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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6Peter has a case and needs both a civil liberties advocate
and a professional counsellor. He does not need to be
interpreted- nor indulged. the situation is quite serious.
And I would ask that he considers not his anger but his family.
this is in response to the remark that 'no-one cares'.
There are many, including stardust victims in his area , who
have been scorned by the justice system- friends and
people with injustice cases are necessary. His self-isolating
behaviour is not doing him favours and if he chooses to die.
he takes evidence with him- that is helping no-one
and playing their game. he must needs to get in touch with
others and set up a lobby.
There was no remark that stated: "no-one cares."
The last line of the article states:- "I know very few care".
That was what I was responding to, and I say again that Peter belongs to a community in
Bertie Ahern's constituency and that others there have had problems and that his best chance
is to let go the rage and work for change within his community. he is an intelligent man with
talents that are needed. It is a waste to be sitting outside of the parliament and giving into the anger.
People need his support- it works both ways. I wish Peter all the best but I do not think that a
stab at self-immolation outside the Dail will benefit those whom he cares for. The Stardust families
have difficulties too and they need support, he is channelling his need for justice in a direction which
debilitates his campaign and ensures his story is not told.
[just an opinion]
Okay you've clarified that I said "very few care" as opposed to "no-one cares." You now say your response is geared to what I did say. I fail to see in what way this addresses what I did say. Is it refuting it or agreeing with it?
I don't agree with the hunger strike, I've said so in the article and in the interview. I don't necessarily agree with lobbying, in fact I think that's more futile than a hunger strike, unless one possesses the resources to line pockets. I don't see what Peter has in common with the victims of the Stardust, other than it's Bertie's jurisdiction and that all and sundry have ignored both parties. Peter adding himself to the Stardust victims will hardly swell their numbers noticably, and it might be seen to dilute what it is that he is saying. Which in turn might play into the hands of those who like to ignore people. Lot's of supposition I know, that's the nature of uncertainty and indeed life.
I've often spoken to Peter. I don't feel that I'm either interpreting him or indulging him. I'm paraphrasing and condensing what he's said surely, but that's hardly the same thing. Maybe this is indulging him, that's open to interpretation and indeed it's open to choice - my choice.
I don't believe that it is correct for me or indeed anyone else to choose what is best for Peter. Advice is one thing, dictatorship is quite another.
To clarify my last post. I did not say in the article above that I disagreed with Peter going on a hunger strike. I said it to him in the interview, the audio file is contained in the article above. My apologies for confusing something that's already becoming quite confused.
The man might have legitimate grievances of some sort but he is going about his redress process in a completely wrong, counter productive and self-destructive way. To put in plainly, if unkindly, he comes across as an obsessed crank and I say that with no ill intent or disrespect towards him. Any real friends of his would take him away home and arrange professional treatment for him to help him overcome his resentments and perhaps channel his energies in a more productive way. Why can’t he object to the renewal of this pub’s license in the courts for instance? I suspect what a counsellor would say to him would be something like life is unfair; you can’t always get the justice you feel you are entitled to and above all you might not be the best judge of your own situation or what you should do. Living in squalor in a tent in Kildare St and being on a hunger strike of some sort is way out of the mainstream behaviour and anyone who had his best interest at heart could see that and should tell him that. He is harming and embarrassing himself and no one else.