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Liam Neeson has landed himself in a spot of trouble

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  • #2
    Leonidas BL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Leonidas BL


    Queue the snowflakes....


  • #3
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,980 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    People flipping out on twitter as usual, only reading the headline and not reading the bit where he explains he now realises how wrong he was.


  • #4
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,012 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    I don't think so. He told the story and spoke about his realisation it was madness. He admitted to wanting to kill a black man because a black man raped his friend. Could have been an asian or a honkey.


  • #5
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,012 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Leonidas BL wrote: »
    Queue the snowflakes....

    You seem to be a bit sensitive about that.


  • #6
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    He's a brave man admitting that in this day and age:D

    I know people will rush to condemn him but look at the context, he was talking about he felt at that time, in the moment of learning what had happened to his loved one. It's an understandable reaction to a violent assault.

    I'd presume he doesn't feel that way now but the permanently outraged won't let that stop them vilifying him.


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  • #7
    strandroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭strandroad


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    I don't think so. He told the story and spoke about his realisation it was madness. He admitted to wanting to kill a black man because a black man raped his friend. Could have been an asian or a honkey.

    If it was a white man would he look to punch any white man too?

    Not sure why he even admits to it, we all have moments of stupidity but his logic was particularly flawed.


  • #8
    Leonidas BL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Leonidas BL


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    You seem to be a bit sensitive about that.

    And so what if I am?


  • #9
    Billy Mays
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,597 ✭✭✭Billy Mays


    eviltwin wrote: »
    He's a brave man admitting that in this day and age:D

    I know people will rush to condemn him but look at the context, he was talking about he felt at that time, in the moment of learning what had happened to his loved one. It's an understandable reaction to a violent assault.

    I'd presume he doesn't feel that way now but the permanently outraged won't let that stop them vilifying him.
    No it's not


  • #10
    BBFAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    It strikes me as an extremely bizarre interview but I don't think he's been the same man since he lost his wife.


  • #11
    backspin.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭backspin.


    He is 66 I see and retiring now I'd say... whether he wants to or not.


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  • #12
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,012 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    strandroad wrote: »
    If it was a white man would he look to punch any white man too?

    Not sure why he even admits to it, we all have moments of stupidity but his logic was particularly flawed.

    Yes, so he says. He didn't punch anyone. He was waiting on someone to start on him. No black man did, no fight.


  • #13
    HandsomeBob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,977 ✭✭✭HandsomeBob


    BBFAN wrote: »
    It strikes me as an extremely bizarre interview but I don't think he's been the same man since he lost his wife.

    Yeah this is what struck me. Suicide saying something like that.


  • #14
    Mam of 4
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,487 ✭✭✭✭Mam of 4


    I think he said what a lot of us would say at first if someone close to us was raped tbh .

    That's until you think about it rationally and know you can't beat someone's head in .

    https://forumofgames.com/



  • #15
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,282 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    I don't really care what he did in the past.
    From what I know about him, He's always trying to guilt people tough about various issues.


  • #16
    Feisar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,031 ✭✭✭Feisar


    Seems like thoughts are now crimes.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #17
    aaakev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,064 ✭✭✭aaakev


    Billy Mays wrote: »
    eviltwin wrote: »
    He's a brave man admitting that in this day and age:D

    I know people will rush to condemn him but look at the context, he was talking about he felt at that time, in the moment of learning what had happened to his loved one. It's an understandable reaction to a violent assault.

    I'd presume he doesn't feel that way now but the permanently outraged won't let that stop them vilifying him.
    No it's not
    Id probably feel the same in that situation so id agree its an understandable reaction


  • #18
    bassy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,753 ✭✭✭bassy


    i will find you and i will kill you :D


  • #19
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    I stand with Liam Neeson.


  • #20
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    The ‘black person’ bit has clearly been highlighted by Sky to sensationalise it all. He asked his friend if she could identify the person and she mentioned something that stood out to her. I’m guessing she was white. If his attacked friend was black and her attacker was white, likely one of the first things she’d say too is mention his skin colour. It’s a broad identifier that you can point to.

    As for the feelings of wanting vengeance, they are very human feelings if not the most admirable. Kinda like when the father of a victim of Larry Nassar lunged at him in court last year. It was a wrong action but a perfectly understandable one.


  • #21
    Irish Guitarist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,736 ✭✭✭Irish Guitarist


    Then you have someone like Ice Cube earning a fortune from rapping about killing whites and Koreans, never expressing any regret and going on to star in family comedies.


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  • #22
    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,928 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    bassy wrote: »
    i will find you and i will kill you :D

    Clearly he didn't :o


  • #23
    Boggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,337 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2USXEJuvXT4


  • #24
    bassy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,753 ✭✭✭bassy


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    Clearly he didn't :o

    of course he did,nt made up movie rubbish that was :D


  • #25
    Robert Wolfe
    Site Banned Posts: 79 ✭✭Robert Wolfe


    The soyboys will be shocked that he didn't want to hunt down the rapist so he could hug him and give him flowers and forgiveness, but I get him.

    If, say for example, a bunch of Syrian migrants raped someone I cared about, I'm sure I would be filled with overwhelming rage and hatred. Not saying it's ok but I'm human at the end of the day.

    I applaud him for his honesty.


  • #26
    paw patrol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭paw patrol


    bassy wrote: »
    of course he did,nt made up movie rubbish that was :D

    movie rubbish...? get the f8ck...Taken up there with the best films made.


  • #27
    Arghus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,401 ✭✭✭✭Arghus


    In context the comment makes sense, considering that he is trying to make a point about the craziness of his thinking in those moments; he's not boasting about it.

    But, he should have been wise to the fact that the qoute would surely be taken out of context.


  • #28
    aaakev
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,064 ✭✭✭aaakev


    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »
    The ‘black person’ bit has clearly been highlighted by Sky to sensationalise it all. He asked his friend if she could identify the person and she mentioned something that stood out to her. I’m guessing she was white. If his attacked friend was black and her attacker was white, likely one of the first things she’d say too is mention his skin colour. It’s a broad identifier that you can point to.

    As for the feelings of wanting vengeance, they are very human feelings if not the most admirable. Kinda like when the father of a victim of Larry Nassar lunged at him in court last year. It was a wrong action but a perfectly understandable one.
    The only thing wrong about that nessar incident is that he walked away unhurt


  • #29
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,801 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    well that's the end of him then


  • #30
    dav3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭dav3


    Robert Wolfe wrote: »
    The soyboys will be shocked that he didn't want to hunt down the rapist so he could hug him and give him flowers and forgiveness, but I get him.

    If, say for example, a bunch of Syrian migrants raped someone I cared about, I'm sure I would be filled with overwhelming rage and hatred. Not saying it's ok but I'm human at the end of the day.

    I applaud him for his honesty.

    So brave


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  • #31
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Another frivolous storm. Neeson reacted emotively to a heinous crime, and later condemned his thought process:

    "It was horrible, horrible, when I think back, that I did that. And I've never admitted that, and I'm saying it to a journalist. God forbid. It's awful. But I did learn a lesson from it."


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