how is this legal?

u_c_thesecond

i was told recently that the ban on begging was to be lifted. 2 days later streets once again full of them. its the certian ones who have their babys half naked that im talkin about.

now though they are calling to peoples houses. they were in my estate yesterday, i wasnt home but my neighbour told me this.they were calling around to everyones house dragging babys with them

how is this even legal?

Biggins

Not sure but if they call to my door, I'll be on the phone to the local Gardi rapid.
I think you can't go asking/begging for money anyway without permission from your local Garda superintendent.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

JONJO THE MISER

I had this 2 times a few years ago, to say they were starlted with my reaction would be a understatement;).

Benny Lava

Give them the old Jehovah's witness treatment i.e. don't answer the door and make sure no one else does.

Our man in Havana

They will then case your house to see if they can break in. :eek:

Benny Lava

Isn't there a law that you can shoot someone who forces their way into your home?

kev9100

Just be thankful you're not out their begging with them OP. People really should count their blessings and stop moaning.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Nothing new.

I remember travellers calling to the door all the time when I was a kid.

gogo

Had an irish girl with a baby knock on the door a few weeks back begging for food:eek::eek:
Jesus I love to think I tell them to f off, but i gave her loads, husband ate me, said they were probably trying to rob me. If it was genuine, its a sad state of affairs.:(

BigBrownBear

I've come across it too. They use the baby to look for sympathy. They claim they need money to buy milk/food for it. This goes on door to door but they don't hang around too long. I've seen them hopping into a car and making a quick exit

u_c_thesecond

kev9100 wrote: »

Just be thankful you're not out their begging with them OP. People really should count their blessings and stop moaning.

they obviously havnt called to your house.

Rhyme

gogo wrote: »

Had an irish girl with a baby knock on the door a few weeks back begging for food:eek::eek:
Jesus I love to think I tell them to f off, but i gave her loads, husband ate me, said they were probably trying to rob me. If it was genuine, its a sad state of affairs.:(

To be fair, if someone was begging for food, i'd be more inclined to give them something as opposed to someone begging for money. Twice in the past i've bought food for particularly decrepit looking homeless folks to have the food thrown back at me and "I don't want that sh*te!"

But begging at peoples houses... don't answer the door.

R0ot

The only beggars I hate are the Romanian gypsies. (Can't help it they just annoy the fcuk out of me)

KevinVonSpiel

Watch out for this fella'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdtfH2D8j9g

gogo

R0ot wrote: »

The only beggars I hate are the Romanian gypsies. (Can't help it they just annoy the fcuk out of me)

I think its because they always have to have kids with them, this just has the opposite effect on me, always feel so sorry for thoses kids, and then I just want to kick the begging mother.

domrush

R0ot wrote: »

The only beggars I hate are the Romanian gypsies. (Can't help it they just annoy the fcuk out of me)

They're Roma not Romanian

consultech

kev9100 wrote: »

Just be thankful you're not out their begging with them OP. People really should count their blessings and stop moaning.

Come down from that horse will you.

In my experience it's 90% foreigners, in which case no-one forced them to move here (presumably off the back of accurate advice that Ireland is a soft touch). In any case, foreign or otherwise there's help out there if they want it.

Ilyushin76

I gave a roma woman twent euro a few days ago .She was huge and her poor children with her were starved looking.I told her to go buy them some food ,she was really grateful and wished my all the best.

R0ot

domrush wrote: »

They're Roma not Romanian

Watch me care..... here I go......

arybvtcw0eolkf

'There but for the grace of God go I'.

I give to my chosen charities, doesn't mean I look down on the one's less fortunate.

I'd rather let someone leave my door with a little humility left in tact.

maxxie

u_c_thesecond wrote: »

they obviously havnt called to your house.

id be surprised if anyone wanted to go to your door

wonton

domrush wrote: »

They're Roma not Romanian

their usually from romania so they would still be be romanian

Our man in Havana

wonton wrote: »

their usually from romania so they would still be be romanian

No!

Morlar

This should be interesting to anyone dumb enough to give to the roma

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/woman-had-836426000-stuffed-in-bra-2201202.html

LD 50

Benny Lava wrote: »

Isn't there a law that you can shoot someone who forces their way into your home?

Depends on your definition of "force". If you think you or someone else is in mortal danger, then yea, fire away

John85

John85 wrote: »

I gave a roma woman twent euro a few days ago .She was huge and her poor children with her were starved looking.I told her to go buy them some food ,she was really grateful and wished my all the best.

bahaha

wonton

Haddockman wrote: »

No!

yes!!

Nothing could be worse than my Grandmother.
A Roma Gypsy with a baby came knocking on her door Baby in arms and asked for money for Nappies. Granny hands her a €20 and asks her to bring back the change! Needless to say she wasn't seen again.

goat2

kev9100 wrote: »

Just be thankful you're not out their begging with them OP. People really should count their blessings and stop moaning.

i do not want them either
10 yrs ago they came to my door, 10 minuits later i caught them going in the back window of a neighbours house, neighbour was away, i told them raid away, as i had their registration and handed it into police, so i dont want to see any one of them after that episode.

Killer Pigeon

Shure I remember when my late granny, god rest her soul, used to tell us stories of when she used to chase the ole tinker-woman with pots, pans and wooden spoons all the way from Swinford to Balina when she came to the house looking for money. Ahhh they had the Devil in them does tinkers did.

Chuchoter

We've had that where I live, except you open the door they ask if your husband is home and break in.:mad: Get the gardai involved

Erica<3

I had this a while ago, a romanian gypsy called to my door and i went out and she had a baby with her, breastfeeding if you don't mind, and i said, no i'm sorry, because i was on my own in the house and didn't want to risk it just in case, and she started cursing me out of it in romanian, wishing awful things on me, what she didn't know was that I'm fluent in italian, because i'm part italian, and even if i hadn't spent some time working with romanians in italy who taught me a few things, i still would have understood because it is VERY close to italian.

Needless to say i answered her back in her own mothertongue, and not very nicely.

To say she was stunned is an understatement :rolleyes:

arybvtcw0eolkf

Erica<3 wrote: »

I had this a while ago, a romanian gypsy called to my door and i went out and she had a baby with her, breastfeeding if you don't mind, and i said, no i'm sorry, because i was on my own in the house and didn't want to risk it just in case, and she started cursing me out of it in romanian, wishing awful things on me, what she didn't know was that I'm fluent in italian, because i'm part italian, and even if i hadn't spent some time working with romanians in italy who taught me a few things, i still would have understood because it is VERY close to italian.

Needless to say i answered her back in her own mothertongue, and not very nicely.

To say she was stunned is an understatement :rolleyes:

Beware the SHAPE SHIFTERS!.

Cheap Thrills!

John85 wrote: »

I gave a roma woman twent euro a few days ago .She was huge and her poor children with her were starved looking.I told her to go buy them some food ,she was really grateful and wished my all the best.

That's silly talk!