Senator Harris proposes introduction of state murder.

Good to see that unelected Senator Eoghan Harris did not waste anytime in getting his parliamentary career off to a great start. In his maiden speech he suggested that in reaction to the shooting of an unarmed Garda in Dublin the State should introduce the death penalty for those that kill policemen. The facts that this country has not executed any of its own citizens (in an official manner!) for 50 years and that we voted to make the death penatly unconsitutional and that our membership of the EU makes it introduction impossible did not get in his way. But better was to come from the Great Man....

"Even if we remove capital sanctions from those who shoot policemen there should be capital consequences for such actions. In areas where gang culture is now enshrined, such as Dublin, Limerick and parts of Cork, the Garda Commissioner should consider the strategic arming and training of policemen. The days of the unarmed bobby(!) patrolling the streets of this country should be over."
( From the Seanad Debates )

So, let's get this straight - he is suggesting that if we cannot have judicial execution we shoudl instead have "capital consequences" - in other words give the Gardaí guns so they can make the decisions on who needs to be killed. This is Harris on day one..... Roll on the next five years - they should be very entertaining.