tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8105180506664716117..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: The HoodsAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-53388875804702396832018-06-23T22:29:33.890+01:002018-06-23T22:29:33.890+01:00Simon,
yes, it is a shame. She has a great knack ...Simon,<br /><br />yes, it is a shame. She has a great knack for talking about how the "hoods" are very much a product of the culture of West Belfast and how the differ from "proper" street gangs like the Crips and the Bloods. I just wish she'd have pursued some of them more. She does interview some self proclaimed "ex-hoods" who are sometimes a little more Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-42715693962623993322018-06-23T20:37:32.725+01:002018-06-23T20:37:32.725+01:00Frankie, interesting short.
Christopher, If there...Frankie, interesting short.<br /><br />Christopher, If there is a follow-up to Hamill's work the author should take on board your thoughts on what is missing. Some important omissions yet an interesting book, by your account, despite this.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-16642021663318881712018-06-23T18:57:45.261+01:002018-06-23T18:57:45.261+01:00DaithiD,
I felt the same whenever Bap McGreevy wa...DaithiD,<br /><br />I felt the same whenever Bap McGreevy was murdered.<br /><br /><br />Simon,<br /><br />considering what we know now about certain cases and the people involved in them, it would be interesting to hear more stories about innocent people being punished for some minor indiscretion, or even being framed altogether. I doubt that'll ever happen, unless there's a follow up Christopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-46749670664042335432018-06-23T14:16:47.578+01:002018-06-23T14:16:47.578+01:00The same day I read your latest book review Chris,...The same day I read your latest book review Chris, I read<a href="https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/young-people-expose-brutal-reality-14813683" rel="nofollow"> this</a> piece on Belfast live about a group of youth workers and teenagers made a hard hitting 10 min video about the reality of punishment beatings and how one youth workers finger got lodged in in a victims bullet hole frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452424095829736700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-29635748481946378382018-06-22T23:31:09.443+01:002018-06-22T23:31:09.443+01:00Very interesting review. Nepotism, favouritism an...Very interesting review. Nepotism, favouritism and lack of forensic science must lead to many miscarriages of justice. Both guilty going free and innocents punished. <br /><br />Not unlike every other justice system. It would be interesting to find out comparative rates of miscarriages of justice. I guess we'll never know.<br /><br />Cronyism is the scourge of justice from the unofficial Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029656112153509987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-14697452432158447012018-06-22T17:51:37.619+01:002018-06-22T17:51:37.619+01:00Brendan Hughes used to leave the pub early to avoi...Brendan Hughes used to leave the pub early to avoid ‘hoods’. I always thought that was a stain on Republicans of the area, how shameful they couldn’t protect a blanket man outside of Long Kesh.DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.com