Local Sinn Féin councillor Gerard McCabe has called the young people ‘idiots’ who attacked a fire engine on a call out to Ligoniel on New Year's Eve.
The vehicle had to be taken off the road after it was attacked by a group of young people and McCabe described the assault as an attack on the entire community.
"The work that these people do which involves putting their lives at risk to keep us safe in our homes from fires and, in recent weeks supplying water to areas in need throughout Belfast and beyond, should earn them the highest admiration," said the Republican activist.
"The idiots that have bricked and abused our Fire and Rescue Service need to be brought before the courts and I am appealing to anyone with information about such attacks to contact the PSNI
"The people of Ligoniel are sending out a clear message to anyone who is involved in such attacks that when you attack our emergency services you attack this community."
2 comments:
Yes they are idiots and wonder what they would have thought if one of their relatives had died in a house fire because the fire engine could not get there to rescue them?
The message just isn't strong enough. When it hits home they'll hopefully make up in some way other than have insane clear conscious’s, but I don't see a resolution to the continued chaos, maybe hardened glass is the best we can do to protect further incidents. Coming from a person wanting to join the fire brigade I hope the younger generation realise it's not the job of the fire brigade to go after anyone, but if I happen to see this in action I would not be too happy.
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