The 32csm in Fermanagh and Cavan condemn the actions of the Gardai last week when they went to a secondary school outside Cavan town and threatened to arrest a school boy for handing out Republican literature.
On friday of last week the Gardai visited a school in Co Cavan and requested to see the head principle regarding one of his pupils.
The head principle was told that a number of youths in his school were delivering fliers about the 32csm and IRA propaganda literature, and that one youth was the ring leader in having other youths deliver this material.
The head principal then summoned the young school boy who the Gardai had identified from his class room to his office for questioning without his parents knowledge of what was going on, and bearing in mind the youth is only 15 years old.
As the youth was being brought to the Principles office he seen the Gardai and wanted to know what the problem was and why he was being brought to the office, noone answered the young kids concerns.
As the young lad entered the Principles office he was asked to sit down and in front of him was the Principle and two Gardai who began to ask the youth questions about the 32csm and why he was handing out IRA propaganda in the school.
The youth refused to comply with the Principle and the Gardai and requested his Parents, at this the Gardai became aggressive shouting at the young boy threatening to arrest him. The youths father was contacted by the school principle and asked to attend the school as the Gardai had come to the school with concerns about his childs activities in the school.
The young lads father came to the school furious and confronted the principle in a heated exchange to why his son was subjected to an interrogation by the Gardai in the Principles office.
The Gardai then tried to intervene and a struggle developed in the corridor of the main building between the Gardai and the young lads father.
After calm was restored the father was let take his son home after what must have been a frightening experience for the young boy.
The father of the young boy has lodged a complaint with the Education minister and the Irish Government into what was a blatant attempt to interrogate and question a minor "his son" in Cavan secondary school.
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement in Cavan condemn this action by the Gardai on this young boy and his father, we see this as a form of child abuse and victimization towards this young lad.
Fermanagh/Cavan 32csm.
After reading all that I feel the 15 year old wrote it is was so bad!
ReplyDeleteThe real abuse is the ‘Politicisation’ of a child. Instead of handing out leaflets he should be in the school learning and his father should know better.
I agree about the way it was written. The poor writing distracted from the message and that's a pity. Perhaps the writer is actually an Irish person rather than a brit and his/her language is not the queen's english.
ReplyDeleteDespite the crap writing, you are wrong about the 'child' and his father. The child has every right to be politically aware and active, particularly if he can see massive injustices and oppression around him. The child is the future of the country and if he has the courage to act in a way that represents his views and convictions, and in a way that is entirely acceptable historically and legally to get a message out, he should be applauded for his courage and his rights protected. To pretend he should just shut up, be indoctrinated, and not attempt to 'go against the grain' by expressing his views in any way, when he clearly has strong beliefs, is a vile concept that would only be acceptable in fascist and similar societies.
If you are of the opinion the kid should shut up because he's a kid, why are you not outraged that a child was interrogated without protection, Tony? Should not only political and expressive rights be removed from 'children' but should the law not apply to children also Tony?
learningDeclan,
ReplyDeleteThere are many different strands of Republicanism but there is only one strand of Fascism. My brand of Republicanism is inclusive and works through persuasion rather than the aggressive, one dimensional view taken by some.
The assumption that I am a Brit and speak the Queen's English shows more about your character and to promote a 15 year old child to adopt a political stance that encourages an extremist point of view is still a form of indoctrination on a child, something fascist movements excel in.
The kid should be enjoying his childhood and
I am absolutely agree with Declan. In france we had several strike to wind the right to adopt a political stance in high school. Your way to say it's a fascism is quite easy, do you really know what teenage meen?? At 15 years old, you are not a chld, not an adult, but not a child. At 15 I was involve in several political stuff, against facism, against news school reform, against G7, against new french government, against unemployment law... not because I was indoctrinated, I was just a revolted girl. I am still one. It begin around my 14' 15' because I was able to see, and understand, all the injustice around me.
ReplyDeleteI really think it's the same for the boy in the article.
Sorry for my english, I'm french...
julie from france
I think, also, the right to express his opinion is in the child rights bill... (child bill of rights?)
ReplyDeleteIn more, since few month, I reading all the 32csm statement, ans, honestly with my foreigner eyes, it's not extremist. Radical, maybe, but less than lots of bigs political party in europe... And more, it seem to place human beeing interest (and rights) in the center of the society model they promote...