Archive for July 22nd, 2008

Gormless erections

July 22nd, 2008

What have we done to the Gormleys that they are inflicting the dimwits of their family on us?

First we have to contend with John ‘Gormless’ Gormley and his pathetic ‘Greening’ of the government.

Now we have to put up with another monstrosity, again inflicted on us by a Gormley.

Apparently the green [sic] light has been given for a hideous eyesore to be dumped in the Liffey.

statue

I don’t mind statues.  I can take ‘em or leave ‘em.  But when the fucking thing is 46 meters, or 150 feet high there is no getting away from it.

I think it looks terrible.  It dominates the whole skyline and looks oppressive.  It says nothing to me.  It merely represents an ego trip for the artist who has modelled the form on himself.  If it were a water feature that ejected water from roughly half way up, I would say that it is representative of the modern Irish.

Could someone please tell me what it is for [apart from wasting €1.6 million of our money, of course]?

Unless, of course it is Irelands answer to The Wicker Man, and they are going to stuff it fill of all the drug dealers, crime barons and other politicians, and set fire to it?

Andrew J Hanlon

July 22nd, 2008

I have spent the morning over on Bock’s site.

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Andrew J Hanlon

I have been reading the full story of Andrew Hanlon, and his death on the 30th June last.  It makes for very disturbing reading.

The facts, as far as I can ascertain are:

  • Andrew Hanlon [20] from Dundrum was shot down and killed in Oregon on Monday the 30th June.
  • He was unarmed.
  • He was shot seven times [twice in the arm, three times in the abdomen, once in his thigh and once in his back] by police officer Tony Gonzales.

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Tony Gonzales

  • Gonzales was suspended with full pay after the event.
  • The medical examiner refused to give a copy of the autopsy report to the family, who will have to wait six weeks for information about the causes of his death.
  • Gonzales has since been arrested on allegations of two charges of first-degree sexual abuse and three of third-degree sexual abuse.
  • There is a disturbing lack of information from the authorities who are examining the case.

There are some very disturbing questions here.

  • Why was an unarmed man shot seven times?
  • Why was he shot in the back?
  • Why are the authorities being obstructive?

I suggest you head over to Bock’s site and read for yourself.  It is disturbing reading.

Andrew was laid to rest on Monday.

But in the meantime, his family not only had the expense of bringing Andrew home, but have an ongoing battle ahead of them to uncover the truth.

Andrew’s family have set up a fund to help with their costs.  If you’d like to contribute, these are the details.

Account name: Kate Hanlon re Andrew Hanlon Home Fund

Account number: 08376045

Sort code: 93 13 30

Bank: AIB, Terenure, Dublin