Internment

Zebedee said:

If they don't like our values and culture they should bugger off or be forced out. We have been too soft for too long. Rant over.

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easynow said:

Many people in the countries that were under control of the British Empire thought the same. Just saying.

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Historians generally view the period of internment as inflaming sectarian tensions in Northern Ireland, while failing in its goal of arresting key members of the IRA. Many of the people arrested had no links whatsoever with the IRA, but their names appeared on the list of those to be arrested through bungling and incompetence. The list's lack of reliability and the arrests that followed, complemented by reports of internees being abused far in excess of the usual state violence,[7] led to more nationalists identifying with the IRA and losing hope in non-violent methods. After Operation Demetrius, recruits came forward in huge numbers to join the Provisional and Official wings of the IRA.[19] Internment also led to a sharp increase in violence. In the eight months before the operation, there were 34 conflict-related deaths in Northern Ireland. In the four months following it, 140 were killed.[19] A serving officer of the British Royal Marines declared:

It (internment) has, in fact, increased terrorist activity, perhaps boosted IRA recruitment, polarised further the Catholic and Protestant communities and reduced the ranks of the much needed Catholic moderates.[21]

In terms of loss of life, 1972 was the most violent year of the Troubles. The fatal march on Bloody Sunday (30 January 1972) in Derry, when 14 unarmed civil rights protesters were shot dead by British paratroopers, was an anti-internment march.

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Sussex Nomad said:

We are NOT to blame for what happened in the past, how long does it take to understand this?

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Zebedee said:

It's time to bring back internment I believe. Build a large prison on an uninhabited Scottish island, dump all the terrorists or suspected terrorists there and throw away the key. The fact that we have thousands of these bar stewards walking the same streets as us and breathing the same air is truly appalling. If they don't like our values and culture they should bugger off or be forced out. We have been too soft for too long. Rant over.

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sjamesb3466 said:

And can I ask how you are going to identify these Muslims? Dulux colour chart? I know people are upset, angry and feeling despair but nonsense like this is not the answer to this problem. I'm not saying we should all link arms singing Heal the World but widespread discrimination will only feed this plague. And before anyone tries the 'so you're saying we deserve it' argument that is not what I am saying. These people are subhuman and I have nothing but resent for them, however proposing locking up millions without reason or charge is both insane and impractical in equal measure.

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5mins-from-amex said:

'dump all the terrorists or suspected terrorists' can you read?

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sjamesb3466 said:

So how do you define a suspected terrorist? If someone is yet to break a law how can you justify locking them up? If you start locking up people based on suspicions then we destroy the freedom and liberty that separates us from the terrorists.

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5mins-from-amex said:

That is not my job now is it, we have a very good secrete service and I'm sure they will know who to target. but anyone who has left the country and fought for isis would be the first to be identified. then hate preachers and supporters of hate speech.

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boik said:

Forced out to where? And when they go there do you think they'd just take up flower arranging, or do you think they might target the people that did this to them.

I understand people are angra#y, but just lashing out with no thought of the consequences will only make things worse.

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