Gary Mitchell
Gary Mitchell
Gary Mitchellis a Northern Irish playwright. By the 2000s, he had become "one of the most talked about voices in European theatre ... whose political thrillers have arguably made him Northern Ireland's greatest playwright"...
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth3 May 1965
ask child none tenth
We wouldn't be here if it weren't about abuse. How much do we ask of a 14-year-old child when none of us would have tolerated a tenth of that?
agree nation prosecutor public state threat
The public in this community, this state and this nation doesn't agree with the prosecutor that Cody is a threat to them.
act blame came expect greater sins stood
We put the blame on a 14-year-old for the sins and omissions of the adults. This could have been prevented if those adults who stood by came forward, yet we expect him to act with greater courage.
alter certain frequent lived mentality people police pubs saying
I have had threats, people saying they were going to get me. The police have told me to alter my routine, not to frequent certain pubs and clubs. There's a playground-bully mentality that I have lived with.
again beat bite boy dog expect family fear given jury love
When you beat a dog again and again and again, do you really expect it's never going to bite back? This boy never had a chance, he never had a childhood, he never had a family to love him. This jury could have given that to him, and I now I fear he'll never have any of that.
impression jury people
I was under the impression most people got the message. Apparently, the jury didn't.
bed gets lying sex
He gets called into the bedroom. There lying in the bed is his stepmother, naked, and he's told that he's going to have sex with her.
hide jury state trying
By the end of this trial, the jury is going to know the state is trying to hide this abuse.
attitude despite drop fire house improvement lax maintain save smoke
Despite the drop in house fire deaths, there has been no improvement in getting homeowners to maintain working smoke alarms. We know that smoke alarms save lives, but there has been a very lax attitude about maintaining them.
early media seen
I haven't seen anything in the media that they even have a case. It's just too early to tell.
great guarantee hospital work
I guarantee you, if I work you over with this rope, I can put you in the hospital in a great hurry.
held
I just held him like I would my own son.
boy disruptive family frightened struggle watch
It's very disruptive to watch a family struggle through it and see a little boy being frightened all the time.
abuse ended time
It's time the abuse ended for this child.