O'Gormon criticises "all parties" over rape crisis

[Dee Four]

The newly selected PD candidate for Wexford, Colm O'Gormon, criticised all parties following his nomination yesterday. He also described the new legislation as flawed and called for a review of it.

Colm O'Gorman has accused Opposition politicians of "scurrilous" scaremongering by suggesting last week that convicted rapists would be let out of prison because of the fall of statutory rape laws.

"We saw people from all parties posturing, scoring political points and seeking to manipulate the situation,"

"In my view the greatest loser has been the issue. We have the opportunity to see politics at its best . . . but politics failed miserably last week. Politics in Ireland needs a little bit more principle and a little less game-playing."

Couldn't agree with him more, myself. I felt that McDowell's original legislation was much more in tune with the realities of teenage life, while protecting children and teenagers from predatory pedophiles.

[Smashey]

McDowell's proposed legislation was daft, by making it legal for 14 year olds to have sex you may as well eb encouraging them to so without them even being out of puberity let alone wise enough to make such a decision.

[BarryW]

O'Gormon criticises "all parties" over rape crisis

Well thats a change of tune. On Matt Cooper last week he explicitly refused to criticise Michael McDowell

We saw people from all parties posturing, scoring political points and seeking to manipulate the situation,"

Politics in Ireland needs a little bit more principle and a little less game-playing

If O' Gorman is so offended by point-scoring, manipulation and "game-playing", then why did he misrepresent and tell blatant lies about the FG policies on crime and health to the Enniscorthy Guardian last month?

On crime, Mr O'Gorman challenged Fine Gael's proposal to tag people who are innocent before proven guilty. He said there were constitutional difficulties and civil liberties issues with this proposal

O' Gorman taking a leaf out of Fintan O' Toole's book

'Does Fine Gael suggest fining a passenger in a car being driven home by a sober friend who was involved in a car crash or the the innocent victim of a street attack or even someone with a mental illness whose condition might not be instantly recognised?'

'Does Fine Gael intend to force doctors to go against their professional oath and refuse to treat patients on the basis of a poorly informed, right wing ideology?'

If O' Gorman doesn't like point-scoring, then he shouldn't really be smearing and misrepresenting other parties like this, for political gain.
But then again, having joined the PDs in the first place he is no stranger to hypocrisy

[salt]

Barry W what is the FG position and the YFG one on the age of consent?

[Worldbystorm]

McDowell's proposed legislation was daft, by making it legal for 14 year olds to have sex you may as well eb encouraging them to so without them even being out of puberity let alone wise enough to make such a decision.

Your alternative in a case where two 14 years olds had a child between them being...to criminalise them both?

[David Cochrane]

In fairness Deefour, many would see this as an attempt by a PD general election candidate to deflect attention from his off-the-cuff* comments attacking the Minister for Justice (a PD I think ) last week over the 'A' case.
[size=7]
* at least, I can only assume they were off the cuff.[/size]

[David Cochrane]

By the way, we don't need another thread to discuss the A case, so if we want to keep this about O'Gorman and PDs, that's just fine.

[mjcoughlan]

But then again, having joined the PDs in the first place he is no stranger to hypocrisy

What does that even mean?

[David Cochrane]

yeah, Barry, please, get a grip.

[CrockerJarman]

[quote=BarryW]

O'Gormon criticises "all parties" over rape crisis

Well thats a change of tune. On Matt Cooper last week he explicitly refused to criticise Michael McDowell

We saw people from all parties posturing, scoring political points and seeking to manipulate the situation,"

Politics in Ireland needs a little bit more principle and a little less game-playing

If O' Gorman is so offended by point-scoring, manipulation and "game-playing", then why did he misrepresent and tell blatant lies about the FG policies on crime and health to the Enniscorthy Guardian last month?

On crime, Mr O'Gorman challenged Fine Gael's proposal to tag people who are innocent before proven guilty. He said there were constitutional difficulties and civil liberties issues with this proposal

O' Gorman taking a leaf out of Fintan O' Toole's book

'Does Fine Gael suggest fining a passenger in a car being driven home by a sober friend who was involved in a car crash or the the innocent victim of a street attack or even someone with a mental illness whose condition might not be instantly recognised?'

'Does Fine Gael intend to force doctors to go against their professional oath and refuse to treat patients on the basis of a poorly informed, right wing ideology?'

If O' Gorman doesn't like point-scoring, then he shouldn't really be smearing and misrepresenting other parties like this, for political gain.
But then again, having joined the PDs in the first place he is no stranger to hypocrisy[/quote:3n4spreg]

How quickly the erstwhile victims advocate turns partisan-political when faced with an electoral mauling at the hands of young Mick D'Arcy.