Sir, – I am amazed to learn that the Minister for Justice feels that Garda sergeants who walk out of a conference while he is addressing it, should be deemed to be showing a lack of respect for him. The Garda Commissioner likewise felt that these Garda sergeants showed a lack of respect for him.
I think in both cases these men showed a lack of respect for the views expressed by the Minister and Commissioner.
The very suggestion that they should be disciplined for it is medieval in attitude and I earnestly ask that the Commissioner and Minister change their stance and allow the sergeants freedom of expression. – Yours, etc,
TIM HOGAN,
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Clifton Crescent,
Newcastle,
Galway.