Dicing With Death - McCarney, Willie
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While there was terrorist-related activity happening somewhere in Northern Ireland daily, Belfast bore the brunt of it, and the two-mile stretch of road between Willie's home and the school had more than its share. He travelled that corridor of death to and from school every day. In school, he was prepared to put his life on the line protecting the rights of disaffected young people. He tried to keep the older boys out of the arms of the IRA, who would recruit them into the Fianna (Junior IRA), and out of reach of the security forces who would arrest them for petty crimes and then release them…mehr

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While there was terrorist-related activity happening somewhere in Northern Ireland daily, Belfast bore the brunt of it, and the two-mile stretch of road between Willie's home and the school had more than its share. He travelled that corridor of death to and from school every day. In school, he was prepared to put his life on the line protecting the rights of disaffected young people. He tried to keep the older boys out of the arms of the IRA, who would recruit them into the Fianna (Junior IRA), and out of reach of the security forces who would arrest them for petty crimes and then release them on condition that they became informers. He was ready to protect them against all comers. He walked the middle ground, neither on one side nor the other. The police and the soldiers were professionals. They could look after themselves. He did not support the IRA, nor take orders from them, nor allow himself to be used by them. He saw his role as protecting the young people in his care. He was walking on quicksand, knowing that if he put a foot wrong, he could vanish without a trace.
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Dr Willie McCarney was a university lecturer, training teachers to work with disaffected youth. He was also a lay magistrate in Belfast's Youth Court and Family Proceedings Court for 34 years. He is a past president of the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates. He travelled the world, on behalf of the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF and the Council of Europe, training judges in the use of international instruments concerning the rights of the child. In his travels, he gained valuable insights into the various countries and the lives of the people who lived there. This book recounts the experiences and insights garnered over 30 years of travel.