Telefono del ministro del monitoraggio di Gardaí dopo “esercito” di chiamanti a tarda notte abusivi

Given things like the below in the article, you’d wonder what kind of politician we actually want in office.

>Another senior politician described being abused and threatened so frequently that gardaí have advised them not to leave Leinster House for trips into the city centre when they are working.

>Some politicians outlined how they had spent thousands of euro on home security, including extensive external lighting, camera systems and panic buttons. However, they said they were reluctant to claim back the money for fear their privacy may be breached.

>A number of the politicians who spoke to The Irish Times referenced repeated in-person intimidation and abuse, including being put in fear, rather than solely online abuse, which many said they were now inured to.

>Several had curtailed their movements, even in their personal lives, to the extent they almost never socialise.

>On rare occasions when they do, they would only meet in a group and socialise briefly.

>They were targeted by people who appeared to be motivated by a range of issues, from immigration to the environment and the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, among other issues.

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Theres a lot of politicians I disagree with and often very strongly. But everyone, and I mean everyone, deserve safety and particularly safety in their private life.

Like the knuckle draggers that were at Leo’s house a few years ago, absolutely unacceptable. If you want to make a point protest his constituency office.

Politics has gotten so toxic. We’ve got to find a way to stop talking about politicians as if they are all, by default, corrupt mustachio-twirling villains.