Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
Why do you not accept the point that they should be prosecuted why should anyone be protected?????
It will not be accepted because no one else will be prosecuted in connection with violence. Since justice has to be applied equally it would be unjust to prosecute the soldiers.

This I may concede but I dont like it maybe if the governments had shown some backbone and helped SDLP an UUP things might be differant.
I didn't say I liked it, but it's how you achieve peace. In any case, if the PIRA aren't legitimate you then have to ask if the (operationally similar) IRA were; i.e. is Ireland legitimately independant. I don't think anyone wants to go there.

All irrelevant if taken in the context of my thinking he would not even be in Stormont and so the need to molly coddle the "Regiment" would not exist.
Thinking you at no point make clear. Calling for the prosecution of the paratroopers does not presuppose the prosecution of the First Minister.