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This is awful news …. Some one lost their life and was dumped on a street. Can those who have opted to post thumbs down to a RIP post explain themselves!

OK then, let me revise my previous posts and state:
“I’d like to see a *likeness* of the head of Brian Cowen on a pike at Dublin Castle.”

The last time I looked a “life” sentence for murder only resulted in about 12 years being served.

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N Ireland has never been safer

No one particularly likes the powers that be at the moment but putting every bit of bad at their feet is idiotic. who is going to be blamed when you forget to put the milk back in the fridge? You want to start pointing fingers well take a look at video games and tv programming. Our kids are being bombarded with violent imagery every day, wake up and cop yourself on.

This is true, as everybody knows, Hitler played Grand Theft Auto all the time.

Matthew has a point Rossa, recent research has shown that murder, torture, genocide and the like have been around for years…before computer games and Tv were even invented. Investment in education and programmes to reduce poverty will reduce crime, nothing else.

Actually I think you are all correct; a moral breakdown from the top will work its way down through society; after all, if they can get away with it, why shouldn’t we ??? kind of attitude starts to pervade society……….

And David what you say is absolutely true. There has ALWAYS been vicious violence; terrible things have always been done in all aspects of life, not just war but behind closed doors in ordinary lives. across all spectrums and still continues to this day.

So Rossa makes a really good point. Technology has changed what we bring into our homes in the last 20 years or so. Prior to www you read the paper and saw the news and that was pretty much what you knew about the world. There was also 2 TV channels that the most of the population received and that was it. Nowadays with SKY/FTA / internet, we have all this coming into our home daily and even on your phone everywhere you go if you have that capability.

We must be careful how we apportion “blame” here tho; it’s a multi pronged problem

After all that, RIP to that poor woman; being found like that in a bag does imply that her death was a traumatic one.

This is all assuming that most killers are in a stable and healthy state of mind. Society has its problems, but Mental health support is grossly under supported and stigmatized.

Rossa, please drop the tired old argument against video games. People have been killing and mutilating eachother since day one. Video games have only been around a few decades. Realistic game have not been around very long at all. Your argument is null.

Rossa..
Children are being bombarded with violent imagery from computer games and TV (except that violent video games and TV / movies are age rated and children should not have access to them.. This would indicate poor parental supervision or bad parenting)

If you cannot tell the difference between reality and fantasy then this would suggest some sort of mental impairment.
This sort of mental impairment is actually a common side effect from certain widely prescribed medications, but for some reason, this does not recieve the same hype as the “tv and games” angle.

And before the tv there was the book, ever read the old testament? That’s framed as the word of god himself and people are supposed to take it seriously, Deuteronomy, Leviticus and Numbers are pretty darn violent, they are direct incitement of hatred toward those who are not the same.. Encouraging genocide and “utter destruction” of anyone who stands in the way.

Sheila in fact is way closer to the bone than you. Our leaders lead in a compassionless way and show no empathy. In the case where high level functioning psychopaths have made it into power around the world their ability to corrupt the morals of their countrymen has shown no bounds. May I suggest you have a read of Political Ponerology, it will explain the mechanism much better than I can here.

it aint video games. im playin games ever since i was introduced to sonic. whats happening is the police are afraid of anyone younger than 18 the police are shocking in my area.. sorry my old area. so what about reduced pay, originally police became police to make a difference in our country not for the wages. they have no right to turn around n say less money gets less work. good news is though if someone breaks into my house i can make them regret it.and yes i know im gonna get thumbs down but i couldnt care as thousands of others agree with me

Who cut the Garda numbers ?

So I disagree with you .
This lady did not get where she was found without some form of foul play occuring
Indeed it is a murder enquiry.
It is bad enough with out adding to the dramatics of it all. Maybe it was drug related,alcohol related, money related, sex related, job related, family related .Who knows . Let the gardaí do their job .

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