The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has flagged a number of reasonable issues with the gardaí's decision to publish the photos of 99 ‘persons of interest’ in the Dublin riots, but these must be balanced against the greater good
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has flagged a number of reasonable issues with the gardaí's decision to publish the photos of 99 ‘persons of interest’ in the Dublin riots, but these must be balanced against the greater good
He was not entirely convincing. He told the gardaí that he had a close relative in the school on Cavendish Row where a child had been stabbed earlier in the day and which was the proximate cause of the riots. It was a bit of a stretch; the court heard it was in fact his partner’s cousin’s child, who was uninjured, that attended the school.
In truth the narratives don’t conflict, but a lasting impression of the events of November 23rd was that the rioters – regardless of the forces at play in the background – did it because they thought they could get away with it. The ICCL’s points are valid. Many of them, such as the right to a fair trial, predate digital media but the risks have now been amplified by the advent of social media. However, they must be balanced against the wider public good. Nothing focuses the mind quite like the thought of your family, boss or landlord seeing your picture on the Garda website.Gerry Adams: Some see election campaigns as opportunities to write Sinn Féin’s obituary.
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