>>507090769
>20 years ago, you could walk safely in ballymena!
>2005 ballymena
>two Catholic schools attacked in an arson attack
>5 arson attacks on Catholic homes
>4 petrol bombs
>5 sectarian assaults
>7 instances of people being intimidated out of an area
kek
>>507090865
The PSNI are short-staffed. They have approx 6,500 Officers (aka, people to deal with this-not civilian staff or pencil pushers). But people also forget that the PSNI
>all have guns
>have more riot gear than anyone else, and love to use it more than anyone else
>reached out on day 1 to draft in officers from the rest of the UK

So, aye, like I said. There'll be more madnes tonight-but we're already seeing injuries from baton rounds and so on. Gonna be interesting
>>507091016
I think only focusing on Dublin is retarded but again, I haven't seen any actual tangible "change." Just many rinse and repeat individual riots, just like what's happening in Ballymena.

however, like I said, the PSNI are not as pussified as the Guards.