Community would back shooting-to-kill, says Paisley Jnr

[gerry]

Good to see junior keeping up the family tradition





Community would back shooting-to-kill, says Paisley Jnr


19/08/2008 - 18:01:02


A police shoot-to-kill policy against dissident republican terrorists would be accepted by the community in the North, Policing Board member Ian Paisley Jnr claimed today.

Paisley Jnr said people would support the use of lethal force to wipe out the threat posed by groups such as the Real IRA.

SDLP policing board member Dolores Kelly described Mr Paisley's remarks as "dangerous nonsense" while Sinn Féin's Daithi McKay also hit out at the comments.

"Clearly Ian Paisley Jnr hasn't learnt anything from the history of the last 40 years," he said. "This is the type of corner boy approach to politics we have come to expect from Paisley Óg."

"What unionist leaders, and in particular the DUP, need to demonstrate is they're prepared to share power with nationalists and republicans on the basis of equality rather than appealing to lowest common denominator."

The Democratic Unionist Assembly member's remarks come after the latest dissident attempt to murder police officers in the region.

On Saturday three Police Service of Northern Ireland officers escaped injury in a rocket attack in the Co Fermanagh border town of Lisnaskea.

Renegade republicans have been blamed for seven other murder attempts on officers in the last year.

The "shoot-to-kill" issue was highly contentious during the Troubles, with the police and British Army, in particular the SAS, accused of implementing it.

Mr Paisley claimed people would now accept it as necessary to finally crush the dissident threat.

"Sooner or later there will be a murder of a police officer unless the police are able to deploy ruthlessness in tracking down and wiping out these dissident members," said the North Antrim MLA.

"I believe the community will accept such measures and if dissidents are shot on sight, the community will accept that it is a necessary use of lethal force to prevent dissident republicanism from growing.

"Finally, given the seriousness of this most recent murder attempt, I believe the (Stormont) executive ought to ensure that a full discussion on the security situation must take place with a view to ensuring every encouragement is given to the police and army in the eradication of dissident republicans."

Yesterday police chiefs revealed that the explosives used in Saturday's rocket attack contained Semtex originally owned by the IRA.

Two officers were on patrol on Main Street, Lisnaskea, while a third was in a nearby police vehicle when a man stepped from a white Ford Escort and aimed an improvised rocket launcher at them.

They dived for cover and escaped after suffering shock and minor injuries when the device failed to detonate.

Mr Paisley has called for an inquiry to establish how the dissidents got their hands on the powerful Czech-made explosive and if they have access to more.

Semtex, much of it secured from General Gaddafi's Libya, was one of the main weapons employed by the IRA when it was active. The IRA claimed to have decommissioned its arsenal in 2005.

Mr Paisley said: "There are some crumbs of comfort that the weapons deployment has been botched, or else, more likely, dissidents have been infiltrated and at the last moment the explosives undermined and therefore lives saved.

"However, we cannot always rely upon infiltration and treachery within the ranks of the dissidents to undermine their activity."

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*sighs*

Ian Og, nobody would support that. Instead, if there was a shoot-to-kill policy, it will only add to number of dissidents.

[Yes I Would]

See Ian forgot to include Orange Order members and loyalists who have been known to take pot shots at the peelers, when they dont get their way!!

[full back]

Would he have the same shoot to kill policy towards anyone who poses a threat to the cops?

[Uladh]

The only waya shoot to kill policy in the north could be successful, and enjoy the support of both sides of the community, would be if it was very specifically targetted at specifIc family members of the prominent DUP MPs. particularly sons with the same name as their fathers and wives named iris.

[Donagh]

Yesterday police chiefs revealed that the explosives used in Saturday's rocket attack contained Semtex originally owned by the IRA.

Mr Paisley has called for an inquiry to establish how the dissidents got their hands on the powerful Czech-made explosive and if they have access to more.

Semtex, much of it secured from General Gaddafi's Libya, was one of the main weapons employed by the IRA when it was active.

If it is IRA semtex being used, the PSNI should thank their lucky stars.

[dodgy umpire]

Paisley Snr was the ira's most successful recruiter , will paisley Jnr be the dissidents?

[full back]

Suprised the cavalry hasnt arrived yet...

[An Fear Rua]

Suprised the cavalry hasnt arrived yet...

Id say they are busy with their "its not because your english, we love the english etc", campaign

[smcafee]

maybe spin fein will see truth and end helping enforce british rule in ireland with the dup.

if spin fein call themselves republicans they will not want to work with people that want them shot.lets see it.

[dodgy umpire]

maybe spin fein will see truth and end helping enforce british rule in ireland with the dup.

if spin fein call themselves republicans they will not want to work with people that want them shot.lets see it.

could you please stop referring to them as "spin fein" its getting very boring, and is a poor form of dissident propaganda. as regards sharing power with the dup, sure isnt it all a means to an end

[nrico2006]

See Ian forgot to include Orange Order members and loyalists who have been known to take pot shots at the peelers, when they dont get their way!!

First thing I noticed when I read it on BBC was that it was specific to Republicans.  Somebody should aim something at him to straighten up those f**king eyes of his - thank god he didn't become a fireman!

[Uladh]

could you please stop referring to them as "spin fein" its getting very boring, and is a poor form of dissident propaganda.

As boring as refering to the sdlp as the stoops?

[smcafee]

maybe spin fein will see truth and end helping enforce british rule in ireland with the dup.

if spin fein call themselves republicans they will not want to work with people that want them shot.lets see it.

could you please stop referring to them as "spin fein" its getting very boring, and is a poor form of dissident propaganda. as regards sharing power with the dup, sure isnt it all a means to an end

what should i call them?

sell outs?

nu stoops?

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Give me the alternatives smcafee. You're sounding like the DUP of old, NO NO NO! and nothing to put in it's place.