Policeman Murdered in Northern Ireland

[paraffin]

News channels now reporting above. Is this the beginning of a spate of terrorist murders in Northern Ireland following on from Saturday's atrocity?

[Leo-Bloom]

New Judge,
if the Peace Process is jeopardised what will happen? Back to the old days, maybe? Bombs killing innocent children, sectarian killings, ordinary people terrorised?

[New Judge]

The "Peace Process" is a misnomer. There has not been peace in the Province, just less violence. The last two of the three things you mention, Leo, occur regularly. The first is now highly likely according to the Chief Constable.

I don't live there, but I have friends there and visit frequently. It is not a place I'd care to live.

I don't have the answers, but I do not like to see minority factions which do not represent the views of the majority of people holding sway. I particularly do not like to see huge concessions made to such people who were, but a few years ago, terrorising the life out of people both in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

I don't think I can say much more.

[CAJ1]

~max~ I live in Northern Ireland and feel slightly uneasy about it all too. My boyfriend is in Iraq and it seems their violence has escalated over the last few days too. I pray to god nothing more happens here, in Iraq or anywhere in the world. Violence, especially cowardly acts of violence as seen over here is the lowest anyone can stoop to. I hope 100% of the population can restrain themselves from retaliating

[obNOXious]

The views of the majority are all well and good New judge, as long as that 'majority' does not abuse it's position to denigrate and terrorise the minority, which is exactly what was hapening in the 60's in Belfast and the north in general. People will only put up with that for so long, and what might seem to you like a glorious shining democracy, if you live UNDER it and it is abused, is in effect MOB RULE.

[Whickerman]

Kevin Myers is, to say the least, one of Ireland's most controversial columnists. This from today's column:

"Intern them. The lot, the heathen mujahadeen of Real and Continuity. Intern the the apparatus of the Irish Taliban before they do any more murder, and before they can wreck the creaking non-government that is the Northern Executive.

Intern them, before they bring the name of Ireland into still greater disrepute. Put them in the prison cells of the Curragh, and subject terrorist internees to a military regime, until they submit to the rule of the State.

We're coming up to the 40th anniversary of the real start of the Troubles, when the guns first came out in a serious and organised fashion. Nearly 4,000 people died in the decades that followed, and billions in wealth were squandered. Nobody standing on the threshold of those decades, back in March 1969, would have believed the murderous lunacy that was to come. It was an insult to the traditions of west European civilisation that such savagery not merely could surface, but was allowed to continue so virulently, and so long. "

Continues here:
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/k evin-myers/intern-these-terrorists-until-they- submit-to-the-rule-of-the-state-1666677.html

Whilst I generally disagree with internment, I'm sickened that this crowd can continue to terrorise. I'd expand the list to include all terrorists, loyalist and republican, who still hold arms.

[Gavinson]

I completely agree with all the comments made by obnoxious. what annoys me the most is that the rest of the UK couldnt care less about NI until somehingt bad happens - then the camera crews set camp up until the next shooting or bombing - they just jump on the band wagon!