Stick to the running, Eamonn

seamus · 06-03-2013 02:50PM #1

Eamonn Coughlan has suggested that people should have to register their passport or credit card before being allowed online. He suggested "before being allowed to comment", but in reality you would have to require registration before allowing someone online at all.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/senator-suggests-people-pay-to-post-online-comments-in-bid-to-curb-cyberbullying-587098.html

It really goes to show how ridiculous the "election" process for the senate is when otherwise decent and likeable people make complete fools of themselves by being given a platform to comment on things they have no understanding of.

Seachmall · 06-03-2013 02:55PM

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Robbo · 06-03-2013 02:57PM

Fidelma Healy Eames (she of various not-paying for things scandals and wanting to install a "chip" in consoles to stop kids from playing too long) has again excelled herself with her technological knowledge.

"Fraping is when you're raped on Facebook"

and

“Literally, right now, our children are living in a parallel universe”

jester77 · 06-03-2013 02:58PM

Have a cookie Eamonn :pac:

Cereal Number · 06-03-2013 02:59PM

Ladies and gentlemen, thats your tax dollars at work

krudler · 06-03-2013 02:59PM

Old man yells at cloud.

Really though, politicians shouldn't be allowed say anything on something the clearly don't know or understand. Maybe we should charge them every time they say something stupid? the country would be back on its feet in a few months.

Falthyron · 06-03-2013 03:01PM

Eamonn Coughlan says 'People who have a platform (the internet) to talk about nonsense should be forced to register their details', on a platform (the Seanad) talking about things he doesn't understand.

Definition of irony right there.

admiralofthefleet · 06-03-2013 03:02PM

when are they getting rid of the seanad? wasnt it an election promise?

its like Christmas panto in there 99% of the time

Dravokivich · 06-03-2013 03:04PM

How does he think people sign up with UPC/Eircom... and the likes?

Am I the only one who hasn't provided them with false details?

Knasher · 06-03-2013 03:05PM

Senator Fidelma Healy Eames [...] said teenagers are literally living in a parallel universe.

I'd just like to say congratulations to the Irish children who have made the scientific breakthrough of the decade by discovering how to travel to parallel universes. Really fabulous work.

FatherLen · 06-03-2013 03:07PM

punish the masses for the actions of a few....

Lando Griffin · 06-03-2013 03:07PM

I wonder what the would think of CAKE, the new drug that is taking over Eastern Europe, that makes a second seem like a day, that is why one young man in Prague got knocked down by a bus because he thought he had all day to cross.

Brass Eye

BigGrayKettle · 06-03-2013 03:10PM

Sure we might as well bring it back to the days of the telephone exchange operator, except this time you will have to ring someone up and ask them "Can ya turn on me internet please, it's John"

Latchy · 06-03-2013 03:12PM

seamus wrote: »

Eamonn Coughlan has suggested that people should have to register their passport or credit card before being allowed online. He suggested "before being allowed to comment", but in reality you would have to require registration before allowing someone online at all.

We live in a democracy ( of sorts ) but he probably still thinks we live in 1960's Ireland were only the few got to have a say or air their views in public and on the airwaves .

Dravokivich wrote: »

How does he think people sign up with UPC/Eircom... and the likes?

Am I the only one who hasn't provided them with false details?

BigGrayKettle wrote: »

Sure we might as well bring it back to the days of the telephone exchange operator, except this time you will have to ring someone up and ask them "Can ya turn on me internet please, it's John"

'' Hello ...I would like to make a trunk call ...thanks ....click ..click ...click ''

golfball37 · 06-03-2013 03:18PM

Eamonn should stick to sneering at Russian athletes, although this statement proves beyond doubt he belongs in FG.

D1stant · 06-03-2013 03:20PM

Senators should have to surrender their credit card before making speeches.

Seriously someone should teach these guys the basics

muppetkiller · 06-03-2013 03:28PM

In all seriousness there should be mandatory IQ tests for all our representatives (Even those not democratically elected - That's everyone in the Seanad ! ) .

Complete and utter muppets the lot of them.

Seachmall · 06-03-2013 03:29PM

Robbo wrote: »

"Fraping is when you're raped on Facebook"

and

“Literally, right now, our children are living in a parallel universe”

Knasher wrote: »

I'd just like to say congratulations to the Irish children who have made the scientific breakthrough of the decade by discovering how to travel to parallel universes. Really fabulous work.

BREAKING NEWS: Dubbed "The Rapetrix" Irish teenagers are using their access to a newly discovered alternate reality to engage in sexual assault. The youths, who remain anonymous despite their parents providing identifiable payment details, are reportedly spending up to 28 hours a day in this parallel existence with no apparent consideration for the goings on in the real world.

"It's completely against the moral fiber and physical abilities of our society" said Joe Duffy caller Maire O' Shea.

Proposals to limit the access to this metaphysical existence are to be discussed later this week.

Chuck Stone · 06-03-2013 03:48PM

Someone should go around and hand out 'facepalm awards' to these dopes.

A little sculpture of Capitan Picard with his head in his hands would do nicely.

kowloon · 06-03-2013 03:50PM

Lando Griffin wrote: »

I wonder what the would think of CAKE, the new drug that is taking over Eastern Europe, that makes a second seem like a day, that is why one young man in Prague got knocked down by a bus because he thought he had all day to cross.

Exactly the kind of thing we need to be doing to our politicians to keep them on their toes. Too many of them are so isolated from the rest of society that they haven't a clue what the problems really are.

Dyr · 06-03-2013 03:53PM

y'see Eamonn this is why rottweilers attack you, cos the smell of gobs**te off ya is ferocious

ShadowHearth · 06-03-2013 03:58PM

So this clown is the one of the people who is in charge of this country...

Yikes...

06-03-2013 04:05PM

Jesus, what an idiot!

Obviously hasn't a clue what he is talking about.

Talk about a massive target for worldwide hackers, and it would eventually be gotten into.

RikkFlair · 06-03-2013 04:10PM

He is one of the countries sporting heroes who I could never warm to, that time he won the World Championships Gold(1983?) and was laughing and celebrating as he was overtaking the guy on the bend, well before he crossed the line.

The height of arrogance and cockiness, I'd love if he fell on his hole before the end.

the groutch · 06-03-2013 04:14PM

Robbo wrote: »

Fidelma Healy Eames (she of various not-paying for things scandals and wanting to install a "chip" in consoles to stop kids from playing too long) has again excelled herself with her technological knowledge.

"Fraping is when you're raped on Facebook"

and

“Literally, right now, our children are living in a parallel universe”

don't forget about Averil Power & Ivana Bacik who want to spit in the face of democracy with their gender quotas.

forget about abolishing the Seanad, they need to DEmolish it, with the senators still inside.

danniemcq · 06-03-2013 04:16PM

The more and more stories like this i read the more i think it wasn't a housing crisis that destroyed us it was in fact an email from a nigerian prince that was looking for a way to transfer 10 quadrillian dollers from his account and would cut us in for 10 percent.

they got bitten and blamed the banks and are now turning to the internet.

First Sherlock and his Irish Sopa

now this real names for everything online

they just don't want to be stung again

honestly these lads and lasses are idiots, pure and simple. They don't understand the technology they don't know whats best and they should just f*ck off and you know what you can link my real name to that

Dannie McHugh

ShooterSF · 06-03-2013 04:31PM

Knasher wrote: »

I'd just like to say congratulations to the Irish children who have made the scientific breakthrough of the decade by discovering how to travel to parallel universes. Really fabulous work.

That line should not only have been the focus of the article it should probably be on 6.01 news. Any politician involved in the running of our country that believes teenagers have access to a parallel universe should be getting asked some tough questions.

Wattle · 06-03-2013 04:33PM

He used to be known as the King of the Boards (obviously not Boards.ie

)

Caliden · 06-03-2013 04:35PM

When will these people educate themselves or involve people who know what they're talking about?

Also an IP address is not a single person's unique id online.

Duggy747 · 06-03-2013 04:37PM

You never go full retard......

ScumLord · 06-03-2013 04:41PM

Robbo wrote: »

Also an IP address is not a single person's unique id online.

You lie! My IP address has been 192.168.0.2 for nearly ten years now.

Stick to the running, Eamonn

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