Comments on: Polish man set on fire by youths

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:56:59 +0000

Let's face it folks, the problem in Limerick and most other estates throughout the length and breath of the county is the subsidising of teenage mothers. They neglect and shout and roar at their kids -be honest, we've all seen it. I'm the last one to point the finger at single mothers and we don't want to go back to the 1950s, but when those little guys grow up they turn into the bastards who are wrecking our City.

Solution is simple. If you are 16- and get pregnant, if you don't demonstrate adequate care for the Child then it should be taken off you, and all allowances stopped. There are plenty of people who would give a young child a happy and supportive home. If the kids demonstrate responsible parenting and do their best for their children, then the state should help them in every way in other to foster well brought up children who don't hand around corners in hoodies. I'm not saying children in married or two parent families are not equally at risk, but how can you honestly say a kid with 4 siblings from five different ne'er do well fathers will ever have a chance in life. It's time to fundamentally rethink our welfare system and through the baby out with the bath water.

By: colmthetreehugger

colmthetreehugger — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:28:58 +0000

shove a tree up where the sun dont shine you hippy dippy reta*rd

By: booohoooscum

booohoooscum — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:28:13 +0000

ya it really depends on where you walk in limerick WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME,seems to happen quite a lot where there are no cctv they should be locked up i dont understand the mentality of giving scummers a cup of fucking COCOA and some FREE HOUSING FOR WHAT?BURNING SOME1 ALIVE?Its no wonder we got little scummers jumping off the boat running into great ireland years ago these fuc*ers would be chopped up and put in a ditch!

By: Please Excuse My Language While I Go Off On A Rant Against Scumbags « One For The Road

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:15:57 +0000

[...] any news story has bothered me so much in quite a while. Although the other Polish guy who was set alight by another unrelated set of scumbags in Limerick pushed it fairly [...]

By: shan

shan — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:56:32 +0000

This gang of youths has been a problem in this area for some time now. Anyone recall Halloween and the throwing of rocks at a bus? They should have been dealt with then by the authorities, affirmative action and no excuses. What kind of mentality have these youths got. What kind of upbringing instills these virtues its horrendous. Life is harder to live when you hear stories like this because you could easily be the next statistic of these brutal crimes.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:28:52 +0000

Ter87’s first comment on the possibility that it was Polish men who were in the gang was getting at an increasing problem of immigrants bringing conflicts from their home land with them to Ireland. There isn’t a scrap of evidence that this case was such an example but it certainly is a problem. However his second comment telling Wojtek to “read English” and “I don’t have time for polish people” unfortunately shows that his original comment was not an attempt to discuss a new aspect of criminality in Ireland. Rather it was base racism.

As unemployment rises I’m afraid there will be an increasing trend among Irish people to believe that everything was perfect on this Island before the “non-nationals” (how can you not have a nation??) arrived. The skulking gangs will find their numbers swelled by individuals such as Ter87 who are out for revenge against the immigrant population. Revenge for what won’t be clear but they will be out for revenge none the less.

By: Squid

Squid — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:51:10 +0000

young men could be called youths. some people are being pedantic now.

By: Ter87

Ter87 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:48:46 +0000

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0114/limerick.html

Wojtek(polish):”So it’s a gang of youths,not men”

[mod edit] And we don’t have time for people who don’t have time for people simply because of their nationality. Read the rules before commenting again.

By: Shannaboley

Shannaboley — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:40:01 +0000

I seem to recall two children being burned a few year ago by teenagers from there own peer group! Millie was one I cant remember the little boys name? so it would seem its not the first time it has happened.
I used to shudder when people reffered to limerick as STAB city now its a relief that they haven’t gotten a better update of us.

I am so sorry but I think the regeneration generation is awful. People that worked hard through the 80’s to buy a house to bring there kids into a better enviroment .Prior to your so called celtic tiger young couple found it very hard to better themselves, now to have someone put next store to you for free its very very unfair.

By: curly wurly

curly wurly — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:42:25 +0000

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Which was what I was thinking. I think it’s Ireland in general, if it’s not a child killer in cork, it’s a child killer in Galway, killing a girl when she was in the country 5 minutes.

Limerick people used to love pointing the finger at Southill, the rest of the country did the same with Limerick, let’s stop this blame game and sort out this corrupt country and take it back for the working class.

Get the cops out of the office and on the beat, change the laws and make the judges stick to them.