How is it my neighbours sister

I doubt if the Eircom League brain trust and one or two others who post here have ever read the newspaper he writes for or could even understand his articles.

That`s an interesting take on it.
As one of the brains trust you refer to I feel compelled to reply.
I used to read Mr Humphries ramblings, but when I realised he was so anti League of Ireland I decided to sidestep it. 
Given the background to this case and the man in question, it wouldn`t take much to turn this thread into yet another GAA/LOI slagging match.
Would it?

I love the way when ever anything comes on top they run straight to the mental hospitals. It doesn't make them any More innocent. It makes them more guilty that they have to hide behind some ancient ritual to try too get out of paying for their misdemeanours by saying they weren't in charge of their full faculties.

He is in the mental hospital because he attempted to take his own life, failing presumably because of his not inconsiderable heft. Paradoxically, his gross obesity perhaps saved his life.
His life now has junk status but he should be man enough to deal with what he's done.

Does this mean there is a job coming up with the times lads?

I was really shocked and disappointed when I heard the rumours last week.He was my favorite writer but you can't defend pedophileia. This is an awful story!

****, retract that comment lads, didn't realise exactly what ye were alluding to, v.serious indeed

Don't think this can be called pedophilia.

Age of consent in some European countries is 14.

Not condoning what he did or anything btw.

Wasn't a fan of his musing in the Times either.

Mightn't be the best thing to be thing to be discussing on here lads, but here goes, it doesn't really matter what the age of consent is anywhere else, what he apparently committed was a strict liability statutory offence and he has no defense whatsoever.

I don't want to defend what he did.

Just think it is incorrect to call it pedophilia.

I understand what you mean, you're thinking along the lines of statutory rape.

Was she a looker ??

One question to the salad dodger Humphries and to those at Thomas Davis who have fallen on hard times. Who's the last man standing now [:D]

Reveal the last man standing...........

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS [;)]

I thought the crime of statutory rape had been removed from Irish law because it meant that someone can't plead that they believed that the girl was of legal age.

Could be wrong though.

What is the legal age of consent in Ireland anyway. 16 or 17?

From citizensinformation website

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en
/justice/criminal_law/criminal_offences
/law_on_sex_offences_in_ireland.html

Statutory rape
The term statutory rape is not used in the legislation but it is the term that is commonly used for unlawful sexual contact with a person aged under 17 years. Until June 2006, charges for this offence were brought under the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 1935. In the case of CC v Ireland, the Attorney General and the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Supreme Court held that Section 1 of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 1935 Act was unconstitutional. Read more about what happens when law is found to be unconstitutional here. View the judgement of the Supreme Court in the case of CC v Ireland here.

The effect of the Supreme Court decision is that Section 1 of the 1935 Act is no longer a part of the Act. The rest of the Act was not affected. A new Act, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 (pdf) was passed to replace the unconstitutional provisions in the 1935 Act. It also repealed and replaced Section 2 of the 1935 Act. The original 1935 Act has now been amended many times.

Defilement of a child aged under 15 years
The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 makes it a criminal offence to engage or attempt to engage in a sexual act with a child under the age of 15 years. This is what is meant by the term ‘defilement’. The maximum sentence for this offence is life imprisonment.

A sexual act for the purposes of the law includes sexual intercourse and buggery between people who are not married to each other and any sexual act which could constitute aggravated sexual assault.

The 2006 Act provides that the accused may argue they honestly believed the child was aged 15 years or over. The court must then consider whether or not that belief was reasonable. It is not a defence to show that the child consented to the sexual act.


It's unlikely that the argument of being over 15 will be able to be used, assuming that the accused would have known which underage team she played for.

He's finished anyway

I am not surprised that db1974 would be on here defending his fellow liberal,remember this is the journalist who used his column to preach to us.He rammed his liberal and pro Europe views down our throats while pretending to write about sport,he also persecuted Michelle De Bruin with his sneering superior articles.Its only a matter of time before Theboyfrommatebeleland is on here defending him joining his other pal db1974.

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Ah I see............Thomas Davis got caught out badly trying to improve facilities...............As long as you lads keep paying the rent you have a home for life.

This will be my last post on this forum as I am sick to the back teeth with being hounded out of it.

Good luck to all of you with your GAA vs LOI infighting and baiting each other on every other thread. I have disagreed with most posters on this site at one stage or other but I have never seen the need to post a deregatory statement about them. or drag a discussion down to a personal slanging match.

You have all fcuked up a once great forum, one which had, up to recently, risen above all the **** that pervaded the likes of the horse racing and soccer sections of this site.

I have a full-time job, a wife and 2 kids and I have no interest in wasting my time constantly replying to posters who generate their kicks from hassling other posters who enjoy a good debate without seeing the need to resort to baiting and insults as opposed to backing up their views with reasoned debate.

It is a sad state of affairs when someone decides to drag a discussion about the sexual assualt of a 14yo girl into a meaningless slanging match based on 1 or 2 other threads where differences of opinion arose.

No Gant, improve facilities? You obviously forget the schoolteacher from Thomas Davis who made statements regarding allowing 'foreign sports' into Tallaght. Improve facilities, they already had a place 3 times bigger than Tallaght stadium in Rathcoole but turned it down for pure divilment. The best though was when said schoolteacher made the statement about GAA V Football in Tallaght stadium, "we'll see who'll be last man standing". We do indeed In hindsight it doesn't surprise me that Humphries was backing up this man, him being a schoolteacher and all.

I am not surprised that db1974 would be on here defending his fellow liberal,remember this is the journalist who used his column to preach to us.He rammed his liberal and pro Europe views down our throats while pretending to write about sport,he also persecuted Michelle De Bruin with his sneering superior articles.Its only a matter of time before Theboyfrommatebeleland is on here defending him joining his other pal db1974.

What a prize dick you are. Fellow liberal are you bracketing db1974 with someone alleged to have committed a shocking act. I would have liberal and pro-europe views as well so am I defending a statutory rapist now?

Squigs...Why so intolerant,i will ignore your name calling but you are pronouncing the man guilty i am not because i dont know.I have long objected to this man using a sports column to peddle his political views these are the views that have wrecked our country and you like most liberals are very illiberal when it comes to contrasting views and nearly always descend to personal abuse.

Good ere innit!!

I here he's not got the title Gary Sliotar

den

If you want to read it I clearly said 'alleged to have committed a shocking act'

I would have objections at you hounding someone once he posts on a topic and I must say when you state that someone is defending his fellow liberal you seem to be implying something rather sinister.

I have debated with you before on issues v peacefully, but I or others don't like the attitude you've taken here to db74 since the moment you joined. If db74 posts you don't reply to stimulate debate you respond with personal abuse weather about his occupation or his political views. If you spoke like that to a stranger on the street you would talk yourself into a slap. Doing it on here does not make you a big man. I have no affinity to db74 but I think you have been quite nasty for a while now.

Squigs..If you read my posts you will find i never swear or namecall now read db1974 posts and count the insults i have broad shoulders and dont mind but db1974 may be sensitive but he was well able to call me a liar,a dope etcetera.The point about his occupation was relevant to the argument,a question he put to me which i answered truthfully at no stage did i descend to personal abuse.Your final point about physical violence is unworthy of you but again i dont take offence what concerns me most is the damage the pro Lisbon people have done to this country they have wrecked it and it breaks my heart to watch all the young people emigrating like i had to do over forty years ago.

Where did I ever call you a dope and a liar or insult you?

As i have already said i dont mind, things said in the heat of battle are just that and best forgotten.I have looked back on threads and have found two,both were threads of mine that you replied to,one was...Fat cats and Lisbon...you demanded a link i was unable to,still unable,you said it was a lie,another one was about Michelle De Bruin i was defending her you took a different line,it was on this thread you called me a dope and a liar.Having read these threads again i contend that i never used intemperate language or used gratuitous insults i argued robustly no more than that.The post about your user name was in response to you saying you were African it may have been a poor attempt at humour but i have a feeling it was accurate and not insulting.Finally it was never my intention to insult or upset you,it was done inadvertently and for that i apologise.....I still think Michelle De Bruin was hard done by and still blame the pro Europe merchants for our woes.

Then you should jhave no problem bringing the thread back to the to to PROVE that I called you a dope.

Look i have extended the olive branch accept if you like,reject if you like thats your decision.I have already stated that i dont mind things said to me so dragging up old threads would serve no useful purpose also i am not sure i am able to do so but you seem to have dropped half your denial.

Get out and enjoy the weather wildman. Must be lovely in your part of Galway today.

Just like to see PROOF that I called you a liar and a dope

Its on the thread about Michelle De Bruin.
I think i will take Thegalwaymans advice.

Any bets today wildman?

Are you ever in Tí Hughes these days wildman?

Thegalwayman..You seem to want me to come from Galway,i hate to let you down but am near enough to Galway but in a different province.

We both know who you are wildman. No point denying it.

Either you are very fast or are posts crossed.How about giving me a clue about who you think i am.

I have no comment to make at present.

Its a long way to Tipperary!

Scooby does indeed know.

I have this horrible vision of Thegalwayman and Yourlack crouched over their solitary computer fingers at the ready waiting for my reply, earlier on i posted at 18;58 sure enough the response was swift hardly earth shattering but they had to wait for two hours in the ready position.They are now watching waiting listening hoping their master Bigwillystyle will come on and then like true acolytes they will come to his assistance...devotion knows no bounds.

You never know wildman.......Most of us GAA followers on here were convinced Workrider and Rocketfingers were the same person due to their anti GAA topics and backing each other up..........We now know we were wrong.

There is only one workrider.