Tarred, feathered and tied to a lamppost: Justice for a drug dealer on the streets of Ulster

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ ^ | August 28, 2007 | DAN NEWLING

[familyop]

We should legislate the same punishment for drug dealers here.

[antinomian]

Since this article is written from the point of view of the British, shouldn't that be would-be loyalists?

When it's convenient for them, the British left rationalize the American war of independence as some kind of class struggle and see the Americans as the good guys. Never mind that most of the founding fathers were aristocrats.

Stands to reason. The American left hate America and America's role in history. The British left feel the same way towards their country.

[donna]

How did they avoid the CCTV cameras?

[ScreamingFist]

How did they avoid the CCTV cameras?

They chose wisely....?.........;)

[IronJack]

"This kind of behaviour has no place in a civilised society."

Neither does drug dealing.

[ScreamingFist]

I’m amazed, I thought this thread would have 200 replies by now...;(

[Caipirabob]

Margaret Ritchie, Northern Ireland's social development minister, said: "This kind of behaviour has no place in a civilised society."

She need to be tarred and feathered.

[Caipirabob]

Ping - For your reading amusement.

[PAR35]

Kneecapping - in which a victim's kneecaps were blown out with a shotgun

I thought modern kneecaping involved the use of a Black and Decker drill. Indeed, before that a pistol was used. A shotgun could take off the whole leg, while the purpose of a kneecapping should be short term pain and a long term reminder.

[donna]

From Wikipedia, LOL:

Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was tarred and feathered for alleged acts of depravity against 15 year old Marinda Johnson in February 1832 by the brothers of the victim.

[ScreamingFist]

A shotgun could take off the whole leg, while the purpose of a kneecapping should be short term pain and a long term reminder.

Agreed, I always heard kneecapping was done with a baseball bat. A shotgun tends to kill....I think the paper brought out the most extreme case, to scare the normal sheep....

[Stonewall Jackson]

LOL!

Actually, it looks like the guy got off easy, as it looks like they just used some sort of blacktop sealer. Back in colonial times they usually used actual tar, which had to be heated up to around 140-160 degrees. This would leave nasty burns on the tar-and-featheree, with some of them actually dying of the burns.

[I slam Islam]

I think it would be appropriate for Bill O’reilly to be Tarred and Feathered...for his lying and BSing.

[Wings-n-Wind]

Can we trade the failed pussy-foot US drug policy and a large cadre of idiot judges for a platoon of trhese guys from Belfast??

We can throw in a few future presidential draft choices to named later...

Sounds fair to me

[TalBlack]

The community responded in the way it did because it had no confidence in the police.”

IN AMERICA THE PROBLEM ISN’T THE POLICE. THEY BUST THESE CRETINS DAY IN AND DAY OUT ENDLESSLY.

Margaret Ritchie, Northern Ireland’s social development minister, said: “This kind of behaviour has no place in a civilised society.”

LATELY I OFTEN WONDER WHAT SOME PEOPLES DEFINITION OF ‘CIVILIZED’ IS....

[Godwin1]

Belfast remains a lawless place, where armed sectarian gangs do their will against an impotent police force.I doubt this guy was savaged by members of the city’s largely cowed citizenry. More likely, he was attacked by rival gang members. It’s about turf, not about fighting drugs.

[FreedomPoster]

The Brits seem to have a huge problem with non-enforcement of basic laws. Parts two and three of this series discuss this, in the area of violent street crime.

The day reality hit home, part 2
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2151532,00.html

[jackibutterfly]

"Margaret Ritchie, Northern Ireland's social development minister, said: "This kind of behaviour has no place in a civilised society."

Neither does drug dealing!!!

[Ole Okie]

Yikes! I’ve joked about tarring and feathering (and riding the honoree out of town on a rail) for many years.

First time I’ve actually seen a picture of the practice.