People begging at ATMs

Demonique

Sorry, but that should be banned. I'm sick of going to use an ATM and finding some Roma gypsy woman or homeless Irish guy trying to guilt people into parting with their cash.
I threatened an underage Roma girl with calling the police if she didn't move on from the ATMs outside AIB on Grafton Street, she left calling me 'f**king bitch'. I responded by telling her to get a job, she's getting money from the government and has no business begging.

One Irish guy actually came inside one of the banks on O'Connell Street (it was Saturday, main area of bank was closed, but the inside ATM area was open) to scrounge cash of the people using the ATMs.
I wasted no time in calling the police to get him out, whereas begging on the street may be legal, I'm pretty sure that begging inside a public building is not

BrandonBlock

I always throw them €20 or €50, whatever I can actually take out of the ATM like.

mikemac

Demonique wrote:

I threatened an underage Roma girl with calling the police if she didn't move on from the ATMs outside AIB on Grafton Street, she left calling me 'f**king bitch'. I responded by telling her to get a job, she's getting money from the government and has no business begging.

Never understood this either.
A begger has some some cheek if they think they're getting a crisp 10euro note.

I highlighted some text OP. What money is she getting? Just wondering.....

Captain Chaos

BrandonBlock wrote:

I always throw them €20 or €50, whatever I can actually take out of the ATM like.

Well for some....

Gran Hermano

They're not begging.... they are waiting to ambush unsuspecting punters
by rushing them as they key in their PIN, wave a magazine in their face,
press the "Withdraw €200" option and quickly abscond with aforementioned
unsuspecting punters cash..

Must be true, not only did I read it on boards.ie but some of those horrid
Roma beggars were in court recently for carrying out these crimes.

Demonique

They get the basic social welfare rate €185.80 plus housing benefits

Jesus Wept

Demonique wrote:

whereas begging on the street may be legal

is it?


Actually, wasn't it just recently made legal?

bronte

This happened to a mate of mine the other week.
He was withdrawing cash on o connell street and a young lad came up beside him with a map, pushed it over the atm and began asking him for directions (as a distraction so he could swipe the cash)
My mate pushed him aside and continued with his transaction.
Watching this, i was just thinking I would be trying to help the young lad(being me) and would have been stung.
Getting more and more cynical by the day :mad:

judas101

yet another psuedo racist thread starting. excellent.

better join in.

damn those rotten gypsies!

biko

coming here stealin our wimminfolks

Gran Hermano

judas101 wrote:

yet another psuedo racist thread starting. excellent.

better join in.

damn those rotten gypsies!

Racism, what racism? I detest all scum who beg equally, regardless of race.

biko wrote:

coming here stealin our wimminfolks

Womenfolk, never mind the womenfolk.. just look at our weather.
We used to have sunny summers with plenty of dry days until we
had these 'outsiders' coming over here and stealing our sunshine.

irlrobins

Gran Hermano wrote:

They're not begging.... they are waiting to ambush unsuspecting punters
by rushing them as they key in their PIN, wave a magazine in their face,
press the "Withdraw €200" option and quickly abscond with aforementioned
unsuspecting punters cash..

Very nearly happened to my sis. One Roma girl distracted her by waving magazine and another came up to hit the button to get a load of cash out. Sister caught her just before she grabbed the cash. On grafton st, middle of the day. Just goes to show you can't be too careful.

fullstop

Gran Hermano wrote:

They're not begging.... they are waiting to ambush unsuspecting punters
by rushing them as they key in their PIN, wave a magazine in their face,
press the "Withdraw €200" option and quickly abscond with aforementioned
unsuspecting punters cash..

Must be true, not only did I read it on boards.ie but some of those horrid
Roma beggars were in court recently for carrying out these crimes.

I'd love one of them to try that on me, i'd chin the ****. You'd never get sick of punching someone like that:mad:

kyp_durron

Discuss

stepbar

Demonique wrote:

One Irish guy actually came inside one of the banks on O'Connell Street (it was Saturday, main area of bank was closed, but the inside ATM area was open) to scrounge cash of the people using the ATMs.
I wasted no time in calling the police to get him out, whereas begging on the street may be legal, I'm pretty sure that begging inside a public building is not

We get that all the time; its ok during the week when there's staff about the branch until the lobby closes. But on a saturday its a problem. All I can say is to be vigilant and if necessary threaten to / actually call the guards.

Basq

BrandonBlock wrote:

I always throw them €20 or €50, whatever I can actually take out of the ATM like.

You do what? I hope you're kidding!

I hope i don't come across as racist or anything but this is the exact reason they keep doing it!

kyp_durron

basquille wrote:

You do what? I hope you're kidding!

I hope i don't come across as racist or anything but this is the exact reason they keep doing it!

Yeah, I kick them sometimes and wave my money in their face cause it's pure funneh like lolz haha, and shout things like 'tonight I will be eating steak while you're out on the streets drinking brown water'

kyp_durron

kyp_durron wrote:

Yeah, I kick them sometimes and wave my money in their face cause it's pure funneh like lolz haha, and shout things like 'tonight I will be eating steak while you're out on the streets drinking brown water'

I hope you get banned tbh, you're a disgrace to Irish society

thebaz

it usually makes me gratefull , that hopefully i have more than in the paper cup

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebaz/754274373/

patrickc

Demonique wrote:

I threatened an underage Roma girl with calling the police if she didn't move on from the ATMs outside AIB on Grafton Street, she left calling me 'f**king bitch'.

for any underage begging you see call leanbh on 01 6447712.

Demonique They get the basic social welfare rate €185.80 plus housing benefits

not true, most are seeking asylum and get approx 20 per week including food and board. (not condoning their begging at all though)

The Bollox

BrandonBlock wrote:

I always throw them €20 or €50, whatever I can actually take out of the ATM like.

if I wasn't so sure you were taking the piss I would hunt you down and give you a slap

kyp_durron

Demonique wrote:

I threatened an underage Roma girl with calling the police if she didn't move on from the ATMs outside AIB on Grafton Street, she left calling me 'f**king bitch'.

Pwnd

Demonique wrote:

I responded by telling her to get a job, she's getting money from the government and has no business begging

Maybe she's trying to get a job? **** it if you were starving on the streets you might try begging yourself, I know I would.

Caliden

My time machine works! I've just gone back 1 entire month! Huzzah!

admiralofthefleet

there was this horrible irish old bird begging at the atm beside grand central in abbey street today, she was locked and pulling the ankle of some victim as i was walking by. first time i saw her there. actually abbey street is a nightmare now for beggers. i was waiting on the bus and 2 people asked me for smokes and 1 asked for change, all within the space of 5 mins

kyp_durron

Caliden wrote:

My time machine works! I've just gone back 1 entire month! Huzzah!

High Five!

The Bollox

Caliden wrote:

My time machine works! I've just gone back 1 entire month! Huzzah!

nice one, what're the lotto numbers for the coming month?

Caliden

The Bollox wrote:

nice one, what're the lotto numbers for the coming month?

Screw that I'm going to Cork :cool:

Mossy Monk

judas101 wrote:

yet another psuedo racist thread starting. excellent.

better join in.

damn those rotten gypsies!

How the **** is this a racist thread?

The Bollox

Caliden wrote:

Screw that I'm going to Cork :cool:

what? did you not learn your lesson the first time 'round?

BrandonBlock

You are all RACISTS, you should give them all at least €20 to make up for your racist remarks. Racism.

ejmaztec

The Roma thread is dead!

Long live the Roma thread!

The Bollox

racist? I would sooner kick them than give them any money, it doesn't matter where they hail from. I don't mind flinging a few coppers the way of buskers, at least they make an effort, but to have the gall to sit in between two cash machines and ask the users if they have any spare cash? **** that right in the ear

fortuneg

Forza Roma!!!!

kyp_durron

This thread needs MOAR nazi's

http://nhtlol.ytmnd.com/

Demonique

BrandonBlock wrote:

You are all RACISTS, you should give them all at least €20 to make up for your racist remarks. Racism.

Nah, I'd much rather give them a kick up the bum, then I'd go and kick all the skangers up the bum and then most of our politicians and people who allow their dogs to sh*t in the streets and people who allow their kids to p**s in the street (I've actually seen this happen twice, one middle-classed b*tch allowed her kid to wee on one of the benches outside the Gaiety Theatre)

Tha Gopher

judas101 wrote:

yet another psuedo racist thread starting. excellent.

better join in.

damn those rotten gypsies!

Eh? She had a bad experience with a gypsy, do you have a problem with that or something? Considering they are only a tiny minority of our population the fact so many people have had bad experience with them doesnt tell you anything? Personally Im waryer of our own travellers than the roma, mainly because the Roma appear to be somewhat less confrontational.

I havent been in town in 6 weeks, judging by the amount of threads the amount of hassling roma in town is up tenfold

WindSock

Whats wrong with just ignoring them or saying no?

ejmaztec

Demonique wrote:

one middle-classed b*tch allowed her kid to wee on one of the benches outside the Gaiety Theatre)

Perhaps she was an Irish Times critic.

kyp_durron

boreds wrote:

Whats wrong with just ignoring them or saying no?

Why do that when you can create a whine thread on the interwebs?

Brian Capture

Demonique wrote:

Sorry, but that should be banned. I'm sick of going to use an ATM and finding some Roma gypsy woman or homeless Irish guy trying to guilt people into parting with their cash.
I threatened an underage Roma girl with calling the police if she didn't move on from the ATMs outside AIB on Grafton Street, she left calling me 'f**king bitch'. I responded by telling her to get a job, she's getting money from the government and has no business begging.

One Irish guy actually came inside one of the banks on O'Connell Street (it was Saturday, main area of bank was closed, but the inside ATM area was open) to scrounge cash of the people using the ATMs.
I wasted no time in calling the police to get him out, whereas begging on the street may be legal, I'm pretty sure that begging inside a public building is not

I just like to say

Fair play to you for spelling ATMs correctly.

So many idiots write ATM's

stepbar

Brian Capture wrote:

I just like to say

Fair play to you for spelling ATMs correctly.

So many idiots write ATM's

Where is this leading to?

BrandonBlock

I am very offended by all the 'racism' in this thread.

Galvasean

Seeing someone begging beside an ATM makes me wanna do a Pat Bateman. :cool:

Kintarō Hattori

Damn everyone's so witty tonight and I'm not.

Brian Capture

stepbar wrote:

Where is this leading to?

here

stepbar is so cool.

Tha Gopher

I dont use any ATM they hang around, as they are more likely to be involved in skimming and could be observing with remote devices or whatever.

I also dont use them if there is an Irish junkie sitting at the foot of it with a cup, as although he is less likely than a roma to have a device reading my card details, he is more likely than a roma to pull a syringe and demand money. However, Ill bet one of my "no go" reasons is common sense whereas the other will be seen as racist.

Galvasean

http://youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch%3Fv%3D2QeCfcGvTic

That'll learn em

Muzzy

Gypo at the ATM, I take out my money, wave it in his face (But not to close) and in my best Borat Impression, "You not get this, you not get this" and tell em to Fcuk off. My Mum would have been so proud of me. i actually got a great reaction from the rest of the people that were in the que.

Now, to redeem myself, someone had a linky with a child doing the begging, which is a regular occurance; their parents should be deported for child abuse. Truely awful.

the_syco

Would it be wrong to give them (clearly) fake €20 notes, so that they can be deported for fruad?

Galvasean

the_syco wrote:

Would it be wrong to give them (clearly) fake €20 notes, so that they can be deported for fruad?

No.

stepbar

Brian Capture wrote:

here

stepbar is so cool.

You were obviously disturbed by it all.