Man murdered in Blanchardstown vs Man killed on Henry street

Agreed, it's a shocking situation compared to public transport from other airports I go to. I take a cab these days.

Thank God that we benefitted from getting 40 billion from the EU since the 70s which went a long way towards developing the country. It was "free money" in a sense since we haven't paid it back.

I look at it as a form of reparations for the famine and colonialism.

what about those concerned about it and who think our immigration intake-refusals should be greatly reduced-increased. I mean, “ranting” can be subjective..

Ranting about the 3rd world is not the way to go about raising concerns. Concerns can be discussed without racism and nonsense tbh.

It’s these descriptions like summary execution that are in no way helpful. They are extremely harmful. None those security men set out that day to execute anyone, and you know that!! But using descriptions like this only leads to stirring up racial tensions, the exact thing you also seem to be complaining about from people who are taking about the problem with immigrants in Ireland. This is exactly what likes a Coppinger n Murphy are at. You want to go down that path?

that’s my point. Who decides it’s ranting (racist) vs. decent and non-racist objection? Some people are afraid to even broach the immigration subject because of the fear that some will jump on the you’re a racist card

but that’s always been the way, the news way. Some stories evoke much more interest and debate and emotion etc. And the Henry Street death will garner a lot more interest than the assault killing. Look at us on boards. We’re way more discussing Henry Street

Because the 3rd world nonsense is nothing but irrational ranting

Has there been a recent rule change on the site to allow discussion of matters which are before the courts?

We can't take away peoples passports.

Also I don't think the message is getting through, the worst parts of Ireland are like upper class parts of some countries.

Whats out there is a whole lot worse, and gives way fewer shts. Bed and board in an Irish prison is not a deterrant.

Why do you need to bring in the Palestinians to this or the Irish support for the Palestinian cause? A genocide took place and continues to take place. 900 killed since the last " ceasefire". Irish people saying that is wrong is a good thing, surely?

The crime that took place in Blanch is disgusting. I was sent a copy of the video and deleted it immediately. The whole thing fills me with rage and I could not bring myself to watch that poor man's last moments. My blood boils at the thought. I have a view that in cases like these the death penalty needs serious reconsidering. I appreciate I am in a minority with that view but the arrogance. cowardliness and absolute 0 mercy shown to such an innocent target needs the full force of state law behind it. I do not believe present deterrents suffice.

Not to go off track. My point is we can say what happened in Blanchardstown is wrong. and support stronger punishment. We can also say what the Palestinians suffer is inhumane and needs our full support too. The Blanchardstown crime is actually remiscent of Israeli behaviour in the West Bank.

I do not see why one cause is viewed to be or has to be at the expense of the other.

Theres no evidence that Mr. Sakila was killed by security.

No, the newsworthiness has arisen from the Congolese gentleman being a foreigner and black.

Truth is if it was your normal dublin serial shoplifter that this happened to it would be in the papers for a day and that would be it, there would be no wider discussion about it, no international outlets picking up on it, no scumbag politicians using it to rabble rouse and hope for it to be our "George Floyd moment"

This incident has provided some good as it does highlight that a lot of lefty politicians like Holly Cairns, Eileen Flynn, Coppinger etc are genuinely scum and basically want to rabble rouse rather than being sensible mature politicians to call things as they actually are and fix issues as opposed to just using things to gain attention for themselves and get idiots to vote for them. Politicians like that are every bit as bad as the "far right" but they have enough media running cover for them so they get treated by most of the main stream media as respectable individuals rather than the scumbags that they are, they're no better than the likes of Justin Barrett and genuine far right nuts who are rightly seen as loons.

Not that I'm aware of.

Nobody in this thread actually cares though. It's been pointed out at least twice and it's still a free-for-all.

He was just your average Dublin shoplifter. In what way wasn't he? Better than most at thieving?