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Filming Garda In Public.... (Limerick)

  • 03-05-2009 5:48am
    #1
    DaraDali
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭


    Hey everyone....

    Was inside in Limk city on sat night and a big fight broke out near burger King( for ye ppl of limk readin this u know what I'm talking about)

    so the garda came along to break it up... 2 female garda and one male...

    then a further 4 more garda came along so i thought this would be a good idea to film it... so got it on cam but the bouncer of burger king tired to stop me,,,:( then while walkin away the bouncer reported it to the garda and tried to get the camera off him,,, so i legged it,,, (funny thing is the ban garda said u wont get away! )

    So in Realtion to this... just wondering what are my legal rights to film garda...

    Thinking of makin a film of limk gardai...!:pac::pac:
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  • #2
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    DaraDali wrote: »
    Hey everyone....

    Was inside in Limk city on sat night and a big fight broke out near burger King( for ye ppl of limk readin this u know what I'm talking about)

    so the garda came along to break it up... 2 female garda and one male...

    then a further 4 more garda came along so i thought this would be a good idea to film it... so got it on cam but the bouncer of burger king tired to stop me,,,:( then while walkin away the bouncer reported it to the garda and tried to get the camera off him,,, so i legged it,,, (funny thing is the ban garda said u wont get away! )

    So in Realtion to this... just wondering what are my legal rights to film garda...

    Thinking of makin a film of limk gardai...!:pac::pac:

    Just because you can does not mean you should.


  • #3
    Pantisniffer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭Pantisniffer


    DaraDali wrote: »
    ... just wondering what are my legal rights to film garda...
    So long as the incident was visible to the public and you were in a public place (ie street) and not on a premises,....then you are free to record the incident. In relation to the bouncer preventing you,... if you were not on his premises then it was outside of his remit to approach you. And if he placed a hand on you,....phone a solicitor.


  • #4
    Cycalogic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭Cycalogic


    I personally think its wrong (not on a high horse, just my opinion) to film anybody without permission if you are going to go uploading it on the internet. Are you going to block out peoples faces?

    The gardai have enough to be at, trying to keep the scumbags on the street under control. Do you really think its fair to record them while they're trying to do the job?

    I know I wouldn't like people to record me at work, and put it on the internet for all to see.

    Just my .02c


  • #5
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,775 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Cycalogic wrote: »
    I personally think its wrong (not on a high horse, just my opinion) to film anybody without permission if you are going to go uploading it on the internet. Are you going to block out peoples faces?

    The gardai have enough to be at, trying to keep the scumbags on the street under control. Do you really think its fair to record them while they're trying to do the job?

    I know I wouldn't like people to record me at work, and put it on the internet for all to see.

    Just my .02c

    It's accountability. Their idea is that we shouldn't object to being filmed or photographed by CCTV (which is also done without our permission) if we've nothing to hide, so surely they same should hold in reverse...?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #6
    Shield
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 9,809 CMod ✭✭✭✭Shield


    DaraDali wrote: »
    what are my legal rights to film garda...

    There's a Legal Discussion forum for asking legal questions, but you won't get legal advice here, or in any other forum on this site.

    Thread closed.


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  • #7
    Turner
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,935 Mod ✭✭✭✭Turner


    DaraDali wrote: »
    Hey everyone....

    Was inside in Limk city on sat night and a big fight broke out near burger King( for ye ppl of limk readin this u know what I'm talking about)

    so the garda came along to break it up... 2 female garda and one male...

    then a further 4 more garda came along so i thought this would be a good idea to film it... so got it on cam but the bouncer of burger king tired to stop me,,,:( then while walkin away the bouncer reported it to the garda and tried to get the camera off him,,, so i legged it,,, (funny thing is the ban garda said u wont get away! )

    So in Realtion to this... just wondering what are my legal rights to film garda...

    Thinking of makin a film of limk gardai...!:pac::pac:


    Not really a good idea it tends to annoy them.

    Just to let you know too that if you video the incident there is evidence relating to a crime on your phone.

    The Gardai have the power to seize your phone as evidence.


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