Page 9 | Jeffrey Donaldson

Princesspeaches99 · 2026-06-22T13:40:44+00:00

He's just been found guilty of historical child sexual offences. I'm so glad that justice has been served for the two victims. His vile wife has also been found guilty in her trial of the facts. So many thought they would both be cleared because of who they are.

peepsypops · 07/07/2026 13:36

AInightingale · 07/07/2026 11:53

Jeez the stories about Donaldson are coming out thick and fast now, aren't they. Emma L-P described him as 'dangerous', he groped a woman, another drunken vomiting incident, in NYC this time...the question is, why did the DUP keep a lid on all this terrible behaviour and elect him as party leader? I really think this might damage the DUP beyond repair. It's mindboggling for a party of bible-bashers that they were quietly harbouring a scoundrel like Donaldson for all those years.

Well I bet he wasn’t the only one.

Partying and lording it around the place on taxpayer’s time and money and clearly feeling they were untouchable.

UtopiaPlanitia · 07/07/2026 15:52

AInightingale · 07/07/2026 11:53

Jeez the stories about Donaldson are coming out thick and fast now, aren't they. Emma L-P described him as 'dangerous', he groped a woman, another drunken vomiting incident, in NYC this time...the question is, why did the DUP keep a lid on all this terrible behaviour and elect him as party leader? I really think this might damage the DUP beyond repair. It's mindboggling for a party of bible-bashers that they were quietly harbouring a scoundrel like Donaldson for all those years.

I don't know if this is relevant to the DUP's behaviour but one thing I've noticed from being friends with some strict/evangelical Christians is that they don't seem to feel qualified or authorised to judge other members of their congregation or other evangelical Christians who behave poorly.

They seem to strongly believe that any judgement is between the wrongdoer and God, and that if the wrongdoer says that they've sought forgiveness from God and feel as though it's been granted, and they want to put it all behind them, then that seems to be enough/acceptable.

Donaldson also got clergy involved too and they seemed to feel he was forgivable so perhaps that also influenced others in their view of his behaviour 🤔 I genuinely don't understand this attitude myself...

AInightingale · 07/07/2026 16:40

I know exactly what you mean @UtopiaPlanitia, about those people who use 'God' as a spiritual dry cleaners. I have met them. Unfortunately that sort of Christianity seems to be having a resurgence. NI is now full of criminal sorts, druggies, wifebeaters etc who have 'found God', fall off the wagon, back on again...

Seagullsandsausagerolls · 07/07/2026 17:03

AInightingale · 07/07/2026 16:40

I know exactly what you mean @UtopiaPlanitia, about those people who use 'God' as a spiritual dry cleaners. I have met them. Unfortunately that sort of Christianity seems to be having a resurgence. NI is now full of criminal sorts, druggies, wifebeaters etc who have 'found God', fall off the wagon, back on again...

My husband has a habit of saying "Aye, they found God just before they lost their knees" when he's on a rant about some of the ex corner boys who are now Youth/Community Workers etc.

JacknDiane · 07/07/2026 22:26

AInightingale · 07/07/2026 11:53

Jeez the stories about Donaldson are coming out thick and fast now, aren't they. Emma L-P described him as 'dangerous', he groped a woman, another drunken vomiting incident, in NYC this time...the question is, why did the DUP keep a lid on all this terrible behaviour and elect him as party leader? I really think this might damage the DUP beyond repair. It's mindboggling for a party of bible-bashers that they were quietly harbouring a scoundrel like Donaldson for all those years.

Maybe they kept a lid on it as it didn't utterly horrify them??