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Organised Raid by up to 100 Youths in Cork City Centr

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  • #272
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,516 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    recedite wrote: »
    Again, that's a full scale bank robbery/heist, not looting.

    “Ah now that’s too much looting to be lumped in with all that looting”


  • #273
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,993 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    Overheal wrote: »
    “Ah now that’s too much looting to be lumped in with all that looting”
    That's how it works. Rob a shop and you're a scumbag.
    Rob millions from a bank and you're a hero.


  • #274
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,516 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    recedite wrote: »
    That's how it works. Rob a shop and you're a scumbag.
    Rob millions from a bank and you're a hero.

    Bank robbers are not scum bags?


  • #275
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,993 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    They tend to be popular heroes yes. Nobody likes the banksters.
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2763296/


  • #276
    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,073 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    Rob a nation and you're a RobbingBandit aka Bertie


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  • #277
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    Overheal wrote: »
    As are similar statements about the USA that so frequently pass here with as much comment or less. Welcome.
    Those anti US comments are stupid also. Do as you say, not as you do?
    Overheal wrote: »
    Yes many years.

    Pipe bombs and guerrilla warfare are in the country’s modern history but looting I’m told is the ‘bridge too far, the type of sordid thing god-fearing pearl-clutching Irishmen have only ever seen from their television screens that has only been important now by the blacks’ - as I said, that premise is a load of bollocks.

    I really dont see the point of getting offended by your history: have you seen the US’ ledger? It’s filthy. Thicken up lads.
    Then don't leap upon every comment that might seem slightly negative towards a particular demographic so.


  • #278
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,516 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Raconteuse wrote: »
    Those anti US comments are stupid also. Do as you say, not as you do?

    there is nothing “anti” about acknowledging Ireland’s history of guerrilla warfare and domestic terrorism.
    Then don't leap upon every comment that might seem slightly negative towards a particular demographic so.

    I don’t? You and I have never had a conversation to my recollection and there are countless bigoted/racist/sexist comments on boards that are not “leapt upon” by me. Don’t be so triggered.


  • #279
    Junkyard Tom
    Registered Users Posts: 10,117 ✭✭✭✭Junkyard Tom


    Overheal wrote: »
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Irish_country_houses_(1919%E2%80%931923)

    ??

    You should probably try to develop a deeper understanding of why those places were destroyed.


  • #280
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,516 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Junkyard Tom wrote: »
    You should probably try to develop a deeper understanding of why those places were destroyed.

    Doesn’t deflect the point I’ve made.


  • #281
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    Seems like there was a raid planned for Dundrum today. Garda all over the place and stationed there for most of the night. Even P-Macs (the pub) had bouncers on the door which I've never seen.

    The place where I work were told to have the shutter keys ready if the alarm was sounded.

    Obviously it's a different gang but this seems to be a thing now.


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  • #282
    mynamejeff
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭mynamejeff


    recedite wrote: »
    Think you mean house. But maybe the odd horse too.
    In fairness, there was some looting during the civil/independence wars, but there is always some killing, looting and raping in every war.
    We can't really compare that to the organised looting of consumer goods and luxury items during peacetime.

    The liberties in dublin emptied during the events at easter week 1916 and looting was widespread , , its often ignored because we like to think we are better than that but looting is a fine example of people dropping to the lowest common demoniter of humanity


  • #283
    MarkY91
    Registered Users Posts: 7,066 ✭✭✭MarkY91


    mynamejeff wrote: »
    The liberties in dublin emptied during the events at easter week 1916 and looting was widespread , , its often ignored because we like to think we are better than that but looting is a fine example of people dropping to the lowest common demoniter of humanity

    That was 103 years ago ffs. So these people are that backward that you compare people from a century ago to them...


  • #284
    mynamejeff
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭mynamejeff


    MarkY91 wrote: »
    That was 103 years ago ffs. So these people are that backward that you compare people from a century ago to them...

    meh !
    come back to me in 100 years and we will see how we are getting along why dont ya


  • #285
    Quantum Erasure
    Registered Users Posts: 8,152 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    recedite wrote: »
    That's how it works. Rob a shop and you're a scumbag.
    Rob millions from a bank and you're a hero.

    go figure


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