How do you perceive the overall work of the Gardai

Boston · 2008-11-02 01:05:40

In my profession I'd be the first the shaft a colleague who was abusing their position in any way shape of form. Most of those I work with would be the same. I don't feel thats the same with the gardai. Theres a huge "them and us" mentality and the blue wall of silence is a common thing whenever there is an outside…

02-11-2008 01:05AM

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TheNog wrote: »

oh come on Hagar show me a profession that doesn't have some bad apples in it.

In my profession I'd be the first the shaft a colleague who was abusing their position in any way shape of form. Most of those I work with would be the same. I don't feel thats the same with the gardai. Theres a huge "them and us" mentality and the blue wall of silence is a common thing whenever there is an outside investigation into gardai actions. The gardai have extensive and wide reaching powers, far more then in allot of other countries, but at the same time no where near the same level of public oversight. I'll trust the gardai when I have faith in the system which claims to hold them accountable.

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