Seanad debates

Wednesday, 10 December 2003

Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements.

 

This is particularly true of murder and crime. After I published my proposal I was approached by the representatives of victims of crime. By raising the actual case of a woman who had been murdered, they made a strong point. The manner in which such a murder is reported causes serious offence to the family. For example, it may be constantly reported both in the print and broadcast media that a naked body has been found in the Dublin Mountains, which causes considerable offence to the victim's family who cannot do anything about it. When, on the anniversary of the murder, a member of the family goes to the newsagents to buy a newspaper, he or she will again see their close relative, their loved one, being written about in these terms, which causes serious hurt.

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