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THERE ARE CALLS for convicted sex offenders to be banned from using dating apps.
Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone has called for a ban on the Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan, to consider including a provision for judges to order all sex offenders not to use the apps in the new Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill.
Senator Noone said: “In cases involving sex offenders, and in particular where there is evidence that the offender had linked up with a victim through a dating app, it should be included in the new law that judges can, as a condition of sentence, order the offender not to use any dating apps following their sentencing/release.
“Under the 2001 Act, a judge has the power to prohibit a person who is subject to a sex offender order from doing ‘any thing’ in order to protect the public from serious harm.
I am proposing that we explicitly add something in the new legislation that bans offenders from using these apps. This would make it far more likely that judges would apply such a condition.
She added that she plans to raise this when the new Sex Offenders Bill gets to the Seanad.
Noone is also calling on all dating app platforms “to have clear and regularly communicated personal safety guidelines on their products”.
Information disclosed
It was revealed earlier this month that personal information of sex offenders, such as their name and address, could be disclosed to “necessary people” in certain circumstances under the proposed new Bill.
But the personal information which may be disclosed would only be made to the “minimum number of people necessary to avert any risk”.
When asked who might receive such information – such as neighbours or co-workers – a spokesperson for the Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said it would be “decided on case-by-case basis”.
Currently, about 1,000 sex offenders in Ireland must provide local gardaí when they are changing address.
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As Ian Brown told a fan recordin one oh his solo shows; “What you have there mate, is a memory of an experience you never had.”
You’re recording the experience you just missed
Bring a gopro. Problem solved lol.
Idiots, just put the bloody phone away and enjoy the gig!
Absorbing yourself into the truly exhilarating ambience of the gig is what it’s all about.
Don’t let your phone win.
Taking a quick photo at a gig is one thing, but people pay good money to watch a gig on a 5″ screen, madness!! Go home and watch it for free on YouTube….oops I forgot, if you don’t record it and post it on Facebook, it never happened.
These people clearly don’t go to gigs for the music, they go so everyone knows they were there. That’s kinda sad :(
I’ve paid for a ticket to the gig,if I want to take a photo I will,so mind your own f**kin business
You sound like great bant and a stellar gig buddy.
The comments on here don’t reflect reality! I don’t go to many gigs but from recent experience 90% of people are at some carryon with their phones yet 100% comments are completely against it! Are the journal readers just an enlightened crowd or a bunch of liars?
Read the title ar@seways and thought it said pigs and not gigs for a few seconds. Wasn’t exactly sure why people were filming pigs on their smart phones but was definetly in agreement something had to be done to tackle it. Its been a long day and i am seriously tired. Wish my darling son would go the feck asleep so i can too :)
If you wish to record a concert with your phone/camera then piss off to the back of the crowd. It is very annoying having to look through hundreds of small screens to see what is on stage.
Best article I’ve ever read on the journal.
I also capture the mosh pit and my friends reactions…. U got that also??
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