Parents bringing kids for punishment shooting 'by appointment' - Polidicks

[url]http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-29764749.html[/url] [QUOTE]Parents bringing kids for punishment shooting 'by appointment' BY CHRIS KILPATRICK – 19 NOVEMBER 2013 Self-styled vigilante groups have previously ordered parents to bring their children to pre-arranged locations where they will be shot. The mother of an 18-year-old shot in Londonderry last year told how she was instructed to drop him off and wait while he was shot twice. The woman said she believed he was targeted because he was a drug user. "I know what happened was wrong but hopefully he'll get help," she said. The dissident group Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) is suspected to have been behind the attack. "It should never have come to this, he shouldn't have been doing what he was doing," continued the woman. "I don't agree with drug dealing and hopefully we can work from here to get him the help he needs." She said she was ordered to bring her son to a specific place in the Creggan estate. "He walked down the lane – I was standing at the top – and I heard two shots," she said. "I ran down to him. There was blood coming from both of his legs, but he was lucid. "I just did what had to be done." Public rallies have been staged in Derry against the actions of RAAD. Its members have carried out dozens of so-called punishment attacks across the north west in recent years. The group claimed responsibility for the murder of Derry man Andrew Allen in Buncrana, Co Donegal, in February last year. A few months later, RAAD joined forces with a number of other dissident groups, including the Real IRA, to form the New IRA. Last month, six young men from Londonderry were said to have been "exiled" by dissident republicans. Tommy McCourt, of Rosemount Resource Centre (RRC), who acts as mediator, said the six were just the latest in a series of similar cases that was growing daily . The men, all aged between 19 and 25, were accused of a range of crimes, including drug dealing, car theft and anti-social behaviour. While two are still away, negotiations brokered by RRC between the paramilitaries and their families resulted in the threat being lifted – at least temporarily – against the others and they have been allowed to return. Mr McCourt previously told the Belfast Telegraph: "People may be shocked at these six young men being told to leave Derry but we are being asked to mediate in cases where threats have been made against someone practically every single day of the week."[/QUOTE] I bet these assholes drink themselves stupid most every night.

[QUOTE]The men, all aged between 19 and 25, were accused of a range of crimes, including drug dealing, car theft and [I]anti-social behaviour[/I].[/QUOTE] facepunch is now a criminal organization

what the christ

THe FUCK.?

This is totally not RAAD.

Uh; this sounds like some shit. What fucking human can honestly shoot someone and consider it a 'just' form of punishment for something so trivial as drugs. [B]"I know what happened was wrong but hopefully he'll get help," she said.[/B] THAT is not acceptable at all.. these motherfuckers treat guns like toys

What the hell? The parents agreed to this and they weren't under false pretenses? I am fucking astounded by this.

[QUOTE=Thlis;42917114]What the hell? The parents agreed to this and they weren't under false pretenses?[/QUOTE] Seems like they were told that something violent had to take place to "help" their kids

How the hell do parents agree to this, motherfuckers need to be locked up

Now we just need someone to vigilant the vigilantes. Unfortunately this is sound logic in northern ireland.

"listen maam, your kid is in a rut. So lets [B]FUCKING SHOOT HIM[/B]" The logic is astounding.

[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;42917124]Seems like they were told that something violent had to take place to "help" their kids[/QUOTE] Did they get a letter saying? "Hello sir/madam, we believe that your son/daughter has been doing drugs. Please drop them off at ____ at the time of __:__ and allow us to shoot them in the knee. We would advise you to pick them up afterwards as they probably will be unable to drive" I don't understand how the hell this could possibly have happened.

There are no fucking words. I don't even know what to think other than "what the fucking fuck were the parents fucking thinking"

this kind of punishment will literally only cause more bad behavior and it should, because I would hate anyone that wanted to punish me like this [QUOTE]"He walked down the lane – I was standing at the top – and I heard two shots," she said. "I ran down to him. There was blood coming from both of his legs, but he was lucid. "[B]I just did what had to be done.[/B]"[/QUOTE] no, you're just a psychotic cunt that doesn't deserve kids

Man, Northern Ireland's got some crazy shit going on in it.

[QUOTE=Thlis;42917168]Did they get a letter saying? "Hello sir/madam, we believe that your son/daughter has been doing drugs. Please drop them off at ____ at the time of __:__ and allow us to shoot them in the knee. We would advise you to pick them up afterwards as they probably will be unable to drive" I don't understand how the hell this could possibly have happened.[/QUOTE] If they honestly were that cordial I would be more surprised with that :v:

Jesus Christ what in the fuck?!

Vigilante justice = fucked up Vigilante justice in the form of "you are cordially invited to your son's kneecapping, Tuesday 2am, dank alley, please RSVP" = what

uh, aren't parents supposed to protect kids...

[QUOTE=Native Hunter;42917125]How the hell do parents agree to this, motherfuckers need to be locked up[/QUOTE] Its probably like "if we can't kneecap your son - we're going to kill him"

this place is just getting shittier Help

"The group claimed responsibility for the murder of Derry man Andrew Allen in Buncrana, Co Donegal, in February last year." if it's not bad enough, parents are letting their kids get shot in the legs (where its pretty easy to end up hitting an artery or something) by a group of strangers that already have a murder accusation under their belt? well shit, why don't you just team up with an arsonist and learn how to start fires in a burn ward while you're at it

[QUOTE=NoDachi;42917293]Its probably like "if we can't kneecap your son - we're going to kill him"[/QUOTE] It is, I remember reading stuff about this before. Looking at the Wikipedia list of attacks, there seems to be a trend: Shot in both legs -> Shot in both legs and args -> Shot in the head -> Blow up their house [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Action_Against_Drugs#2012[/url]

Just wait until all the local junkies band together and have an armed stand off with this raad group.

[quote]The family who live in Rosemount, but who do not wish to be identified, spoke to The Sunday Journal as they attempted to come to terms with the shooting. The teenager was shot once in each leg, a bullet is still lodged behind his right knee cap. Doctors fear that surgery may prove too invasive to remove it. The mother revealed that; “Word was sent to the house on Thursday evening to bring him to the laneway in Creggan. I wasn’t going to let him go alone so we went up together. “I waited at the top of the laneway and he walked down. “A few minutes passed then I heard two gunshots.” Asked why she did not contact the PSNI after receiving the threat, the mother said only: “We hold staunch republican views.” She also revealed that she feared for the safety of her other children: “I couldn’t have them (RAAD) coming to the house to attack him as I have other young children to protect. “I need to get help for him, I know he needs help rehabilitating himself, I never thought the problem of drugs or my son being involved in anti-social behaviour would come to my door. I am completely drained with this.” The mother then revealed: “This whole thing has been hanging over us for a few months now. “In fact drugs have wrecked him and this family. “My sons are ruined on drugs. “The drugs have completely changed his personality. It is just like he became a different person. “He was talking to things that weren’t there, jumping at shadows, he was paranoid, anxious, he wasn’t sleeping and then he was taking drugs to help him sleep. “I need to get him help but he swore today that that is the end of him and drugs. I just hope he listens now.” Rather than being angry at those who maimed her son, the victims mother said she was angry at the lack of action against. “These big drug companies who are producing these mind-altering substances and selling them as plant food or bath salts when everyone knows their real use. “Why is no one taking action against these companies? “It should be they who face the consequences not an 18 year old young fella.” Though she had to attend her own sons ‘punishment shooting’ the woman believes; “It could have been worse. I honestly feared that he was going to be found dead having overdosed in a flat somewhere. “The problem is that they party for days at a time. “They take that much of this stuff and they forget to drink water, so they have a heart attack or fall down dead. I also believe that it was better he is shot in the legs now, than shot in the head further down the line.” The mother said that she was very grateful to all those who helped them on Thursday night, namely the residents of Rinmore and the medical teams who treated her son: “The people of Creggan were brilliant to us. After calling an ambulance, they brought out coats, gave us water, they were really helpful they made my son comfortable as he slipped into shock. “The ambulance crew and medical staff at Altnagelvin were fantastic. I don’t think I could thank them enough.” Detectives investigating the shooting have appealed for witnesses to come forward to Polic[/quote] I'm still not sure I approve of what the mother did.. as this provides more insight

I remember studying about RAAD and the IRA and all that shit not long ago.

Didn't you know? Getting shot is a great therapy.

Doesn't this mean the mother committed reckless endangerment?

this shit is prominent to an extent in my town it's so dumb, but i've never seen anything like this

I thought they were talking about shooting blanks to scare them, not actual ammunition. Fucking ridiculous.