Thoughts on #suemepaddy ?

bkgirl

I've just had to look that up, I see it has a different meaning in Ireland and I chose to think that is the meaning you meant

www.mumsnet.com/campaigns/we-believe-you-mumsnet-rape-awareness-campaign

TBH I have tweeted loads about it but really, whats he gonna do. I have no £££ only bills.

sashh do you know where it was on mumsnet?

I knew I had seen it ages ago but couldn't find where!!!!!! You total dote xxx

bkgirl

I have tweeted that #ibelieveher #webelieveher is a mumsnet campaign started in 2012. So a bit difficult to sue because who are we believing?

It's worse than that he is actually threatening to sue everyone who uses the phrase I believe her ! Thing is people are using it like #metoo so we can support anyone wanting to come forward for any abuse. This case has made survivors think there is no point.They have even threatened to use social media searches including peoples google searches. The lawyer who threatened this is a human rights lawyer!!!! I mean, Cambridge Analytica eat your heart out! Look at the headline on the right too about the laughter and jeering. Shocking stuff. Regardless of the result they have got to improve the system in the interest of justice. I cannot understand how they can threaten us that we cannot believe anyone. You can accept the result but still believe her. It's so strange and women in NI feel bullied.

Oh and a footballer is in trouble too

www.joe.ie/news/laois-gaa-disassociate-tweet-gary-walsh-620744

This is a total contrast to the Ched Evans case where clubs seemed to not care.

So this morning there are people in the US (going to be a rally in NYC) and Australia tweeting #suemepaddy

And a player form another team has been suspended for a vile tweet

www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gary-walsh-dropped-by-laois-after-rugby-rape-trial-tweet-835044.html

Sorry meant Ireland my autocorrect has a life of its own

I don't know what the hell that juror said but ever since it became public a petition to parliament to educate jurors about rape myths has got 2000 signatures in 2 days. Most of the increase is from northern island.

Oh yes that was good! Thanks Maryz

1992! 26 years ago! Not good enough. Definitely time for a change. It is not acceptable that a victim of a sexual assault must waive their right to anonymity in order to seek justice! “You can have your anonymity, of course you can, don’t worry about that. No-one will know your name or what you look like. Unless you report it. Would you like to report it?”

Some of you might quite enjoy this. It's very Dublin

Last time anonymity laws updated was 1992! Before internet and social media. I guess that's why. Someone should start a petition to parliament for this.

Ffs! So what the hell is the point in granting sexual assault victims anonymity when they lose it as soon as they step into a courtroom to try and get justice?? who the fuck decided that was logical? Did they not think this through? Why can’t she just give her evidence from behind a screen and let that be it? Why do the public need to see her? Why do they even need to be in the courtroom?

She was visible on a screen to everyone in the courtroom, including the public gallery. And referred to by name throughout. The curtain was so that she didn't have to look at them

So everyone who attended court knows who she is. Along with most of NI I suspect

I think it was visible to the judge, jury, defendants. But her name was mentioned.

Can anyone clarify for me if the woman was visible to the court and public gallery? What I read said that she gave her evidence from behind a blue curtain but was shown on video screens. Who was she shown to? The whole public gallery?

Some of these women are even saying she falsely accused other men of rape in the past. If that's true how come I haven't read it before in the papers during the trial. Something like that would be gold dust to the defence. I really hope if nothing else changes from this case it will be that rape trials are held in camera like in the Republic of Ireland. This is vital in the social media age to prevent the complainant being named. Reports say people in the public gallery were laughing and jeering as the woman gave evidence.

It’s so depressing isn’t it. All those undisputed facts infront of them and so many women are furiously insistent that it was just lads banter, women are worse and his morals aren’t on trial. wake the fuck up! When someone tells you who they are.....

I'd love to believe that women will be wary of him but I've seen a shocking number of women on social media saying that 'the lads' were stitched up and what lovely blokes they are. I'm truly staggered that anyone, male or female, could read those WhatsApp messages and find them anything other than reprehensible, but apparently they can.

I don’t know. There’s been a pretty big backlash over his behaviour. Maybe I’m just too naive. I hope not. I hope UR do the right thing.

I'd be surprised if he ever finds a girlfriend after this. Although this would be a positive outcome for me.

The woman at the centre of this case has done other women a massive service by showing up this misogynistic arse up for what he is. I would imagine women’s willingness to attend parties at his house has tailed off significantly, whatever the courts ruled.

I'm not sure Ulster rugby will let him go. Rugby and sports in general dominated by men. The supporters are mainly men and they won't protest about someone like him as much as women. They are just waiting for the right time.
With the internet I hope any woman will at least google him at one point. Unless he changes his name.