The author also quotes an army corporal who describes the thirteenth search in three weeks, of one woman's house. It stands for an informer who is willing to testify against a large number of former accomplices. 49Helsinki Watch, 41. This view may have changed when peace negotiations and a cease-fire began in 1994. Many Catholics left the police force because it was considered too partisan, and there has been little attempt to change that perception.
Outside observers suggest half that.
59Stalker's whole book is about this conspiracy to pervert justice. 61The plastic bullet was introduced to replace the rubber bullet, considered too injurious. However, plastic bullets have proved more deadly than rubber. They are not a non-lethal weapon. In a the killing of Norah McCabe, a case where the officers lied to the courts and a video tape could prove that they had shot an innocent person there was no prosecution.