Scourge of trespass
5 years on
New backlash.
A psychiatrist argued that legalising assisted suicide may lead to an overall increase in the suicide rate.
Simon Harris destroys Helen McEntee’s hate speech argument
Too many people hear “we’re bringing in legislation to protect retail workers from assault” and shrug their shoulders in acceptance
“Everybody is not happy with the status quo.”
Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee expects her controversial Hate Speech bill to be in force “by the end of the year”, and says how confident she is that nobody in Ireland will ever be taken to court for “misgendering” under the law. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
“In what way is this credible?”: Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee is asked how activists and government-funded NGOs who have campaigned for hate speech laws for years can be cited as evidence that her hate speech bill is popular. #gript
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar defends disregarding the results of the public consultation on “hate speech” laws, arguing that “very often” such consultations are hijacked by “campaigning groups” and are not “reflective of public opinion.” #gript
Vast majority of respondents opposed.
“It seems like if you casually “express an opinion” within two football fields of an asylum centre, that could be construed as a violation of this proposed law as it’s currently laid out”: BEN SCALLAN unpacks the government’s bill to ban peaceful protests outside asylum centres, like the ones at East Wall and Finglas: