8 October 1998 Edition
RUC at Queen's
The appearance of the RUC at the Queen's University Freshers Bazaar at the end of last week has been described as insulting by South Belfast Sinn Fein councillor Sean Hayes.
He said, ``the administration at Queen's has not grasped the reality of the new political situation. The RUC has no place in any new society. The involvement of the RUC, a force that has been involved in the murder of Queen's students, in a charm offensive should not be condoned by the Queen's student union, they should not be providing political cover to such a discredited force.''
Meanwhile SF councillor Michael Browne has condemned the decision of St John the Baptist Primary School to invite the RUC to address the primary class seven.
He said, ``attempts by the school to dress up a charm offensive by the RUC as part of a pastoral care policy is grossly insulting. In a bid to sow confusion amongst the parents the school failed to mention the RUC at all in their letter to the parents.''
Browne added: ``The [school] Principal adopted an arrogant and dismissive attitude to the concerns of my constituents. These schools need to quickly realise that the RUC has delivered murder and brutality upon the community in West Belfast, they have no place in a civilised society let alone in primary schools.''
He said, ``the administration at Queen's has not grasped the reality of the new political situation. The RUC has no place in any new society. The involvement of the RUC, a force that has been involved in the murder of Queen's students, in a charm offensive should not be condoned by the Queen's student union, they should not be providing political cover to such a discredited force.''
Meanwhile SF councillor Michael Browne has condemned the decision of St John the Baptist Primary School to invite the RUC to address the primary class seven.
He said, ``attempts by the school to dress up a charm offensive by the RUC as part of a pastoral care policy is grossly insulting. In a bid to sow confusion amongst the parents the school failed to mention the RUC at all in their letter to the parents.''
Browne added: ``The [school] Principal adopted an arrogant and dismissive attitude to the concerns of my constituents. These schools need to quickly realise that the RUC has delivered murder and brutality upon the community in West Belfast, they have no place in a civilised society let alone in primary schools.''