cause trouble tomorrow. I've a strong feeling the restrictions are going to be ignored by a large amounts of people. Lot of frustration out there.

walk round the same loop in town most days- struggled to cross the road today with traffic, English reg cars about etc etc

warm and sunny tomorrow don't there will be much adherence to the rules

Amirani

ednwireland wrote: »

i think protest is still a legal form of expression even with coronavirus isnt it

Don't see why vigils seem to have a higher attendance limit than funerals.

At what point can your mother's funeral be classified as a vigil so you can have more than 10 people at it?

riffmongous

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Some are more moronic than others.

Indeed, from a spreading pov anti-restriction protests are inherently more dangerous than any other kind, as the majority of people taking part aren't going to follow the health rules they don't believe in

riffmongous

ednwireland wrote: »

i think protest is still a legal form of expression even with coronavirus isnt it

If it's done right yeah. That's why I'm curious who is organising the ones tomorrow and what form the are planning to take

is_that_so

ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »

2,500 is less than 20% of the Gardaí, I would have thought there would be more out tomorrow

That's all they can manage, the rest are at dancing practice!

.anon.

riffmongous wrote: »

Indeed, from a spreading pov anti-restriction protests are inherently more dangerous than any other kind, as the majority of people taking part aren't going to follow the health rules they don't believe in

Not only that, but they'll make a point of not following the rules. Not just at the protest, but on the way to and from it also.

irishguitarlad

Think tomorrow will be madness with a load of scummers from the city centre pissed and the bad eggs from the protest beating the shíte out of each other with the gards thrown in as well.

EmmetSpiceland

.anon. wrote: »

Not only that, but they'll make a point of not following the rules. Not just at the protest, but on the way to and from it also.

And they’ll be the ones “complaining” loudest when we can’t open back up due to higher cases. Utterly counter-intuitive, not to mention plain stupid.

Ninthlife

Can we get odds on the times at which the first 'shame on you' chant will be started by a group of grey tracksuit clad urban athletes..

TomTomTim

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

:rolleyes:

uh, we've a live one here

You've literally been one of the biggest COVID authoritarians on this site, so it's beyond ridiculous that you try and mock people for a claim that accurately describes you.

AdrianBalboa

.anon. wrote: »

Not only that, but they'll make a point of not following the rules. Not just at the protest, but on the way to and from it also.

Civil rights protestors, protesting the sacred human-right to get drunk in the middle of the afternoon and endanger people with pre-existing conditions during a pandemic.

AdrianBalboa

rusty cole wrote: »

I heard on the news that a demonstration in solidarity with the girl who was murdered in London, is to go ahead today in Dublin, not sure if it;s true, dont see how it can either. a crowd is a crowd is a crowd..Like they say, this disease doesn't discriminate nor take sides..

Batons at the ready lads!!!!

I think you'll find that it does discriminate against people who maintain social distances and who wear masks.

TomTomTim

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

Well they're not.

If people can protest in masks while social distancing then they're not superspreader events, but considering that this is a protest in favour of drinking cans with their mates on a Wednesday I imagine that those measures won't be followed.

A quick Google image search will show you that there was very little distancing at the vigil. You're beyond hypocritical.

AdrianBalboa

TomTomTim wrote: »

A quick Google image search will show that there was very little distancing at the vigil. You're beyond hypocritical.

How? I didn't even go.

TomTomTim

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

Civil rights protestors, protesting the sacred human-right to get drunk in the middle of the afternoon and endanger people with pre-existing conditions during a pandemic.

They have much the same level of risk. The virus doesn't give a damn about your social justice.

Thelonious Monk

The traffic today is mental out my way. People are visiting houses etc no one really cares that much any more.
I'm disappointed as to the disdain that protesters are held in over this carry on. It's been managed terribly and they're giving the people nothing at the moment. I have a wage coming in anyway, I can't imagine how people who have been out of work for a year or so feel, and the government are giving them no hope right now.
I happened to be near the last Dublin protests and it was mostly just normal people. Some grey tracksuited scumbag shot a rocket at the police but town is full of those types all the time anyway.
Many people just want a different response as to how they're dealing with things now. Not everyone protesting the current restrictions is a right wing nutter ffs.

AdrianBalboa

TomTomTim wrote: »

They have much the same level of risk. The virus doesn't give a damn about your social justice.

No, they don't.

In fact the increase of covid 19 cases after one Black Lives Matter protest was "small in magnitude" and "concluded no impact on COVID-19 rates."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7717330/

Wash your hands, keep your distance and wear a mask, people. Enjoy the cans at home instead.

Tacitus Kilgore

Ahh,


"The stroll of the stupid"


The anti-mask protest that will be heavily attended by mask wearing protesters.

Enjoy your big day out lads, let us know what you hope to achieve.

Tacitus Kilgore

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Not everyone protesting the current restrictions is a right wing nutter ffs.

Maybe not, but that's who's bringing them all together, and that's who will be handing out fliers, who will be directing them through telegram etc. etc. etc. lay down with dogs and all that.

greasepalm

Get the farmers up with their muck spreaders before the march and line their route with sh1t for the sh1tes

loveall

Water cannons with a good bit of that dodgy recalled hand sanitizer mixed in.......2 birds, 1 stone

AdrianBalboa

Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »

Ahh,


"The stroll of the stupid"


The anti-mask protest that will be heavily attended by mask wearing protesters.

Enjoy your big day out lads, let us know what you hope to achieve.

They're going to drink a rake of cans, throw some shapes, and tell the guards that they'll "do nuttin" before scarpering as one idiot takes it too far and launches an attack on our boys in blue.

Our reward for this brave display of civil disobedience will be daily quadruple figures in about a week and a half, and fewer grandparents for our nations' children.

timmyntc

Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »

The anti-mask protest that will be heavily attended by mask wearing protesters.

Hmm, its almost as if its not an anti-mask protest at all.. :rolleyes:

freshpopcorn

When this is all over we should just have big protest outside Gemma's and Little Dee's house.

Tacitus Kilgore

AdrianBalboa wrote: »

They're going to drink a rake of cans, throw some shapes, and tell the guards that they'll "do nuttin" before scarpering as one idiot takes it too far and launches an attack on our boys in blue.

Our reward for this brave display of civil disobedience will be daily quadruple figures in about a week and a half, and fewer grandparents for our nations' children.

It's ok for these lads though, it'll be "wharrabout BLM, wharrabout travellers, wharrabout RTE" you can see it through the thread already sure, it's always someone else's fault, always.

Tacitus Kilgore

timmyntc wrote: »

Hmm, its almost as if its not an anti-mask protest at all.. :rolleyes:

Indeed, it's quite obviously an anti intelligence protest.

The Nal

Bored losers.

They should just let them at it. Not one garda, not one journalist, no one. No coverage.

Starve them of the attention they pathetically crave and starve the "political" parties who use these events to recruit these thickos.

"While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also far better to be hated than ignored".

Tacitus Kilgore

The Nal wrote: »

Bored losers.

They should just let them at it. Not one garda, not one journalist, no one. No coverage.

Starve them of the attention they pathetically crave and starve the "political" parties who use these events to recruit these thickos.

"While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also far better to be hated than ignored".

The type that will be at this are the folk who like & thank their own posts on social media - not sure your plan would work :pac:

loveall

There'd be a huge turnout if there was a Dublin covid variant....just look at Kent