Knee-jerk response to violent disorder
Sir, – The proposal to ban the wearing of face coverings at protests where they are “intended to intimidate” is the latest example of knee-jerk policymaking that has become the hallmark of the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee Bill 1934, through which a Fianna Fáil government sought to ban the wearing of the Blueshirt uniform. This proposal ultimately crashed on the rocks after interventions by the Free State Senate and the Supreme Court.
Ninety years later, it is a grim irony that a Fine Gael Minister for Justice could propose an equally pointless, unenforceable and likely unconstitutional law that would only serve to expose the gardaí and the courts to ridicule. – Yours etc,Sir, – The Minister for Justice’s proposed balaclava ban at demonstrations smacks of another knee-jerk reaction to a worsening situation as regards public order.
On the general problem of youth crime and increasing antisocial behaviour, a twin-track approach is called for, namely increased funding for youth services as well as a reopening of a young offenders prison for serious criminal convictions. Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Lusk, Co Dublin is catering for a mix of persistent offenders and convicted murderers on foot of the State closing down St Patrick’s Institution in 2017.
Given that the State is awash with money, is it not time to try a Norwegian model approach to the more serious criminal element of our troubled and troublesome youth so as to avert them from clogging up our adult prisons? – Yours, etc,Closure of adventure park due to insurance costs a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Co Meath businessmanHome sales volume slumps as second-hand housing stock plunges
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