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Yes, sure there was the loyalist feud. Guaranteed to be down to drugs and who runs where. There is so much money and power to be gained from drugs that the paramilitaries apparently on eachothers political side will fight with eachother to get that power and money. It is a joke. And yes, everyone is getting sick of it. I remember being in a club which I'll not name but it's near Armagh, now closed I think. But what I was told was that on one side of the club the IRA were dealing pills and on the other the UVF were dealing pills. Tis madness that this is what it has come to.
the ira are against drug dealing or ue ... of course not much can really be done if you take drugs but if you sell them its a completly different story ... you'd be treated in the same way as a joyrider or any other 'bad' people..
loyalist paramilitaries such as the uda are more like a gang than a group with political aims .. there's even a few catholics in the uda ... sorta contradicts their 'every catholic is a target claim' .. though one thing ive heard is that they're very strict about the age of people buying drugs from them, they won't sell to younger people ... and maybe thats half of the reason people end up getting punishment beatings!! its always worse from both sides if people sell to kids
the ira make alot of money through things such as counterfeiting the like (maybe that bank robbery? -well done whoever the fuck done that!)
the psni is a good effort but theres nowhere near enough trust from the republican community .. catholics are also discouraged from joining the psni but most people wouldn't even want to .. i wouldn't
But I do appreciate that some paramilitaries are against anti-social behaviour and just try and keep order in their communities. That guy who was crucified, who was a well known joy-rider and general trouble maker, springs to mind. It's a strange state of affairs but I suppose in many areas where these groups operate people have more respect for the provos than the police so it makes sense. Don't agree with it though.
I think you mean fear, rather than respect.
About 4 years ago a big dealer was shot by DAAD, set up by the IRA, direct action against drugs in one of the local pubs i'd always get my carryouts, he was starting to bring harder drugs into the area and was killed for it. Nowadays though thats not really happening anymore, there are too many dealers around but their not on a massive scale, an E dealer I know has links to republician paramilitaries and he's actually pushing alot about, so they must be in on it in someway.
addicted you're talking about the arena arne't you...never went to it myself...totally regret it like...heard it was an amazing spot
Aye, that's the place. I used to go loads a few years back when it was at its peak. Fucking brilliant spot with great djs. It was usully pretty much hard house: Scott Project, Joy Kitikonti, Lisa Lashes and I must have went to about 5 Fergie nights! The resident was Chris Davis (now in the Matrix I believe) and he was fantastic, just as good as any of the big names they'd have in on the night. They used to have alot of oldskool hardcore nights as well. Mad spot.
dead on...if you're planning on going send us a pm and i'll meet ya down there and we'll chew our jaws :thumb:
that certainly isn't the case all the time .. there is an element of fear in that you know not to fuck about but there is a fair bit of respect .. i mean the pira was initially set up as the ira weren't doing enough to protect the nationalist communities that were under attack, without them fuck knows how things would have turned out
the only people who would really fear them would be the people who have a reason to fear them ... it may not be the most effective form of policing but its far superior to anything the psni could do, and it doesnt look likely to change anytime soon so whether its agreed with or not its just the way its gonna be
to be honest a very republican area is the place i'd feel safest in
No bother lad. Aint been to a hardhouse clubbin night in years. More into drum'n'bass and the like now, but would be a bit nostalgic to lose the plot to a bit of hard stuff. Ha...you'd swear I was ancient or something, I'm only fucking 19! Clubbin' caught me well before it was due to!