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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Where the Limerick leader suggests that either the Jury's interpretation of the law is 'perverse,' or that the law is an 'ass,' the Limerick Leader should remember that the Jury does not interpret the law. The Judge interprets the law and gives it to the Jury. Hence in this case, the Judge refused to give the Jury a written version of the law, but explained it to them instead. The Jury do not interpret the law, they decide innocence or guilt, based on the law given to them and allowed to them by the judge.
The Leader's attempt at smearing seems to have backfired here. Instead of slagging of the Jury, the Limerick Leader has described Judge Miriam Reynolds, as being either 'perverse,' or a 'lethal' 'ass.'
Hopefully the Judge, won't take too kindly to this.
Just goes to show - court proceedings should be recorded on video camera - in this case, if they had been recorded, the Limerick Leader might have had some clue as to what went on. There exists no legal precedent that denies the usage of a video camera in court. Justice must be seen to be done, and if it is possible for the majority to see justice being done, then it stands to reason that the viewing of it must be available for the whole of the public if possible. Records prove contradictions. Video recording a court case, is more an act to accurately record the proceedings than to act as a stenographer, who often can't hear the proceedings adequately, or more usually, who isn't present. (There were stenographers present that the Ploughshares' trial btw.)
The Limerick Leader should perhaps change its name to The Limerick Follower (of George Bush) or the Limerick Poodle.
The people of Limerick and the Shannon region have been bullied into a fear that any criticism of the US or US policy, and by extension, the use of Shannon by US military, will result in local US companies pulling out. Recently, the US ambassador reinforced this message to them; as he tried to do in Galway but, alas, he did it on a day when a US Galway-based company was shedding jobs. The Limerick Leader will , however, continue to do what it is told.
somebody should offer Anne Sheridan some nice lebanese cheese to go with her imperialistic whine
You lot take the biscut.The Limerick leader a newspaper from the area writes something you dont like and they are "being told what to write" or should be shoud be retitled the "limercik Follower".Give me a break.The article only reflects the opinion of the majority of peolple in the region and the country as a whole who believed the Shannon 5 were wrong in their actions as a means of protest.
Limerick Leader slanders all activists http://indymedia.ie/article/75738
Here we have the Limerick Leader speaking on behalf of us 'citizens' again. This time the rag is speaking for the American Ambassador to Ireland. It tells the story like he sees it and wields the big stick on his behalf, so that us ignorant boggers will shut the fuck up. Mr. Kenny (US ambassador) even uses the collective term 'us' when talking about himself and us.
You'll note that I call for the sacking of the editor, Mr. Halligan in this piece.
Guess what?
He's no more.
How'd you like them biscuits?
So "Limerick - iawa" believes the Shanno 5 were wrong to in their actions as a means of protest and that this is the opinion of the majority.
Thank you. This clears it up for me.
Who said there action was a means of protest? No the so called "Shannon 5".
For the record round her we say Pit-Stop Ploughshares because one f them painted "Pitstop of Death" on the hanger door before they went in to disarm the big bad war plane.
So where does the term Shannon 5 come from? The mainstream media of course.
But they know what to call them wouldn’t they?
Well they would if the had bothered to report the issue.
But wasn’t there reporters at the Four Courts?
Yes on the day of the verdict there was a media frenzy but during the case the press was badly represented by a lone journo who looked if she could do with a good night sleep and most days she would arrive late and leave early.
So the correct details could not possibly been made known?
Well not to the majority of the Irish people but there were twelve people who heard all the details and seen all the evidence. They were there on time morning and didn’t leave till all the facts were made known.
Who were they?
The jury of course! That’s why they gave a not guilty verdict. Now if you and the majority you so generously speak for were there I believe that you would agree with them.
But you were not and like the majority you didn’t get the full facts. See where I am going her.
Patronizing isn’t it? Just can’t help myself.
So "Limerick - iawa " lets be sensible and use your arse for what nature intended. If for some reason your mouth is not connected to brain then maybe it would be better if you didn’t express your benighted opinion at all.
Maybe BeBo would be a better website for you to visit.
I hope this comment goes some way to clear things up for you.
Pit Stop Ploughsares
Pitstop Ploughshares
www.peaceontrial.com
...ploughshares communities form to carry out a nonviolent act of disarmament in the spirit of the prophecy of Isaiah 2 & Micah 2. The plowshares/ploughshares movement is 26 years old.
www.plowsharesactions.org
Catholic Worker 5
www.catholicworker.org
.......the 73 year old movement from which the particpants sprung. According to recent academic research 50% of plowshares activists in the U.S. had spent over a year in a Catholic Worker community working & living with the homeless before acting.
Shannon 5
...site of the nonviolent disarmament action in Feb '03
Ploughshares actions are considered nonviolent resistance actions and appeal to other ordinary people, rather than protest activity, an primarily to politicians.
The mainstream media is not an objective social sevice, it is a profit driven industry that expresses the political spin and priorities of its ownership.
Indymedia lets us publish this kind of stuff!