‘Criminal to me is when all our resources are being robbed and our rights as citizens eroded and enforced by your laws.’
A group called Citizens Against Privatization are currently running a campaign of solidarity and demand for release of two elderly gentlemen, Sean Doyle and Eamon McGrath who were sentenced for helping obstruct water meter installation. Irish Water brought out an injunction requiring the two gents, (one of whom suffers with Parkinson’s and walks with the help of a cane), to stay away from water meters – which they breached.
However the heavy police presence around this arrest and the media blackout of this story is interesting. In the recent general election over 70% of Irish voters favoured parties and independents that promised to abolish the commercial private company ltd., ‘Irish Water’ (Company 530363). Many fear, with just cause, that this vehicle is a stepping stone to the privatization of the last of our, post Troika, resources.
One would think that this water related judgement would be a hot news item and of national interest given recent voting patterns. However not so! It seems agendas continue apace as currently the Fine Gael led minority government (which champions both austerity and privatization of resources and services) continue on the merry way of the banksters, with the acquiescence of the Fianna Fail party, their traditional arch rivals.
RIGHT2WATER/RIGHT2CHANGE Campaigner Brendan Ogle is standing in solidarity with the two and published this piece on his Facebook Page yesterday.
“NOT GUILTY” By Sean Doyle.
‘I did not come here voluntarily. I was summoned here by your court of law. Our struggle for justice, equality and fair distribution of wealth and our natural resources is constantly at variance and impeded by your laws and if there is an exception Leinster House will legislate and make it unlawful.
Criminal to me is homelessness, children sleeping on the streets.
Criminal to me is bailing out banks while people are being evicted from their homes.
Criminal to me is the robbery of our natural resources while children go hungry.
Criminal to me is the Leinster House committee embarrassed and reluctant to collect billions of corporate taxes from Apple and others while the health and other services crumble with a half a million on waiting lists to see specialists.
Criminal to me is to stand by and allow our water to be privatised.
Every meter in the ground is a meter closer to privatisation.
Criminal to me is when all our resources are being robbed and our rights as citizens eroded and enforced by your laws.
Criminal to me is in this centenary year they’re determined to grab for private profit the 1916 Moore Street battle site, our heritage as defined in The Proclamation.
Criminal to me is when all the above is deemed to be an accumulated wrong and punishable by your laws.
What and whose interests does this Leinster House committee serve other than the 1%?
If we had a people’s government they would have full power to alter, amend or abolish the laws to protect the property of its citizens held in obedience to the wishes and interests of its citizens. If we were truly a free nation the people’s government would have that power. We do not.
The ever increasing void between law and justice will inevitably lead to conflict. This is your court of law representing the 1%. The justice I seek does and could not reside here.”
Video Water Meter Scuffle in Kilcoole
Citizens Against Privatization
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