Alan Chambers: The RUC firing to stop IRA terrorism is the same as the French police firing to stop Islamic terrorism

By Alan Chambers
Published 11th Mar 2019, 21:48 BST
Updated 11th Mar 2019, 23:10 BST
A French police officer patrols the Sacre Coeur basilica, Montmartre, Paris in 2015 after Islamist terrorist attacks led to 10,000 troops being put on to the streets to protect sensitive sites (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)A French police officer patrols the Sacre Coeur basilica, Montmartre, Paris in 2015 after Islamist terrorist attacks led to 10,000 troops being put on to the streets to protect sensitive sites (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
A French police officer patrols the Sacre Coeur basilica, Montmartre, Paris in 2015 after Islamist terrorist attacks led to 10,000 troops being put on to the streets to protect sensitive sites (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
The recent furore following Karen Bradley’s remarks seems to have exposed a degree of confusion on the part of some politicians and commentators.

Firstly, everyone should be equal before the law and the law should apply to everyone, whether they be a policeman, soldier, civilian or politician – even dare I say it, a politician.

Secondly, we must never forget that 90% of Troubles related deaths were the result of terrorist murders, whereas only 10% of deaths were due to the security forces.

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