The Orange parades are just plain stupidity, and the fact that they are routed through Nationalist hotspots is absolutely ridiculous. Can you imagine Klan parades through black neighborhoods, or Neo-Nazi parades in Jewish ones?Nine police officers have been injured dealing with trouble following the passing of a Protestant parade through the Catholic Ardoyne area in north Belfast.Their injuries are not believed to be serious.
Petrol bombs and bricks have been thrown at police by nationalists and loyalists.
Police have responded by using water cannons to contain the crowds. Six plastic bullets have been fired.
Six men have been charged in connection with public order offences in the Broadway area of Belfast on
There have been two arrests although police expect more to follow.
Three cars have also been hijacked and two of them pushed at police. At least one of them has been set alight.
Police are continuing to deal with "significant disorder" in the nationalist Brompton Park and Balhom Road areas in north Belfast.
A short distance away police were attacked with bricks and bottles thrown by loyalists on the Crumlin Road near the junction with Hesketh Road.
On the other side of the Ardoyne flashpoint zone at Twaddell Avenue, bricks and bottles were also thrown at police by loyalists.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Unrest In Belfast At Ardoyne Parade
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Your comparison of the Orange parades to the likes of the Klan and Neo-Nazi's is absurd. These people truly don't care about the parades, it's simply a chance to cause trouble. Even if it were the case, and it was causing offense, it does not give anyone the right to act in such a grotesque way.
ReplyDeleteI think the parades are absurd. Our opinions differ.
ReplyDeleteA group proclaiming Protestant supremacy qualifies in the same category as a group proclaiming white supremacy, in my book.
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