Rathfarnham snowballs

iano1

Anybody drive through Rathfarnham yesterday near tesco? I drove through and got pelted with snow and iceballs off about 200 kids, was a fuppin joke the little b*****ds were trying to open my doors and my boot. It was hard enough to drive without knocking over some little sh*t thats pelting your car. My car has now 2 dents along the side panel. I was close to getting out and killing one of them, just had to let out some steam.

sdanseo

iano1 wrote: »

Anybody drive through Rathfarnham yesterday near tesco? I drove through and got pelted with snow and iceballs off about 200 kids, was a fuppin joke the little b*****ds were trying to open my doors and my boot. It was hard enough to drive without knocking over some little sh*t thats pelting your car. My car has now 2 dents along the side panel. I was close to getting out and killing one of them, just had to let out some steam.

Some twerp did that to me yesterday...I was in an estate and tried to jam on to stop and chase the buggers, by the time id stopped they were long gone...took me 100m or so from 15mph to stop!

Screamed after them so the whole estate now knows what little brats they are.

jubella

Something similar happened to a car in front of me today out near park west. It was actually quite scary, the little fcukers put tyres down on the road so the woman couldn't drive on, they were trying to open her doors, pelting snowballs at her, kicking in her door, and broke her mirrors, and they threw a tyre at her windscreen. They were screaming at her really aggressively too to open her doors. They let her go on eventually but god love the woman she must have been shaken. The lads couldn't have been more than about 14 though! Called the police, but didn't hang around. Hope something was done about it..

Mister men

iano1 wrote: »

Anybody drive through Rathfarnham yesterday near tesco? I drove through and got pelted with snow and iceballs off about 200 kids, was a fuppin joke the little b*****ds were trying to open my doors and my boot. It was hard enough to drive without knocking over some little sh*t thats pelting your car. My car has now 2 dents along the side panel. I was close to getting out and killing one of them, just had to let out some steam.

Yeap that will be the holylands estate kids. Little knackers the lot of them. "Ah sure they are just having a bit of fun" is what their parents would say.:rolleyes:

downthemiddle

Mister men wrote: »

Yeap that will be the holylands estate kids. Little knackers the lot of them. "Ah sure they are just having a bit of fun" is what their parents would say.:rolleyes:

I think you will find that Holylands is beside Nutgrove not Tesco Rathfarnham but don't let the truth interfere with your bigoted opinions.

MilanPan!c

Actually got out and yelled at some kids for doing this last year as they cracked my windscreen as I was driving in a snowstorm with my kids.

Really, it's about kids not realising they could hurt someone.

I had this happen to me by the rathfarnham tesco, but didn't stop as the conditions wouldn't allow for it.

Where I grew up in Arkansas and in Boston where I lived for a decade this NEVER happened. Here it happens frequently.

Go figure.

Sesshoumaru

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Actually got out and yelled at some kids for doing this last year as they cracked my windscreen as I was driving in a snowstorm with my kids.

Really, it's about kids not realising they could hurt someone.

I had this happen to me by the rathfarnham tesco, but didn't stop as the conditions wouldn't allow for it.

Where I grew up in Arkansas and in Boston where I lived for a decade this NEVER happened. Here it happens frequently.

Go figure.

Nothing to go figure, so many young Irish are little more than wild savage animals dressed up in human clothes.

Victor Meldrew

I grew up there, and we didn't do that in my day.

Visiting the mother on Tuesday I got pelted too, can't believe they did not take a window out.

Really annoying and dangerous. And terrifying.

Tabnabs

Scumbags are scumbags, I remember this happening in the late 80s snows around Ballinteer. It's neither new nor socio-economic related. I heard the local scumbag kids were out on the footbridge at Foxrock church throwing snowballs at passing cars last Monday. :mad:

I'd recommend a call to the local Garda station. I've seen quite a few patrol cars out and about in the last few days.

d'Oracle

downthemiddle wrote: »

I think you will find that Holylands is beside Nutgrove not Tesco Rathfarnham but don't let the truth interfere with your bigoted opinions.

As long as someone is thinking of the children.

xTanyax

It seems to be happening all over Dublin ATM! Kids are pelting the cars,busses etc out of it with snowballs, happened to me too..but what can you do? I can understand snowballs been thrown at cars but Not Car doors been open etc that sounds terrifing!:eek: When you stop and think about it this is only the second time that these kids have ever seen snow in their lifes! They could be doing alot worse in my opinion.

Wibbs

jubella wrote: »

Something similar happened to a car in front of me today out near park west. It was actually quite scary, the little fcukers put tyres down on the road so the woman couldn't drive on, they were trying to open her doors, pelting snowballs at her, kicking in her door, and broke her mirrors, and they threw a tyre at her windscreen. They were screaming at her really aggressively too to open her doors. They let her go on eventually but god love the woman she must have been shaken. The lads couldn't have been more than about 14 though! Called the police, but didn't hang around. Hope something was done about it..

Jesus! :eek::mad: little animals!

The rathfarnham types seem to be a relatively recent thing. There seems to have been a baby boom about 14 odd years ago and now there are a load of them hanging around. When it snows they hang out at the back of the village and use the slope facing the dodder for sledding and that roads a bugger for them pelting cars. Seems to be egging each other on to impress the large contingent of teenage girls that hang around with them. One of the them is sooner or later gonna get injured or killed. In the last snowfall in Jan I was driving that road and a few jumped out at me and no way could I stop, swerved/skidded around them but caught one little tard with the back end and knocked him flying. When the cops came they told me elements of this group cause them a lot of headaches. The kid was OK BTW, just one hell of a bruise. The cops up there do try to keep a presence around there to be fair to them.

Zamboni

The guards lashed them out of it on Tuesday night.
There was about 20 of them perched behind the castle wall at the T Junction between the Yellow House and Rathfarnham Castle.
Anytime traffic stopped the cars got obliterated.
Anyone that thinks this is 'just kids playing' need some cop on. People were forced to drive erratically to avoid them and its only by chance there wasn't a crash.

gerard65

iano1 wrote: »

Anybody drive through Rathfarnham yesterday near tesco? I drove through and got pelted with snow and iceballs off about 200 kids, was a fuppin joke the little b*****ds were trying to open my doors and my boot. It was hard enough to drive without knocking over some little sh*t thats pelting your car. My car has now 2 dents along the side panel. I was close to getting out and killing one of them, just had to let out some steam.

Was driving past at about 3:30 and saw this. If it had been safe to stop I would have, but conditions were too bad. What I could'nt believe was adults passing by and saying nothing. Very stupid thing to do, its hard enough to drive without having to deal with that clown acting.

WATPOAE

I remember throwing snowballs at buses when I was younger so I wasn't a saint.

But this new phenomenon of actually running up to people in their cars, opening the doors and hitting them full force in the face is definitely something we never did.

To be honest, we can all talk about lecturing their parents, ringing the cops, etc. but you know what, it won't do a thing.

My recommendation? If you actually catch one of them, smack the f**k out of him. If they want to take liberties like that, they should be prepared to take the consequences.

Sesshoumaru

WATPOAE wrote: »

I remember throwing snowballs at buses when I was younger so I wasn't a saint.

But this new phenomenon of actually running up to people in their cars, opening the doors and hitting them full force in the face is definitely something we never did.

To be honest, we can all talk about lecturing their parents, ringing the cops, etc. but you know what, it won't do a thing.

My recommendation? If you actually catch one of them, smack the f**k out of him. If they want to take liberties like that, they should be prepared to take the consequences.

+1

and my OH laughs at me for driving with the doors always locked :rolleyes:

VERYinterested

On the Broadford Road just up from Nutgrove at the pedestrian entrance to Hillview estate there is a regular gang of about 40 'kids' throwing snowballs at passing cars. (This is right beside the entrance to Scoil Naithi).

They even have a fire going in an improvised metal bin like you'd see when there's a strike on. It's a brilliant ambush site as there is a pedestrian crossing here and all they have to do is press the light and they have about 12 stopped cars to pelt. God help anyone foolish enough to get out and remonstrate with them.

Well I have to walk past them :eek: and so far I've only had one snowball whistle past my ears.

looksee

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Water pistol...?

mikemac

Happens in Ballyfermot

The "brave" kids stand behind the fence in Markievicz Park so even if you wanted to give a deserved smack to the face, you'd be struggling to get over that fence. The park is locked at night and you'd easily injure yourself climbing it, sharp and pointy

It's snipers alley, pedestrians come down the footpath and so it starts

neris

we drove through darndale on the way home last night and the road through there has these little chicane type islands. Coming up to one and theres 2 kids on the road not moving car cant go anywhere except stop and next thing a load more little kanckers come down and throw snowballs at the window. hope one of the little knackers got milled over after us and is now having a nice rest in beaumont

PixelTrawler

My OH was attacked by 7 teenagers yesterday. She was on her own carrying shopping, they followed her into the apt block (outer security gate is broken), into the feicin lift and set the alarms off for good measure.

She was quite shaken up by it. Ages between 10-14, 6 young fellas and a girl.

Surrounded her, screaming at her and trying to get snow down her back.

Having a great laugh I suppose :mad: She rang me in floods of tears. Little baste*ds

Inbox

My gf just txtd me ,hooligans jumped into the garden and kicked over and killed her snowman :mad: it's worse than haloween for the violence.

W.Shakes-Beer

Yeah i too drove into Darndale last night and the little feckers had ice balls, not snow, more or less solid ice.

One then preceded to do a baseball style throw into the side of my car. Such a bang!

Would have gotten out and given him such a dig but that would risk me getting hit with their ammo or my car getting nicked.

Carolyyn

xTanyax wrote: »

It seems to be happening all over Dublin ATM! Kids are pelting the cars,busses etc out of it with snowballs, happened to me too..but what can you do? I can understand snowballs been thrown at cars but Not Car doors been open etc that sounds terrifing!:eek: When you stop and think about it this is only the second time that these kids have ever seen snow in their lifes! They could be doing alot worse in my opinion.

They could be doing a lot worse, like what exactly??, is vandalising peoples' property and terrifying a lone driver not bad enough.
Get real. And they are teenagers, not kids, and should know right from wrong at this stage.

duckysauce

MilanPan!c wrote: »

Actually got out and yelled at some kids for doing this last year as they cracked my windscreen as I was driving in a snowstorm with my kids.

Really, it's about kids not realising they could hurt someone.

I had this happen to me by the rathfarnham tesco, but didn't stop as the conditions wouldn't allow for it.

Where I grew up in Arkansas and in Boston where I lived for a decade this NEVER happened. Here it happens frequently.

Go figure.

they use bullets instead of snowballs overthere. Go figure:cool:

tinkerbell

Same happened around Superquinn Knocklyon area last year. Little sh1ts were out and would hang onto the back of cars and would surround cars and push them, so with the ice the cars would slide all over the place. Thankfully it didn't happen to me as I read it on boards here so avoided that Superquinn for all the bad weather in January, but there were some scary stories.

Although I was up there on Saturday and there was a tiny bit of snow / ice at that stage and the road was quite slippy. Some scumbags were already out pelting snowballs at some cars and walking in front of cars. Feckin idiots just walk out in front of people. Errr get out of my way you thick f**k!!! What happens in snow / ice? You can't brake! These feckin idiots.

What would happen if they got hit by a car because a car couldn't stop as the brakes wouldn't work coz of the ice? Yep, it would be all the driver's fault and the parents would be out going on about their amazing child who would never do any wrong. Yah it's parents like that that have caused these scumbags to come into society. Bit of parenting skills is needed for certain people in this country :mad:

ordinary_girl

tinkerbell wrote: »

Although I was up there on Saturday and there was a tiny bit of snow / ice at that stage and the road was quite slippy. Some scumbags were already out pelting snowballs at some cars and walking in front of cars. Feckin idiots just walk out in front of people. Errr get out of my way you thick f**k!!! What happens in snow / ice? You can't brake! These feckin idiots.

There's some cúnts in the estate that I live in that keep doing this, walking right in front of cars so their mates can grab onto the back of the car like they're on a sled. This was at 10:30pm for fúck's sake, where the hell are their parents?! Do they have no sense of responsibility for the scumbags they created that the rest of us have to tolerate?! Argh!

Stinicker

Sesshoumaru wrote: »

+1

-1 Then the OP gets an assault rap while the scummers gets off scot free and probably launches a civil case for damages.

Carl.Gustav

was a passenger in a car stopped at lights, standing beside lights was a groups of kids who proceded to pelt snowballs at the car, no other cars about so hopped out quick punch in the jaw to one - he drops, grab next by the scruff of the neck and bury his face in the snow, while hes down give him a sharp kick in the balls, others run off

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Terrlock

A friend at work said he seen lots of kids throwing snowballs and opened a car door and hit a guy in the face.

However he quickly got out of the car with a baseball bat. A lot of them ran but he caught a few of them and hit them hard.

I'm not sure which side I'd take, was the guy with the bat correct or would you feel sorry for the kids.

I dunno it's a tough one.

I'm kinda happy a bit of justice was done(even though I know it's not right to hit anyone else), might teach them a lesson.

There is no real laws to protect people from teenagers in this Country so what else are we suppose to do.

mollser

The little fcukers at Sandyford Hall need a good kicking as well (about 20 of them though)...

What really demonstrates how thick these idiots are is the fact they're pelting snowballs at people who are pulling into the car park - so you get a good chance to look at them and identify everyone of them. Them along with their parents need a good hiding imo.

In fairness they don't seem to be pelting snowballs at you when you get out of the car... But they're not shy to give you the fingers when their standing in front of the car - was so tempted to run a few of them down.

Winger_PL

Keep a loaded paintball gun in your car and shoot at the legs of those agressive bastards, it really hurts when one gets hit. Although you really need to be a good paintball shooter so you don't accidentally hit a kid in his face.

Sesshoumaru

Stinicker wrote: »

-1 Then the OP gets an assault rap while the scummers gets off scot free and probably launches a civil case for damages.

You're just getting out to have a civil word with them about the dangers of throwing snowballs at cars. If they act violently, no one can blame the car driver for acting in self defense.

Sesshoumaru

Winger_PL wrote: »

Keep a loaded paintball gun in your car and shoot at the legs of those agressive bastards, it really hurts when one gets hit. Although you really need to be a good paintball shooter so you don't accidentally hit a kid in his face.

I've been tempted by this solution. What's the legality of keeping a paint gun in your car?

AnneFrank

downthemiddle wrote: »

I think you will find that Holylands is beside Nutgrove not Tesco Rathfarnham but don't let the truth interfere with your bigoted opinions.

+1

AnneFrank

Carl.Gustav wrote: »

was a passenger in a car stopped at lights, standing beside lights was a groups of kids who proceded to pelt snowballs at the car, no other cars about so hopped out quick punch in the jaw to one - he drops, grab next by the scruff of the neck and bury his face in the snow, while hes down give him a sharp kick in the balls, others run off

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beating up kids,aren't you brave

Ginny

We had a terrible time last night, the local scumbags targeted our house, they were walking right up to the windows and firing hard snowballs at full pelt.
We ignored them for a while but they kept doing it harder and harder and we could hear them saying they were going to keep doing it till we came out.
We rang the garda but we know they couldn't do a thing.
We were upstairs watching the little ****es the whole time, we left it until the windows sounded like they were going to give way then the OH flew out the door, the little feckers obviously don't get enough exercise, the OH caught the main one and ****ed him out of it, the little knacker ended up crying in front of his friends as he was worried the OH was following him home.
They didn't come back, I'm just hoping they don't come back tonight, the OH has mooted my idea of taking their runners when we catch them and telling them to get their parents to drop round for them, we'd probably get into trouble for it, I am considering running the hose through the house in case they start again tonight.
Its just soul destroying, its the same little knackers all the time, I'm sure their parents wouldn't care less if we went around to them.

AnneFrank

Ginny wrote: »

We had a terrible time last night, the local scumbags targeted our house, they were walking right up to the windows and firing hard snowballs at full pelt.
We ignored them for a while but they kept doing it harder and harder and we could hear them saying they were going to keep doing it till we came out.
We rang the garda but we know they couldn't do a thing.
We were upstairs watching the little ****es the whole time, we left it until the windows sounded like they were going to give way then the OH flew out the door, the little feckers obviously don't get enough exercise, the OH caught the main one and ****ed him out of it, the little knacker ended up crying in front of his friends as he was worried the OH was following him home.
They didn't come back, I'm just hoping they don't come back tonight, the OH has mooted my idea of taking their runners when we catch them and telling them to get their parents to drop round for them, we'd probably get into trouble for it, I am considering running the hose through the house in case they start again tonight.
Its just soul destroying, its the same little knackers all the time, I'm sure their parents wouldn't care less if we went around to them.

after slapping him you can be sure they'll be back for revenge.or if their parents find out with a solicitor, that was a silly thing your oh did,legally he could be in trouble there..Id drag them to the garda station and let the professionals deal with it

Ginny

where did I say he slapped him? Read my post again before jumping to stupid conclusions.

Sesshoumaru

AnneFrank wrote: »

beating up kids,aren't you brave

The poor dears were just misunderstood, maybe if he had gotten out and gave them big hugs it would have helped?

turbobaby

AnneFrank wrote: »

beating up kids,aren't you brave

Don't be such an idiot, he was 100% doing the right thing. People like you are the problem, not the kids, you sh1t!

AnneFrank

Ginny wrote: »

where did I say he slapped him? Read my post again before jumping to stupid conclusions.

****ed him out of it ?Obviously you meant the f word which is a tad crude but myfault for taking it up wrong.I still think that kid'll be back to take revenge,i know i would if some out of control man shouted in my face,they are kids after all.Drag them to their parents or bring them to the gardai,they'll get a great kick out of rising your husband now they know he flips,but next time they'll run and wont get caught,just my opinion

AnneFrank

turbobaby wrote: »

Don't be such an idiot, he was 100% doing the right thing. People like you are the problem, not the kids, you sh1t!

beating up a child is right ?i doubt you'd say that if it was your kid.If i was that childs father id sue him bigtime.Ring the gardai or bring the kid home and lash his parents out of it,hitting a child leaves you wide open to a libel case.Your the idiot

AnneFrank

Sesshoumaru wrote: »

The poor dears were just misunderstood, maybe if he had gotten out and gave them big hugs it would have helped?

there is a difference between throwing a snowball and beating up a child thats half your size,If a woman his own size threw a snowball would it be ok for him to beat her up too by your logic ?

Sesshoumaru

AnneFrank wrote: »

beating up a child is right ?i doubt you'd say that if it was your kid.If i was that childs father id sue him bigtime.Ring the gardai or bring the kid home and lash his parents out of it,hitting a child leaves you wide open to a libel case.Your the idiot

If you were one of those delinquent kids father, you'd be a sorry excuse for a father. No one is talking about "beating up" children either. Just giving these savage little animals a little clip behind the ear.

Ginny

Ah cop yourself on,we rang the garda, they didn't bother coming out.
So people are supposed to sit back and take it while their property gets destroyed?
And dragging the "kids" back to their non caring parent or garda would help?
1)It would probably physical abuse to drag the "kid" back to their house
2) The garda station is not reachable by foot, so it would essentially be false imprisoning a "kid" to the station.

They're not just "kids" they're teenagers and well know right from wrong and maybe someone actually standing up to them for once in their lives will make them cop on for once.

Sesshoumaru

AnneFrank wrote: »

there is a difference between throwing a snowball and beating up a child thats half your size,If a woman his own size threw a snowball would it be ok for him to beat her up too by your logic ?

What if the sun exploded tomorrow? You're just making up ridiculous hypothetical situations now to desperately try and make a point. We are talking about little animals surrounding cars and trying to drag the occupants out. Stop trying to paint it as some cuddly little rascals having some fun. As I indicated no one here has mentioned leaving these animals unconscious and in a pool of their own blood on the ground. Nothing wrong with giving them a smack though since their brains are too undeveloped to respond to reasoned argument.

Dubh Geannain

AnneFrank wrote: »

beating up a child is right ?i doubt you'd say that if it was your kid.If i was that childs father id sue him bigtime.Ring the gardai or bring the kid home and lash his parents out of it,hitting a child leaves you wide open to a libel case.Your the idiot

It's alright for you. They can't even find where you live with your hidden rooms :rolleyes:

Terrlock

Do you really think you'd be able to bring one of these so called Kids home?

Try getting out of your car and doing that and see how far you get.

A lot of them are causing a lot of people hardship, and are quite frankly highly dangerous.

And they are also completely above the law as there is nothing the Guards can do.

Unfortunetly when there is a group runing wild, causing trouble to ordinary folk, what are we suppost to do, just put up with it?

It's no wonder a few people will loss the plot and give them a good hiding, as for some it's the only punishment they will ever recieve.

I like to see justice done.