Dublin riots

foxie48

Surely the two things are related? There doesn't seem to be concrete facts but I understand a man attacked a woman, a teacher and three children with a knife. That's really dreadful but fortunately a delivery driver saw what was happening and intervened so the man was apprehended. The delivery driver is Brazilian but was erroneously thought to be the perpetrator rather than the hero and it was widely circulated that he was an immigrant. This brought out a load of far right extremists who have done millions of euros worth of damage and virtually took over the centre of Dublin. tbh I think it's wise to keep information about the women and children out of the media, there is enough sorrow and pain in their lives without anyone adding to it. Is it important that people know that a false story circulating on social media can cause such chaos? Yes, I think it is. The Garda commisioner said, "What is clear is that people have been radicalised through social media."

A woman was interviewed who also rushed over to intervene, as did other bystanders.

The identity of the perpetrator has been withheld for whatever reason.

The subsequent violence is inexcusable but may be symbolic of the unrest which is sweeping throughout Europe.

He spoke of how he used his helmet to hit the man who had attacked three young children and the female creche worker.

A fundraiser has been set up to 'buy Caio Benicio a pint'.

'The man's a hero and the least we can do is buy him a pint, so I'm asking you to donate the price of a pint of Guinness in your local so that he knows the people of Dublin appreciate him,' the organiser said.

Smileless2012

I'm horrified that such a terrible incident was seen as an excuse to riot in the first place.

As with football hooligans there are people in society that are just waiting for any excuse to become violent. It’s up to governments to not give people an excuse to behave that way.

Apparently a go-fund appeal “Buy this man a pint!” has generated £190k (or €s?) for the brave Brazilian ‘Deliveroo’ guy who bashed the Dublin knife man with his crash helmet.
A huge ‘thank you’ to him for stopping potentially worse carnage. Well done that brave man for stepping in!

I'm horrified that such a terrible incident was seen as an excuse to riot in the first place.

MOnica I agree with you but it shows it takes very little to spark riots, this is why people in positions of power and influence need to be very careful with their rhetoric.
Allsorts sadly there is not much "care in the community" so many of the people who commit dreadful acts of violence are mentally ill (not all ) and who knows the story behind this tragedy, I just hope they all recover.

What’s really worrying is that people with really serious mental health problems do not get the help they desperately need, whoever thought care in the community would work have just freed up beds and left people who need help on theit own. I don’t know if the person who committed this atrocity was mentally ill, but he certainly had severe problems, my heart goes out to all affected. As for rioters causing all chais, fear and damage, should foot the bill.

Whle I agree with foxie48's understanding of what happened, I think such riots are the product of deeper more systemic problems.

If Irish society was otherwise at ease itself, I do not think such a dreadful event would have sparked such severe riots on such doubtful information.

Surely the two things are related? There doesn't seem to be concrete facts but I understand a man attacked a woman, a teacher and three children with a knife. That's really dreadful but fortunately a delivery driver saw what was happening and intervened so the man was apprehended. The delivery driver is Brazilian but was erroneously thought to be the perpetrator rather than the hero and it was widely circulated that he was an immigrant. This brought out a load of far right extremists who have done millions of euros worth of damage and virtually took over the centre of Dublin. tbh I think it's wise to keep information about the women and children out of the media, there is enough sorrow and pain in their lives without anyone adding to it. Is it important that people know that a false story circulating on social media can cause such chaos? Yes, I think it is. The Garda commisioner said, "What is clear is that people have been radicalised through social media."

Yes, they are being called far right thugs.

The police seem to be condemning the protesters more than the violent knife attacker.