Archive for the ‘Prisons and crime’ Category
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
The Irish Times aren't generally known for coherent or incisive editorials, but their reaction to the Ryan report makes for sobering reading:
We have to call this kind of abuse by its proper name – torture. We must also call the organised exploitation of unpaid child labour – young girls placed ...
Posted in Citizenship, migration, race, and ethnicity, Education, Prisons and crime, Society and culture | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Back in 2004 I posted an item about an artist who had been arrested and charged with terrorism-related charges. Steven Kurtz had been using (harmless) bacteria as part of various art projects, as part of his work with the Critical Art Ensemble. He has recently - 4 years later - ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
I had heard nothing of this previously, and there's nothing on the BBC News website, which is generally my first destination for breaking news in the US or UK. However, Dennis Kucinich is currently on the floor of the US House of Representatives, introducing 35 articles of impeachment against Bush. ...
Posted in International Affairs, Political activism, Prisons and crime | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 5th, 2006
Over at Tuppenceworth Fergal Crehan has a thoughtful piece that raises a point I've seen discussed, also, at Irish Indymedia regarding responses to the riot in Dublin last week - that is, the dismissive and Daily Mail-style hatred for the 'underclass.' I say Daily Mail because their
Middle-England blend of small-minded ...
Posted in Income and poverty, Prisons and crime, Society and culture | Comments Off on Aftermath of riots – interrogating the discourse
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Firework Smoke
Originally uploaded by O6scura.
Waking up on Saturday morning - on Illinois time - to news of riots in Dublin was not something I expected. The first hint I got was from fluffy's blog, with of course much more coverage ...
Posted in Prisons and crime | Comments Off on Of riots and politics
Monday, January 2nd, 2006
Just before I came home for Christmas I was Paul's guest on MediaGeek on WEFT. We had intended, originally, to talk about the state of community media in Ireland and Europe generally, but ended up spending most of the show talking about the Data Retention compromise that had just passed ...
Posted in Computing Technology, Freedom of the press, International Affairs, International law and structures, Media regulation, Prisons and crime | Comments Off on Data retention and vehicle tracking
Thursday, July 28th, 2005
I've spent most of the past week or two travelling and entertaining visitors, so I've fallen a little behind in posting various items that I would generally try to cover on this blog, so it's time for a bumper compendium:The website for Radio Research Ireland, a new network of individuals ...
Posted in Alternative Media, Computing Technology, Freedom of the press, International Affairs, Labour issues, Media regulation, Political activism, Prisons and crime, Radio | Comments Off on Omnibus edition
Tuesday, May 17th, 2005
Over at the Tuppenceworth blog Simon has posted a thoughtful and important piece about pending 'security precautions' at the Four Courts in Dublin:The front door to the Four Courts is the symbol of the public's access to justice. It is the physical manifestation of the means by which the citizens ...
Posted in Freedom of the press, Political activism, Prisons and crime, Society and culture | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 13th, 2005
Question: Is it acceptable to use Q-tips to apply pepper spray to the eyes of passive protesters? Answer: In California the issue is still up in the air!
Update (2005-04-29): The protesters have won their case.
Posted in Prisons and crime | Comments Off on Cruel and unusual
Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
Those who've been following Irish current affairs recently will know that there has been an interesting turn of events in the aftermath of the tragic murder of Robert McCartney in Belfast. McCartney was murdered by a gang of IRA members who chased him out of a pub and beat him ...
Posted in Electoral politics, Prisons and crime, Society and culture | Comments Off on IRA offer to kill killers – surprised no one thanks them