Professor James O'Higgins Norman:

There is a legal question and Dr. Foody has talked about intent and impact. There is also the matter of decency. We should have a core value system that means that a person will not do something just because he or she is not allowed to but because he or she should not do it. If we lose that in society, then an educational response is needed across society. We keep talking about schools but it also applies outside schools, in the community, in clubs and wherever people gather. We need to re-educate society about what it means to be a decent individual.