I was 3 years old when the troubles started here, so I've seen before and after the GFA. I have family and friends who are/ where in the police and to me Blue Lights got it so right what life is like for them, but it's in certain areas and by certain thugs. The bombing has stopped and hopefully will never return for us all, but the hatred for the police will never stop because the mentality of some folk here. It is so inbred into their lives, young kids that look in their early teens throwing petrol bombs at the police who have only known 'peace' here, so it's parents, grandparents, peers, etc that are still passing the hatred down the generations. Now add drugs into the equation and it's made it worse. The greed now for drug money has taken a hold, but that's in many places throughout the UK and beyond. The majority of people just want to go about their daily business in peace and I think I actually do until I watch the local news at times.
The only thing is please never let these evil people ever put you off coming to this beautiful country. Where I live the tour buses are here daily on their way up to the North Coast, the tourists are from everywhere and the cruise ships coming up Belfast Lough is a lovely sight to see.
