I think it gives an insight as to how some people who could not have cared less about the political situation in Ireland found themselves in the middle of something that up until then did not concern them. It shows the brutality dished out to ordinary people, not IRA men and thus creating a breeding ground for resentment and hatred.

Something I can relate to when the British army arrived on our streets and stamped their authority in much the same manner as the tans in 1920.