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[Sebastian1295]

Seems like they don't care about this man's constitutional rights at all and are shitting all over him and his sons religious beliefs.

 

[Sebastian1295]

We're arresting people for this stuff now?

 

[AJUMP23]

What a dumb place. All the wrong people in charge.

 

[Goss Harag]

Garda suggests that's the Republic of Ireland. Nothing to do with Britain.

 

[winjer]

This is what happens when a country is ruled by the feeble minded.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Ty for clarifying goss. Still ridiculously dumb that this crap happens.

 

[midnightAI]

Garda suggests that's the Republic of Ireland. Nothing to do with Britain.

Correct, this is not in Britain, we'll get blamed for it anyway though

Edit: turns out the story is partially BS? many are saying the arrest is for repeated trespassing on school property after being let go for refusing to call someone by their pronouns. So while yes, silly to be let go for such a thing the arrest is not actually because of that.

 

[poppabk]

Way to bury the lead OP. Forget the man being arrested - Britain has apparently invaded the Republic of Ireland.

 

[midnightAI]

He said the court had not directed Mr Burke to refer to a pupil by a new pronoun or to do or say anything that might conflict with his religious beliefs.

The judge said Mr Burke had not been imprisoned or fined for his views on transgender issues, which he was perfectly entitled to have and to articulate. He said the court had simply directed that Mr Burke must not trespass on school premises as he had been dismissed from his position for gross misconduct.

The judge said this distinction was not difficult to understand and any of Mr Burke's students from Transition Year up would understand it.

The judge ruled Mr Burke's arguments that a Court of Appeal decision in a related matter had undermined the orders made against him to stay away from the school were utterly without merit. He said if Mr Burke had wanted to appeal the court's orders, he should have done so at the appropriate time.

He pointed out that the school had to hire security guards at a rate of €1,000 per week solely and exclusively to keep Mr Burke out. He said Mr Burke would rather this money was spent on keeping him out of the school rather than on the needs of pupils.

The judge described this as the "grotesque behaviour" of a teacher putting his own "ridiculous sense of himself" above the needs of his pupils. He said Mr Burke was willing to sacrifice the pupils of the school on the altar of his fanatical campaign against transgenderism.

The judge went on to describe Mr Burke's presence at the school as "deeply unsettling".

High Court orders Enoch Burke be imprisoned immediately

The High Court has said that Enoch Burke and his family have engaged in the most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack on the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times and has ordered Mr Burke's immediate imprisonment.

www.rte.ie

So, yeh, typical Twitter bait I;m afraid.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Way to bury the lead OP. Forget the man being arrested - Britain has apparently invaded the Republic of Ireland.

I was just leaking the plot for the next COD game.

 

[Sebastian1295]

High Court orders Enoch Burke be imprisoned immediately

The High Court has said that Enoch Burke and his family have engaged in the most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack on the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times and has ordered Mr Burke's immediate imprisonment.

www.rte.ie

So, yeh, typical Twitter bait I;m afraid.

Interesting.

 

[Zathalus]

What kind of idiot keeps showing up at his place of work after being let go? Disagree with him being fired all you want, but that is not normal behaviour. Nor is telling a judge to wipe the smirk off his face going to net you any favours.

 

[DKehoe]

High Court orders Enoch Burke be imprisoned immediately

The High Court has said that Enoch Burke and his family have engaged in the most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack on the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times and has ordered Mr Burke's immediate imprisonment.

www.rte.ie

So, yeh, typical Twitter bait I;m afraid.

It does seem to be becoming more common for people to fall for and share this stuff. It seems like you get these pockets of political discussion with people who are whipping each other into a frenzy over this kind of thing. It's one of the reasons I avoid a lot of political discussions online these days.

 

[RCX]

Just an FYI this isn't the UK. Its in Ireland in a town a few miles from where I live.

And yes: our government is run by despotic idiots. He was fired from his job for expressing his religious beliefs. Which is constitutionally protected here, unless it involves a confused male child that thinks they're a girl ....apparently.

 

[DaciaJC]

What was the "gross misconduct" for which Mr. Burke was relieved from his position at the school?

 

[Horatius]

High Court orders Enoch Burke be imprisoned immediately

The High Court has said that Enoch Burke and his family have engaged in the most deliberate, sustained and concerted attack on the civil courts and the rule of law in this country in recent times and has ordered Mr Burke's immediate imprisonment.

www.rte.ie

So, yeh, typical Twitter bait I;m afraid.

but the original "gross misconduct" that he was fired for was the refusal to use the they pronoun

puts the media spin on him being portrayed as just a nutter into question imo, plus who knows with judges, some of them are the biggest shitlibs out there

 

[Ar¢tos]

4 cops to arrest an old man.
England is overflowing with cash!

 

[Dirk Benedict]

but the original "gross misconduct" that he was fired for was the refusal to use the they pronoun

puts the media spin on him being portrayed as just a nutter into question imo, plus who knows with judges, some of them are the biggest shitlibs out there

Many of them in The West are participating in activism or sabotage. You cannot make up how some of these judges let out career criminals. These people are supposed to be judges. If they are letting people out with multiple felony convictions and looking the other way, it's complacency and deliberate. These people need to take exams and have a great understanding of the laws both local and national. These people are not stupid and making bumbling mistakes. By. Design.

 

[midnightAI]

4 cops to arrest an old man.
England is overflowing with cash!

Wow, it's even turned into England now?

ok, let's do a little bit of Geography......
Republic of Ireland is not in Britain
England is not Britain, Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales.
The UK (full name The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (not the Republic of Ireland)

If you want to test this out, stand in the middle of Dublin and shout 'You are all English' and see where that gets you.

(oh, and the old man in the clip, that's not who they was arresting, he was protecting the guy they wanted to arrest)

 

[Fake]

Snowflake country.

 

[midnightAI]

but the original "gross misconduct" that he was fired for was the refusal to use the they pronoun

puts the media spin on him being portrayed as just a nutter into question imo, plus who knows with judges, some of them are the biggest shitlibs out there

Well, I dont think that's all he was arrested for, as far as I can tell, he was abusive to staff members, probably related to the transgender thing but being aggressive to fellow co-workers can be grounds for dismissal. But if you look at how this guy has behaved since his dismissal I wouldn't say that's unlikely. Telling a high court judge to 'wipe that smirk off your face' isn't exactly normal behaviour.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Wow, it's even turned into England now?

ok, let's do a little bit of Geography......
Republic of Ireland is not in Britain
England is not Britain, Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales.
The UK (full name The United Kingdom of Britain) consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (not the Republic of Ireland)

If you want to test this out, stand in the middle of Dublin and shout 'You are all English' and see where that gets you.

(oh, and the old man in the clip, that's not who they was arresting, he was protecting the guy they wanted to arrest)

How to be extremely pedantic in an easy lesson!

 

[midnightAI]

Snowflake country.

Snowflake country? hardly, they've had their issues (certainly with us), sure, but I certainly wouldn't call them snowflakes

(I have great grandparents who come from there)

 

[midnightAI]

How to be extremely pedantic in an easy lesson!

Yep, and maybe you learnt something?

 

[near]

The police officers look incredibly uncomfortable with what they're being tasked to do. It's so sad to see what is happening.

 

[John Bilbo]

That Canadian frog man professor said something about this five to eight years ago I think.

 

[NickFire]

Slippery slopes are a logical fallacy they said ……….

Oh look at that. The people who play make believe at the age of 40 lied again.

Thank God the US broke off when it did.

 

[Atrus]

A quick search says this man and his family are nutters being fined or arrested for repeated trespass/violating restraining orders, not their religious beliefs.

Don't just bring up social media posts like my Boomer dad who doesn't understand that the algorithm is specifically designed to provoke him and keep him enraged about nonsense.