Who polices the police?!

Dades

Just thought I'd post this pic I took in Blackrock last week.



Notice the abundance of other spaces...
(BTW that's just a shopper on the left - no Gardai were in sight).

Marcus.Aurelius

The Atheist wrote:

Just thought I'd post this pic I took in Blackrock last week.



Notice the abundance of other spaces...
(BTW that's just a shopper on the left - no Gardai were in sight).

Private clampers have no authority to restrain an emergency PSV. They can be charged with obstruction.

Sad to see gardaí breaking the rules, but they have to sometimes. Did you know how long it was there? Were the gardaí in there a good while? How do you know there were that many spaces when they first arrived?

numorouno

if i remember correctly there was a similar post, a pic from outside the IFSC if i remember, about exactly the same subject. post was debated and i think it was concluded that if they were in a rush eg 999 call and they had to act quickly it was ok for a short period of time and if it was for anything else then not obviously!

Gran Hermano

Don't suppose that was just outside the McDonalds in Blackrock?

Am sure we'll be told it was an emergency. I'll remain doubtful
unless someone posts a pic of them returning to the car with some
bloke on cuffs.

(Looking at the photo I think McDs is in the other centre across the road)

Dades

Gran Hermano wrote:

Am sure we'll be told it was an emergency. I'll remain doubtful
unless someone posts a pic of them returning to the car with some
bloke on cuffs.

Exactly... a dinner emergency more like.
I don't particularly care - it was just a good photo op.

Gran Hermano wrote:

(Looking at the photo I think McDs is in the other centre across the road)

Aye, it is.

NBar

Maybe they should have sat in traffic going to an emergency as well, its possible that they were called to an emergency to the place. How about you send that email to the Department of Justice and ask why they parked there and wait for a reply before you go presuming things. I know if I wanted the Gardai for anything I would not care where they parked or how they got to me

DublinWriter

NBar wrote:

How about you send that email to the Department of Justice and ask why they parked there and wait for a reply before you go presuming things.

The new independant Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission is about to open for business any day now. They will act as the central agency for complaints about the Guards and will replace the current current dual track system for complaints.

Random

DublinWriter wrote:

The new independant Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission is about to open for business any day now. They will act as the central agency for complaints about the Guards and will replace the current current dual track system for complaints.

Send it in and see what they say!

Shield

All police forces can park wherever and whenever they like while on duty. It need not be an emergency either. Once we're on official police business and we can justify doing so, we can occupy the last bay reserved for disabled people if needs be.

There are a bunch of human rights reasons behind this as well, but I don't suppose anyone would even consider that.

Random

psni wrote:

All police forces can park wherever and whenever they like while on duty. It need not be an emergency either. Once we're on official police business and we can justify doing so, we can occupy the last bay reserved for disabled people if needs be.

There are a bunch of human rights reasons behind this as well, but I don't suppose anyone would even consider that.

WHat human rights reasons?

junkyard

Obviously a disabled Garda.;)

blastman

Does it cover mental handicaps, then?

(Sorry, I'm a bit annoyed after an encounter with a power-tripping garda last night)

Hotblack Desiato

psni wrote:

All police forces can park wherever and whenever they like while on duty.

So what? Just because legally they can do something doesn't mean that they should, except where the circumstances justify it.