Gay people are more vile than child abusers - Iris Robinson

[bobbysands81]

Wow! What a statement by Iris Robinson - even by the usually high standards of hatred that the DUP love this one is right up there.

How an elected public representative can have these kinds of views is beyond me.

What do DUP voters on here think of this???


Iris Robinson has walked into her biggest controversy yet after stating in Parliament that homosexuality is “viler” than child sex abuse, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal today.

The First Minister’s wife made the controversial comments in the House of Commons in front of Policing and Justice Minister Paul Goggins and a committee of UK MPs during a debate on the assessment and management of sex offenders.

Speaking about community concerns over sex offenders Mrs Robinson then stated: “There can be no viler act, apart from homosexuality and sodomy, than sexually abusing innocent children.”

Her comments have not been omitted from a written transcript of the debate which has been published on the Parliament website.

When contacted by the Belfast Telegraph Mrs Robinson said she stood by her views and stated that homosexuality was “comparable” to child sex abuse.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-13913517.html

[hanging chad]

take it she won't be taking part in Belfast Pride this year.
Be nice to see her come out with some uncontroversial comments for a change like "puppies are cute" or something

[CookieMonster]

Oh this thread will be fun.

[returning officer]

If this is what she stated, Peter is going to have a difficult time politically. She of course will be immune from prosecution as it was uttered in parliament.
"There can be no viler act, apart from homosexuality" - homosexuality is not an act, but a sexual/emotional inclination.
How can consentual adult somody be more vile than child abuse? This demonstrates a warped moral compass.

So leaving aside the expected homophobic bile, the comments are unbelievably stupid.

[FutureTaoiseach]

I am outraged by this as a gay person. To attempt to equate people in adult relationships with paedophiles is appalling and very close to incitement to hatred. She should apologise but I expect she won't given her party.

[CookieMonster]

I am outraged by this as a gay person. To attempt to equate people in adult relationships with paedophiles is appalling and very close to incitement to hatred. She should apologise but I expect she won't given her party.

I don't expect so, though as you say given her party I don't expect anybody will care very much what she says!

[corelli]

Sure who bloody cares what the lunatic says. She said on radio at the weekend that parliment should legislate" according to God's law". So much for her understanding of the separtation of church and state. She is a biggot. Full stop.No point having an un-ending thread about it.

[hanging chad]

whats her fixation with homosexuals? is it some kind of Roman conspiracy in DUP minds

[Anorakphobia]

“There can be no viler act, apart from homosexuality and sodomy, than sexually abusing innocent children.”

Except of course when homosexuality, sodomy and sexually abusing innocent children involves some of your DUP friends, then you compltely ignore it.
Kincora anyone?

The women is such a prize moron I almost feel sorry for the husband. Almost!

[KingKane]

So let's get this straight, what two adult blokes might do in a room is worse than what an adult bloke would do to a small boy? Is she aware of what child abuse actually is?