[aculeus]

Barbarians.

[Happygal]

Barbarians on both sides aculeus.

Adair ordered that his own son get knee-capped. That's the mindset.

[js1138]

I don't believe any of this. Bill Clinton says there is peace in Ireland.

[Ipse Dixit]

Where's Mary Robinson when you really need her?

[Mark was here]

Am I reading this right, they are beating their own members on each side, not their opponents?

Just internal gang warfare?

There is no call for revenge, just some government workers trying to figure it out?

Strange.

[Brush_Your_Teeth]

You know some of these punks deserved to get beaten. A lot of them are not activists who are pissed at the IRA many are drug dealers. This is how you deal with those who would addict your young people when a nation has no trustworthy court system. Install a court that will work to root out these problems and the beatings will stop.

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

"IRA punishment violence and elections as attacks on persistent criminals or vandals are popular in some working-class areas."

Seems to be fairly effective- wonder if it would work over here (say on the 16 year old who just raped and murdered his 14-year old neighbor in Anchorage??).

[biffalobull]

There are now a sizeable number of young men in Belfast and Derry, in both loyalist and republican areas, who will never walk again or have lost the use of arms and hands as a result of 'punishment' beatings and shootings.

Sounds to me like both GB and Ireland are harbouring terrorists. What do we do about that?.