Union flag to be taken down from Belfast city hall

Newryrep wrote: Stickittotheman wrote: Rioting in West Belfast tonight, young Nationalists involved and of course the water cannon is deployed.  Fuk the water cannon they shouldn’t be there - don’t fall in  loyalism trap - it’s that fukin obvious

Jackal wrote: There's videos going around of adults clapping children on their way to rioting,

There was, from the other night at the Shankill Rd

Just a teeny weeny massive bit of info missing there

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/sectarian-rangers-supporter-who-vandalised-gaa-fans-cars-charged-with-urinating-on-graves-40283533.html

This is the level of 'intellect' that we deal with up here

Edited by tonyjaa - 09 Apr 2021 at 8:02am

Stickittotheman wrote: Newryrep wrote: Stickittotheman wrote: Rioting in West Belfast tonight, young Nationalists involved and of course the water cannon is deployed.  Fuk the water cannon they shouldn’t be there - don’t fall in  loyalism trap - it’s that fukin obvious  I do agree. Get home and don't fall into the trap. On the other hand the peace gates were forced the previous night by Loyalists so I think this may be a recurring flashpoint for a while now. There is probably fear in the community that if they were forced once they can be forced again and no one wants a Bombay Street.

The teenage loyalist rioters were forcing the gates open at the peace wall and trying to gain access to the nationalist side. Of course the nationalists are going to react to this!

reddladd wrote: The teenage loyalist rioters were forcing the gates open at the peace wall and trying to gain access to the nationalist side. Of course the nationalists are going to react to this!

Remains to be seen where all this goes. Inchoate violence currently reminiscent of the "fleg" protests despite scenes on television that look like a throwback to the 70s, with lines of cops resembling Judge Dredd with all the gear facing up against feral Ned youths, some of them children, Lord Of The Flies with petrol bombs. Meanwhile unionist leadership remains an oxymoron. Clueless and rudderless. Some excellent work done by community workers last night at great risk to their own safety but the climate is volatile. Use of plastic bullets, euphemistically rebranded as " impact rounds", is particularly worrying. These are lethal weapons which ricochet uncontrollably if they hit the ground. The death penalty does not exist for public order offences and if a child happened to get hit with one of these and die, we really would be in uncharted waters.

BrendanD88 wrote: There’s a planned protest at Belfast City hall tomorrow at 12pm, if you’re about the City give it a swerve, could be trouble.

Any sign of Nolan doing a little Billy Bingham wave to the crowd?