Northern Ireland Riot

[arista]

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[Riots broke out in Northern Ireland last night
following the arrests of two teenage boys
who needed a Romanian interpreter
when they appeared in court
for attempted rape.
Around 2,500 people gathered in the
Harryville area of Ballymena, Co Antrim,
yesterday after the alleged incident,
which is said to have taken place
in the town on Saturday evening.

Two 14-year-old boys had appeared
in court in court after the serious sexual
assault on a teenage girl in Clonavon Terrace.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14795905/Riots-Northern-Ireland-teen-boys-attempted-rape-Romanian-interpreter.html

[Crimson Dynamo]

Violence broke out on the streets of Northern Ireland following an alleged sexual assault
by two teenage boys who are thought to be Romanian.

A separate police statement from Sunday said they had been charged with attempted rape
in connection with a serious sexual assault.

MP Jim Allister claimed the violence followed a peaceful protest

“Within Ballymena there has been rising concerns about the sheer scale of
foreign migration into the town and that would have been a factor in the wholly
peaceful protest.

DT

[Livia]

Not young men fleeing war-torn Romania?

If you keep shoving these migrants into poor areas, giving them social housing when it's already in short supply, then one or more of them feels up or otherwise assaults a female, you're going to get unrest

[Beso]

Burning down migrant houses isn't a good look.

[Livia]

Burning down migrant houses isn't a good look.

Handing social housing to migrants isn't a good look either, when there is a stark shortage and the migrants come from Romania. Not Afghanistan, not Congo.... not a country where war is raging.... no. Romania. These migrants are never placed in rich areas, they're never housed with all the hand-wringers who insist they're welcome here, they're housed in areas that already have social problems, a housing shortage and poverty and the residents had better like it or they're Nazis.

[arista]

A 2nd night of Trouble there


Yesterday
4 homes were burnt out.

Belfast Times said.

From Newsnight BBC2HD

There are not enough homes there.

[arista]

Burning down migrant houses isn't a good look.


Yes, it is terrible.

[arista]

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14799405/Protest-Northern-Ireland-Romanian-teenagers-alleged-attempted-rape.html

[Mystic Mock]

And their national team finally won a game of Football as well.

But being 100% serious, I get that these people feel like they're not being listened to and it can make you think about doing things that (imo) is an easy way to respond to something like this.

But the Government will never listen to anyone that thinks that being violent is the answer, simply because the majority of the public will have the Government's backing if the opposition to one of their policies is going around rioting.

I believe that you need to make your point in a smart way, that's less emotional.

Obviously I am a very emotional person, so I fail at my own advice to some extent as well.:laugh:

[Jessica.]

So these riots are okay but if immigrants are involved in rioting for whatever reason then it's not okay? People need to make up their minds.

[Crimson Dynamo]

The law-abiding people of Ireland have clearly had enough

[Livia]

And their national team finally won a game of Football as well.

But being 100% serious, I get that these people feel like they're not being listened to and it can make you think about doing things that (imo) is an easy way to respond to something like this.

But the Government will never listen to anyone that thinks that being violent is the answer, simply because the majority of the public will have the Government's backing if the opposition to one of their policies is going around rioting.

I believe that you need to make your point in a smart way, that's less emotional.

Obviously I am a very emotional person, so I fail at my own advice to some extent as well.:laugh:

I don't know, Northern Ireland came to the peace process following decades of violence and not just riots, real, horrific violence. The government will not stop allowing in migrants, they will not listen. People have tried to raise the issue and been called racist. What other avenue is open to them? No one is listening.

[Mystic Mock]

I don't know, Northern Ireland came to the peace process following decades of violence and not just riots, real, horrific violence. The government will not stop allowing in migrants, they will not listen. People have tried to raise the issue and been called racist. What other avenue is open to them? No one is listening.

In the age of Social Media you have to get the public on your side.

Most people won't side with Rioters.

I can't speak too much about the IRA stuff, because they were a problem that were largely gone by the time I was around.

[Cherie]

Pretty disgraceful to set fire to houses just because they are Romanian :nono:

It's likely the two Romanian boys could have been any nationality but have been influenced by Tate and his ilk

Apparently other non Irish nationals are putting signs in their windows saying they are Fillipino or whatever, not good

[Livia]

I don't agree with the rioting but I understand it. Nothing will change, no one listens, the immigrants keep coming and get treated better than our own people and if you question it, you're racist.

[Ninastar]

I honestly hate all riots tbh

Peaceful protests are okay (unless they are blocking highways/motorways/roads) but I personally feel like most of the people who riot, just want to get away with doing an insane amount of damage that they probably won’t ever be charged for

[Crimson Dynamo]

I honestly hate all riots tbh

Peaceful protests are okay (unless they are blocking highways/motorways/roads) but I personally feel like most of the people who riot, just want to get away with doing an insane amount of damage that they probably won’t ever be charged for

they always seem to be 14-18 or so?

[Liam-]

Mindless thugs that just want to go out to destroy things and hurt people, they couldn’t care less about the victims of these crimes

[Crimson Dynamo]

Mindless thugs that just want to go out to destroy things and hurt people, they couldn’t care less about the victims of these crimes

Hopefully you will have posted the same comment in the California riots thread?

[Livia]

Hopefully you will have posted the same comment in the California riots thread?

Nope. He said Trump wants the poor rioters dead and called troops "government sponsored killers".

[Cherie]

Nope. He said Trump wants the poor rioters dead and called troops "government sponsored killers".

:laugh:

[arista]

3rd day of a Riot in Northern Ireland


Live on GBnewsHD


There using fireworks at the Police

[Alf]

3rd day of a Riot in Northern Ireland


Live on GBnewsHD


There using fireworks at the PoliceKnowing the Irish, they probably brought cathrine wheels.

[arista]

Live on SkyNewsHD

[Alf]

Live on SkyNewsHDWhat do they know? They're sat in their studio. Probably in London. You want journalists who are in there, in amongst the action.

[Alf]

Interesting situation.

In the US. They're causing unrest to defend illegal immigration and in Ireland it's to stop illegal immigration.

[Alf]

The summer is only just beginning. It's going to be another interesting summer. That's when all the people come out. It's too cold the rest of the time.

[Cherie]

The original peaceful protest in Ballymeena was in support of stopping violence against women, it was hijacked by racists, Northern Ireland is 97 per cent white there is no issue with illegal immigration

[Oliver_W]

So these riots are okay but if immigrants are involved in rioting for whatever reason then it's not okay? People need to make up their minds.

Let's put it this way:
Riots are never okay.
But they're at least somewhatunderstandable (still not okay) when the native population feels like they're being displaced or undervalued, especially during a housing crisis, and when migrants sexually assajlt girls.
But they're not understandable or okay when they're rioting because neglectful parents had their children removed following a baby injury, ala Harehills.