A separate ethnic group, not
Knackers tear up public golf course in Dublin, Ireland
It is really infuriating to listen to a representative of "Pavee Point" trying to mealymouth his way out of accepting responsibility for a situation which they were instrumental in starting.
A couple of things
I reject out of hand the assertion by these people that they are a separate ethnic grouping within our community, and just because they say they are, does not mean that it's so.
They are entitled to be treated the same as anyone else under the law, no more and no less
It is still possible to see the effect of the mess that these caravan dwellers left behind when they were forcibly moved, from the banks of the Dodder, over 3 years ago. The only reason they have not come back again, to destroy the environment they halt on, is that the residents contributed to the cost of building a concrete barrier which prevents them from re-entering the area. (Concrete works)
Everyone, in Ireland, is subject to the waste management act of 1996, including Trailer Trash, which states
32.—(1) A person shall not hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste in a manner that causes or is likely to cause environmental pollution
and
10.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under this Act (other than an offence referred to in subsection (2)) shall be liable—
( a ) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment, or
( b ) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under section 16 (5), 32 (6) (where the offence consists of a contravention of regulations under subsection (4) of that section), 33 (8), 38 (7) or 40 (13) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(3) If the contravention in respect of which a person is convicted of an offence under this Act is continued after the conviction, the person shall be guilty of a further offence on every day on which the contravention continues and for each such offence the person shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £200 or (in the case of an offence to which subsection (1) applies) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £100,000.
(4) In imposing any penalty under subsection (1), the court shall, in particular, have regard to the risk or extent of environmental pollution arising from the act or omission constituting the offence.
How many of these people have ever been subject to this legislation, prosecuted and fined............ We know the answer, the question is, Why not?
It is time to stop pussy footing around and apply the law equally to all our citizens, no matter what they call themselves