Sinn Féin publicly endorse PSNI – again.
Senior members of Sinn Féin are now doing publicly what everyone knew they were doing all along.
Senior members of the organisation, including Stormont Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill and former IRA prisoner Gerry Kelly, have today attended a PSNI recruitment event – throwing their weight behind the organisation and further endorsing their strategy, aims and objectives.
Pól Torbóid
Lasair Dhearg spokesperson Pól Torbóid said, “This event is part of a process of measures aimed at recruiting individuals from a specific demographic, and the attendance of two notable figures from Sinn Féin, one a former IRA prisoner, is a clear message to the Republican and Nationalist community to come forward and join the force.”
“If you are thinking of joining the PSNI, you should consider that doing so will be a life changing event, not just for you, but for your family.”
“How will you feel when members of the force continue to phone Social Services on families, wasting precious resources in order to harass community and political activists – acts that are currently being well documented and have been endorsed publicly by the most senior of ‘peelers’. How will you feel, as a member of the force, when you see your neighbours being stopped for the fifth time in a day, for no good reason other than they are organising to better their communities.”
“The PSNI are no different than the RUC, with the exception that they have a good PR department and endorsements from former republicans.”
“We know that not all members of Sinn Féin support the PSNI, and would call on those individuals to speak up. Otherwise, we risk the continued alignment of ‘mainstream republicanism’ with the British state.”
“Reject the PSNI.”
