Comments on: File sent to DPP over FEE occupation http://www.universityobserver.ie/2009/09/15/file-sent-to-dpp-over-fee-occupation/ Ireland's Award-Winning Student Newspaper Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Emma Beckett http://www.universityobserver.ie/2009/09/15/file-sent-to-dpp-over-fee-occupation/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Emma Beckett Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:42:43 +0000 http://www.universityobserver.ie/?p=3535#comment-375 The member of staff chose to stay in the room. She was repeatdedy offered the opportunity to leave, and could have done so at any point. It should be pointed out that Paul Gogharty resigned his position as the Green Party spokesperson on education weeks later, due to pressure over cuts in education. Counterproductive? The member of staff chose to stay in the room. She was repeatdedy offered the opportunity to leave, and could have done so at any point.

It should be pointed out that Paul Gogharty resigned his position as the Green Party spokesperson on education weeks later, due to pressure over cuts in education.

Counterproductive?

]]> By: Jason Whelan http://www.universityobserver.ie/2009/09/15/file-sent-to-dpp-over-fee-occupation/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Jason Whelan Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:49:26 +0000 http://www.universityobserver.ie/?p=3535#comment-369 I think the necessity to highlight the issue of third level fees is there for all to see. The Gardai took it upon themselved to trash the door, not the occupiers and the office could have been messed up while the Gardai were apprehending the occupiers. There is no proof that the computer was used. There is even less proof that the member of staff was terrorised in any way. If so, why leave it for such a long period to press charges and why is it that it is Mr Gogarty who is doing so, and not the member of staff? Finally, while the channels of diplomacy are essential in this and all other differences of opinion, the fact that a member of the Government has decided to press charges on an exagerated fashion seems to me to be just a bit of childish retaliation for the first bit of serious activism in years showing the unfortunate society that we live in today. I think the necessity to highlight the issue of third level fees is there for all to see. The Gardai took it upon themselved to trash the door, not the occupiers and the office could have been messed up while the Gardai were apprehending the occupiers. There is no proof that the computer was used. There is even less proof that the member of staff was terrorised in any way. If so, why leave it for such a long period to press charges and why is it that it is Mr Gogarty who is doing so, and not the member of staff?

Finally, while the channels of diplomacy are essential in this and all other differences of opinion, the fact that a member of the Government has decided to press charges on an exagerated fashion seems to me to be just a bit of childish retaliation for the first bit of serious activism in years showing the unfortunate society that we live in today.

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