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Five arrests in 'slavery' raid at UK [travellers] site

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    #272
    Dublindude69
    Registered Users Posts: 770 ✭✭✭Dublindude69


    I've been reading today that this isn't an isolated incident, raids have been carried out on irish traveller camps across the UK and over 100 slaves have been found.


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    #273
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    TiGeR KiNgS wrote: »
    no there not, they are descended from Romanian travellers. notice that Ireland is at edge of europe. i.e nowhere else to travel so they got centralised here.
    thats common knowledge

    Romanian Travellers? As in Roma? As in not descending from Romanians?

    I though that was common knowledge.


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    #274
    gozunda
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    This is good...

    LINK


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    #275
    Snakeblood
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    Dublindude69 wrote: »
    I've been reading today that this isn't an isolated incident, raids have been carried out on irish traveller camps across the UK and over 100 slaves have been found.

    Link?


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    #276
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 23,998 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Snakeblood wrote: »
    Link?
    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/police-suspect-irish-travellers-ran-organised-slavery-ring-2874327.html


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    #277
    Dublindude69
    Registered Users Posts: 770 ✭✭✭Dublindude69


    Snakeblood wrote: »
    Link?
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8759284/Travellers-were-ready-to-ship-slaves-abroad.html


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    #278
    alastair
    Registered Users Posts: 19,307 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    TiGeR KiNgS wrote: »
    no there not, they are descended from Romanian travellers. notice that Ireland is at edge of europe. i.e nowhere else to travel so they got centralised here.
    thats common knowledge

    Travellers aren't descended from Romanians or Roma - regardless of how common that belief might be.


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    #279
    dilallio
    Registered Users Posts: 2,728 ✭✭✭dilallio


    mikemac wrote: »
    No statement from Pavee Point?

    They're being very quiet

    I was surprised yesterday to hear Martin Collins from Pavee Point being interviewed on the radio.

    He unequivocally condemned the travellers involved for their actions, if it turns out that it was true. He also agreed that anyone involved, whether they be traveller or settled, should be brought to justice.


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    #280
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    Don't we have a lengthy thread on this already?
    Billy86 wrote: »
    Typical scumbag Irish, the lot of them. What is it about the Irish and having to break the law, having to treat others like crap, and just basically being awful people?

    The whole wretched island should be bombed to nothing, and any survivors shot.

    Sarcasm or troll?


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    #281
    baldbear
    Registered Users Posts: 5,545 ✭✭✭baldbear


    They were all born and live in the UK i thought? How are they Irish!!!

    Great pair of diddies on your wan .....


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    #282
    mikom
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    The four: Tommy Connors (30), Patrick Connors (19), James Connors (34), and James Connors (23),

    Let me guess....... the slaves were all called Blackie.


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    #283
    Dublindude69
    Registered Users Posts: 770 ✭✭✭Dublindude69


    I find it odd how the oldest person arrested is only 34, these people have been slaves for about 20 years so that means the oldest person started doing it at the age of 14?


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    #284
    rowa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭rowa


    mikemac wrote: »
    Any sign of Vanessa Redgrave?

    I hear she feels strongly about issues and is willing to jump in if she feels human rights are breached

    The original champagne socialist do-gooder pita, i'd love to see the look on her withered mush if it was found that there were slaves kept in crays hill .


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    #285
    Logical Fallacy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    Dublindude69 wrote: »
    I've been reading today that this isn't an isolated incident, raids have been carried out on irish traveller camps across the UK and over 100 slaves have been found.

    I've been reading today that many of those apparently freed are refusing to co-operate with police and are claiming they were getting paid for work done.


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    #286
    Chairman Meow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭Chairman Meow


    Dublindude69 wrote: »
    I've been reading today that this isn't an isolated incident, raids have been carried out on irish traveller camps across the UK and over 100 slaves have been found.

    Ah sure travellers are lovely people. And sure if they want to own a few slaves, its part of their rich heritage and who are we to try and stop them? Now lets all get back to sticking up for those poor travellers being evicted from Dale Farm, thats ethnic cleansing, that is!


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    #287
    tfitzgerald
    Registered Users Posts: 2,285 ✭✭✭tfitzgerald


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Don't we have a lengthy thread on this already?



    Sarcasm or troll?

    Either way he is looking for an argument


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    #288
    rowa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭rowa


    Chairman Meow wrote: »
    Ah sure travellers are lovely people. And sure if they want to own a few slaves, its part of their rich heritage and who are we to try and stop them? Now lets all get back to sticking up for those poor travellers being evicted from Dale Farm, thats ethnic cleansing, that is!

    Ethnic cleansing ? Throw a bar of soap at the b**tards and they wouldn't be long clearing out.


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    #289
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Don't we have a lengthy thread on this already?



    Sarcasm or troll?
    They are Irish, are they not?

    So if people want to label all travellers over this, they can go ahead and label all Irish people -themselves included- while they are at it, also.

    ;)


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    #290
    rounding tattenham Corner
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    baldbear wrote: »
    They were all born and live in the UK i thought? How are they Irish!!!

    Great pair of diddies on your wan .....

    if one of them won some golf tournament most on here would be quick to say they were irish


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    #291
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    tfitzgerald wrote: »
    Either way he is looking for an argument
    Point being if people want to label all travellers over this, they better not try to complain if people from other parts of the world (e.g. unfamiliar with travellers for the most part) do the same for the Irish over it, too.

    But we know they'll be amongst the first to turn around and moan about "discrimination", "it's not fair" and so on.


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    #292
    TheZohanS
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    Billy86 wrote: »
    They are Irish, are they not?

    So if people want to label all travellers over this, they can go ahead and label all Irish people -themselves included- while they are at it, also.

    ;)

    Pavee Point and the entire travelling community have been very silent over all of this. I've yet to hear anyone from either group condemn what happened.


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    #293
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    Billy86 wrote: »
    Point being if people want to label all travellers over this, they better not try to complain if people from other parts of the world (e.g. unfamiliar with travellers for the most part) do the same for the Irish over it, too.

    But we know they'll be amongst the first to turn around and moan about "discrimination", "it's not fair" and so on.

    King Billy86, right?


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    #294
    alastair
    Registered Users Posts: 19,307 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    TheZohan wrote: »
    Pavee Point and the entire travelling community have been very silent over all of this. I've yet to hear anyone from either group condemn what happened.

    You haven't been listening then, have you?


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    #295
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    TheZohan wrote: »
    Pavee Point and the entire travelling community have been very silent over all of this. I've yet to hear anyone from either group condemn what happened.
    This is true as well, and they are doing themselves less-than-no-favours in that regard.


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    #296
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    mikom wrote: »
    King Billy86, right?
    If that's what pointing out a blatant double-standard makes you, I guess so... ???


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    #297
    TheZohanS
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    alastair wrote: »
    You haven't been listening then, have you?

    No Ted. Did they come out and condemn it?


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    #298
    alastair
    Registered Users Posts: 19,307 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    TheZohan wrote: »
    No Ted. Did they come out and condemn it?

    Yes they did. Or at least Martin Collins did, which is essentially the same thing.


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    #299
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    alastair wrote: »
    Yes they did. Or at least Martin Collins did, which is essentially the same thing.

    Not really. I'm still waiting for an official statement from either group, the silence is deafening.


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    #300
    Billy86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    alastair wrote: »
    Yes they did. Or at least Martin Collins did, which is essentially the same thing.
    Do you mind if I ask where? Just that I have not heard/read it. He is ass't director of Pavee Point, right?


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    #301
    alastair
    Registered Users Posts: 19,307 ✭✭✭✭alastair


    TheZohan wrote: »
    Not really. I'm still waiting for an official statement from either group, the silence is deafening.

    Given that Collins is Pavee's spokesperson, and that there's probably no meeting scheduled at Pavee for 'official' statements, it sounds like you're just selectively deaf. Saddo.


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