>In particular, gardaí are concerned about the growing number of violent attacks on asylum seekers which are being filmed and uploaded to social media, before being shared in the far-right online ecosystem.
Almost a dozen such videos have gone viral in recent months. In most cases, the footage was accompanied by claims that the assault victim had been caught engaging in a crime of some sort, usually involving a perceived threat to children. “In most if not all cases, there was absolutely nothing to support that they were a threat to anyone, including children,” said a senior garda.
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I know its easy to act the hard man on Reddit, but this shit is nearly militarizing me
This are real human being correct?
It’s been verified they’re not bots. The article just quotes ‘users’
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The wild West of social media don’t care
The far right are already doing this. They’ve been [attacking](https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/07/20/its-going-to-be-a-power-struggle-the-irish-right-wing-extremists-preparing-for-violence/) asylum seekers in broad daylight and accusing them of abducting kids so noone will help them. I’ve seen some of the videos and they’re very disturbing.
>In particular, gardaí are concerned about the growing number of violent attacks on asylum seekers which are being filmed and uploaded to social media, before being shared in the far-right online ecosystem.
Almost a dozen such videos have gone viral in recent months. In most cases, the footage was accompanied by claims that the assault victim had been caught engaging in a crime of some sort, usually involving a perceived threat to children. “In most if not all cases, there was absolutely nothing to support that they were a threat to anyone, including children,” said a senior garda.
Far right loons talking shite on X.
Must be a slow morning in the news cycle.