Police Officer killed in Northern Ireland
 

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-..._Of_A_Car_Bomb

:(

A sad reminder that terrorist attacks are nothing new to the UK and are not restricted to attacks from Muslim extremists.

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What exactly do they think that they achieved by doing this!?:confused:
Cowardly *******s!:mad::td:
You keep yourself safe Derek.

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RIP Ronan.

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Very sad indeed my thoughts go out to his family.

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Words can't explain I'm affraid.

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What words can sum up the **** who do things like this? There's no debating with people like this - they're not interested in debate or concensus unless it gives them their way. These hypocrites live in the bloody past and will never change. Our only hope is that, over time, their ilk will be seen by all for what they really are and their justification for the murder of innocent people be exposed for what it really is - pathetic.

Thankfully the vast majority of people here and in Ireland are rightly condemning this act and that'll bring great comfort to the family and loved ones of the vicitm. That's the best possible evidence there can be that the terrorists' days are numbered.

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Thankfully incidents like this have become a rarity in NI, so much that the whole of the UK can feel the shock and feel disgusted over this when once it was case of one among many and too many to take stock of.

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No it hasn't. It's just how the British media would have you believe. Pick up a copy of the Irish Independant. It's happening all the time. We are just too much into muslim terrorism at the moment,

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A return to The Troubles?

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I don't think so.There are continuing attempts to overturn the peace process and return to past behaviour BUT they are not supported as much as they would have been in the past.

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So sad. This is terrible for the family to go through this torture, God Bles them

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I have an XBL friend who lives near Belfast, incidents happen regularly.

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Thankfully most 'incidents' recently have been elaborate hoaxes.

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Not so much as we're led to believe.

Yes very true, my guy works over in NI and is based in Belfast although covers all the hospitals in NI. All too often 'incidents' don't even make our newspapers :erm: I hate him working there, its always a relief when I know he's coming home. He often talks about pubs you can go into and pubs you can't etc etc, can't believe there are people who still live their lives in that way.

Very sad indeed, RIP the policeman.

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unfortunately with an english accent this is true. its no different to the sectarianism in glasgow. pubs in the centre of belfast will be ok but some of the pubs in other part of the city I wouldn't even go into. as for pubs in certain towns in the country well let just say, have you watched the scene in american werewolf in london when the two boys go into the slaughtered lamb. it all goes quiet and everyone turns round an stares. some communities are very close and dont like strangers.

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Did anyone else hear the debate on the Stephen Nolan show on 5Live Sunday night/Monday morning?

The piece on the killing of the officer, with IRA man (Edward) and Northern Irish residents (some in tears at hearing Edward)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland.../20110404_diss

Edward also suggested that attacks on the mainland would commence again :(

It really was quite unnerving.

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My XBL friend who lives near Belfast, and he said bomb scares happen quite often.

He also said gun crime is high, and one woman was in a cafe with here new boyfriend, when her ex came in and shot him in the face. Nobody saw anything:(.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12981497

I'm sorry but this case IS different.
I cannot recall at any time in the 'Troubles' the degree of support and coming together of all sides of the divide that has been shown on this occasion especially over the death of an establishment figure of a policeman.The comunities are learning to live together and to want to put the past behind them.

Harking back in echoes of the past doesn't help and it only gives hope to the dinosaurs that have failed to accept that their ways of the gun and the bomb are no longer wanted or supported as they once were.

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This still shows that this ' problem' between Catholics and Protestants in NI is still going on.

The peace pact in NI must continue, but you still have the hard liners, and l cannot understand why people cannot forget it, l have plenty of friends from differents sectors who cannot forget this 'problem'

I feel very sad for the policemans family, he wanted to do a job to keep keep peace, and he gave the ultimate price, l hope the **** who did this will get caught - but l doubt it.

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Arthur, it's not between Catholic and Protestant, it's about extremists, some of whom are Catholic.

Correlation is not necessarily causation.

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Do you ever read what others post?

:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: :banghead::banghead::banghead:

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Did anyone hear the phone in on Radio5 about this subject the other night? If not I'd have a listen because a guy who called himself Edward (a former member of the IRA) spoke at great length (@ 1hr 55m) and demonstrated how there are still educated and articulate people out there who choose to live in the bitter past and will not condemn acts such as these.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...an_03_04_2011/

If ever there was an antidote to the sort of callous, bitter, nonsense he spoke it was the funeral of Mr Kerr and the words of so many people in Ireland since his death who have clearly decided it's time to move on and build a new society free from all the appalling attrocities carried out in the name of one 'army' or another.

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Exactly

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Sad but not surprising. There are still enough idiots about who won't bring themselves into the present and think murder is justified to bring about their aims.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12989762

Go on Derek, tell us, did they let you kick his door in? :D

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He was arrested in the street so no door kicking in required. Plus a lowly PC wouldn't get involved in an operation like this. :)

Still it shows the West of Scotland is still seen as a safe haven for terrorists from NI :mad:

Plus in Renton having a couple of AK's and Semtex isn't really seen as being heavily armed! :Yikes:

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Ah, Special Brew, I imagine. :D

Hmm. I wonder whether there's any connection with the recent mysterious explosion in the woods at Gartocharn, just a couple of miles up the road from Renton ...

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Arthur, please think about what you are typing. You make it sound like every protestant hates every catholic and even just saying that is not going to help here in the slightest.

Things here have come on a lot further already than most would have hoped for. It is involving massive cultural change so of course it is going to take time and a lot of bridges need to be built. There are cross-community schools, projects between other schools etc.

Try and get your head around this, I'm one religion and my husband is the other. Who would have thought that would be happening 10 or 20 years ago...

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Don't hold your breath will you!

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Hi Fingy, NI is experiencing the best of life in such a lovelly country, and if l have said anything l am sorry, Each time this happens on Tv or on the radio, l believe that this is what goes through peoples minds.

NI is now a vast expanding country, and the troubles are now well behind them, I know they have arrested a suspect in Scotland in connection with the murder.

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:clap:

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It's clear that the vast majority and a growing number of people in Ireland reject the violence. I really believe that what Edward and his ilk are doing is creating a united Ireland - an Ireland united in its contempt for them and their murderous tactics. Their day has gone.

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Hi Fingy, Once again l will apologise if l have said anything out of charactor.

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Arthur, thanks for the apology. I can only hope you may hopefully take a moment to think before you post in future.