Hopping the South Campus wall

AdmaialNimitz

Just a heads up boardsies, but there is an 80 Euro fine for hopping the wall into the South Campus.

Security caught my best friend and bang, 80 Euro on the spot fine - which the silver tongued b*****rd managed to talk his way out of!!

But as it as news to me I figurd I should tell others....

LeixlipRed

Fined for hopping a wall? Cannot be true

seamy_orr

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Fined for hopping a wall? Cannot be true

Not in Maynooth it's not. Anything is fair game for campus security to hand out fines for.

LeixlipRed

Two words in response to that so, **** off

irish_goat

How can they force you to pay? There's no sign to say you can't do it. And they'd never bother to get the guards involved if you flat out refuse to pay up.

Michellenman

Which wall is this?

wonton

someone in my class had the same thing happen to them, , is your friend a mr.D.R?

I think were talking about the wall to the side of logic house, cuts nearly 10 mins walk.

Arfan

First I've heard of this. We should all scale the wall in SWAT gear, see what Security thinks.

funky penguin

Different responses depending on the security/person hopping it.

My brother got a written warning when he got caught.

Ostrom

A charge for trying to get to college faster?

funky penguin

Health and saftey. It actually is quite dangerous (especially in bad weather). Plus teh wall is slowly being eroded by the numerous escapees/refugees every day.

AdmaialNimitz

Yeah the given line is that its cos of the wall being erroded...

Nope by friend isnt a Mr. D.R.

And as far as I know if you dont pay theyll take your student card, standard security procedure!!

Think one of the lads in my course years ago broke his ankle hopping it

mad they're fining though

Norrdeth

Maybe they're saving up enough fines in order to build a proper entrance there,
seems like the most logical answer.....
=P

Witcher

Next there will be barbed wire and angry Russians on the other side of it:pac:

Effluo

Absolute madness, I don't quite understand why they make it so convenient to jump though, they have railings and a walkway going right along the wall.

I've jumped that wall every time going into college this year it really does save a bundle of time...

Ms. Koi

Well there was a gap from Moyglare Abbey into the college that gave us a 3 minute walk, they had a gate right at the gap (a service gate), but that was chained. Then there was a panel pulled out so you could squeeze through, but that's been closed now too. Think that was mainly due to the break ins on campus and people cutting through to get away. But there was another reason I can't say too.

Better sort something out for next year though!! ha

AdmaialNimitz

kellief wrote: »

Well there was a gap from Moyglare Abbey into the college that gave us a 3 minute walk, they had a gate right at the gap (a service gate), but that was chained. Then there was a panel pulled out so you could squeeze through, but that's been closed now too. Think that was mainly due to the break ins on campus and people cutting through to get away. But there was another reason I can't say too.

Better sort something out for next year though!! ha

Yeah I lived in Moyglare Abby last year and used to take the gap regularly. Pretty much once a month theyd tke apart the bridge wed made and close fix the fence. Then in a couple of days itd be broke agin!

banquo

AdmaialNimitz wrote: »

Yeah I lived in Moyglare Abby last year and used to take the gap regularly. Pretty much once a month theyd tke apart the bridge wed made and close fix the fence. Then in a couple of days itd be broke agin!

You're welcome

funky penguin

Effluo wrote: »

Absolute madness, I don't quite understand why they make it so convenient to jump though, they have railings and a walkway going right along the wall.

This is because they were half way through building a pathway before stopping.

Effluo

funky penguin wrote: »

This is because they were half way through building a pathway before stopping.

They should let us finish the job.

We're making decent progress with erosion at the "jumping point" of the wall

funky penguin

Oh believe me there is more than one jumping point!

Found 3 myself this year!

But I think I know which one you're talking about......Soon we shall have access! :P

Rozabeez

If they're going to hand out fines, they could at least send out a warning email!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZbM_MIz4RM

ScissorPaperRock

I was caught jumping over by the head of security earlier in the year and he seemed pretty pissed off about it. I asked why they couldn't have an exit there and he said that they had tried, but that residents across the road protested as they didn't want people taking shortcuts through their estate. He said they were still trying to get planning permission to put an exit along that road.

I was threatened with a formal warning at the time, and he went as far as saying that they could ban me from the college grounds, and "how would you complete your degree then?".

€80 fine though, that's ridiculous.