Gemma O'Dotty arrested

Yes, she's certainly severely lacking in compassion. Well observed.

The Holocaust never happened and is a myth pushed by "The Jews". Also Hitler was misunderstood or something.

Honestly, I'm not sure if she's trolling, actually believes that nonsense or has had some sort of mental breakdown.

Once upon a time she actually was a good journalist. It's been a steady downward trajectory for the past 8 years or so that keeps plumbing new lows. In terms of shock value she's reached the end of the line now though. She's basically run out of road.

In a way I would agree that she needs a good bloody arm around her shoulder, but at the same time is there no-one in her orbit that would take her to one side. Or maybe it speaks of the people who she appeals to.

She's an extremist hatemonger lacking any compassion at all for others. Her hatemongering has caused so much harm, chaos, hurt and distress in Ireland.

He is hardly in a "hole", getting bed and board and we're all paying for it.

No chance of jailing people who attack people and they running around with multiple convictions under their belts, no? Just jail easy targets who offend peoples' sensibilities.

Targeting a bereaved mother in her extreme hate filled publication isn't "offending sensibilities" - It's harassment

Ha

Shes a gobshyte.

If you think she is mentally ill (you said she needed a psychiatric evaluation) why would you be gloating at her criminal trial?

It seems strange to me that you're regarding her simultaneously as a hateful figure and a sick woman. Is this coherent or defensible?

She needs to be in a cell, for her protection and others. Whether that is padded or not is up to the professionals.

That might be true, or maybe not. She's no spring chick. She lived many years without appearing to be deranged like she does now. Is it likely that somebody changes their personalty like that over a few years?

Conditions like Alzheimer's can cause personalities to change over a short period of time. Now I very much doubt she has Alzheimer's, but I wonder if there are other conditions that can do similar. I don't know and I'd be just as uneasy diagnosing her as I would be assuming she has the faculties to consider her obviously irrational behaviour.

I agree her opinions are rubbish and her behaviour is unacceptable. I feel sorry for anybody who finds themselves on the receiving end of her ranting and raving. But I also feel sorry for her family. I shiver to think what it would be like if a relative of mine become unhinged like that.

Maybe I'm just getting old :)

Ultimately I feel sorry for her but she should be held accountable for her extremist hatemongering. The abuse a Garda got over her was off the scale. The abuse she has given Muslims, Refugees, Public Workers (library workers, gardai, health care workers, retail workers), LGBT people is off the scale. She has destroyed some peoples lives. There's consequences to all of her extremist hatemongering abusive behaviour.

Yes, she has been the same for a number of years now. But for many years she wasn't. The transition seems to have taken place over a small number of years. If she had always been this way, I'd be more comfortable condemning her.

My position isn't to defend her - it's to hold off from making a determination either way. I won't defend her unacceptable behaviour, but I'm also not comfortable with the idea that one day she decided to become a horrible person. I agree that "psychological issues" has become a very easy excuse for bad behaviour. Maybe some day we'll know for sure either way in this case. Or maybe not.

It's possible to both condemn her behaviour and think she probably needs help, that's not defending her.