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Man who threw friendly snowball at policewoman charged with common assault.

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  • 22-12-2010 10:13pm
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    SuperInfinity
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    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1340755/Dean-Smith-threw-snowball-policewoman-charged-common-assault.html
    'I had one snowball left in my hand and I threw it at the police officer as a joke. I was just having a bit of fun. And I thought nothing more of it.

    'Three days later they came to arrest me for assaulting a PC. I was busy cooking in the kitchen, in my pyjamas. I saw the van at the front of the house and had no idea why it was there.

    I ask you, do the police have nothing better to be doing that arresting people like this, harrassing them and hassling them? Jaysus. And think about how much they do this sort of abuse and nobody ever finds out about it. Would they ever go and solve a real crime ffs? Most police officers couldn't catch a cold during an Irish winter.

    I think a big part of the problem are the new modern police systems where they're made document everything and told they're not doing their job if they didn't nab anyone. I get the feeling some of them want there to be trouble now. It's all fine and grand until the police are arresting you or someone you know over nothing.


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    #2
    chin_grin
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    No such thing as a "friendly snowball".


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    KeithM89_old
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    In fairness, if i saw him walking towards me id probably cross the street...


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    Kiera
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    Its called respect!


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    MGMTea
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    Is there such things as mean or angry snowballs ?


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    ringadingding
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    Chav


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    orourkeda
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    If there's any justice he'll do at 25 years in jail.

    Dey took our jobs


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    Andrew42
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    chin_grin wrote: »
    No such thing as a "friendly snowball".

    No such thing as a friendly policewoman/female garda, they all seem to have serious issues.


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    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Nice prison tatoo on Deano there. I'm sure he was probably locked up for stealing toffees.


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    Coriolanus
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    Looks like a scumbag. Lock him up. Rape his dog. Shoot his mother.


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    Kiera
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    Andrew42 wrote: »
    No such thing as a friendly policewoman/garda, they all seem to have serious issues.

    That's bullshít! I've met a handful on knobs but most guards I've met are sound and very helpful!


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    HalloweenJack
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    I saw a couple of teen-aged girls getting in trouble with the guards last night for throwing snowballs.

    Seriously, don't they have better things to be doing?


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    rusty_racer94
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    '' Don't bring the law into a snowball fight ''


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    Star Bingo
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    thats unfortunate eh! i once lobbed an orange which landed within the 20ft radius of a garda. got assaulted; resisted arrest on assault charges - went to Pats for a week. lovely.


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    orourkeda
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    HalloweenJack wrote: »
    I saw a couple of teen-aged girls getting in trouble with the guards last night for throwing snowballs.

    Seriously, don't they have better things to be doing?

    They are absolutely correct.

    Catch the little f*ckers early


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    lyverbird1
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    Kiera wrote: »
    That's bullshít! I've met a handful on knobs but most guards I've met are sound and very helpful!

    Well said Kiera - I guess some people just like to generalise instead of being fair...


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    davyjose
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    I'm sorry, but the weather is sh!te, everybody is miserable, it's taking me an hour more to get to/from work, and I'm not eight. Throwing ice in my face does nothing to improve my mood.

    Fcuk off with your snowballs. Idiot.


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    bonerm
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    Star Bingo wrote: »
    thats unfortunate eh! i once lobbed an orange which landed within the 20ft radius of a garda. got assaulted; resisted arrest on assault charges - went to Pats for a week. lovely.

    I hope you spent the week improving your aim?


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    SuperInfinity
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    Kiera wrote: »
    Its called respect!

    And what about the fact that they have told the public not to make police complaints over getting hit by snowballs themselves?

    One rule for the police officers and one for the public is it? Different standards? Why should they be "protected" from it if others arent.

    And those snowballs could have been thrown maliciously, ie. large snowballs smashed into a person's face from 3 metres.

    This guy was playing with his girlfriend and his son and he doesn't even know if it hit her. I severely doubt he was maliciously intending to cause her discomfort.

    Respect? They deserve the same respect as any civilian... they're not above us. They should have the same rules as the public does when it comes to verbal abuse or physical abuse.


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    Scuid Mhór
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    snowballs are all fun and games until someone gets a shard of ice in their eye.


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    bonerm
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    Lucky for Deano he didn't try such japes in the US.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMrhiBwF4MU


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    Kiera
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    SuperInfinity wrote: »
    And what about the fact that they have told the public not to make police complaints over getting hit by snowballs themselves?

    One rule for the police officers and one for the public is it? Different standards? Why should they be "protected" from it if others arent.

    And those snowballs could have been thrown maliciously, ie. large snowballs smashed into a person's face from 3 metres.

    This guy was playing with his girlfriend and his son and he doesn't even know if it hit her. I severely doubt he was maliciously intending to cause her discomfort.

    Respect? Ha.... a lot of these police officers consider themselves above the ordinary citizen.
    They are above us when on duty as they are there to look after us not get belted out of it with snowballs! So yeah, show them some respect!


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    rusty_racer94
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    One of my friend got into trouble with the guards for '' Obstructing Traffic '' While walking on the double yellow line which was just 3-4 inches away from the wall in a tiny back-of-the-restaurant road.


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    SuperInfinity
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    Kiera wrote: »
    They are above us when on duty as they are there to look after us not get belted out of it with snowballs! So yeah, show them some respect!

    Nobody belted them out with snowballs. If an ordinary person is getting belted with snowballs, they should be protected under law as well. The same rules should apply. I don't see any reason why they should be offered more protection, it's not like you can just push/hit an ordinary member of the public.


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    Kiera
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    SuperInfinity wrote: »
    Nobody belted them out with snowballs. If an ordinary person is getting belted with snowballs, they should be protected under law as well. The same rules should apply. I don't see any reason why they should be offered more protection, it's not like you can just push/hit an ordinary member of the public.

    You're not getting the whole respect thing are you? :rolleyes:


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    JJJJNR
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    Throwing snowballs....

    Down with this sort of thing. :rolleyes:


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    Saila
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    "I fought the law and the..law won.."


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    SuperInfinity
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    Kiera wrote: »
    You're not getting the whole respect thing are you? :rolleyes:

    All members of the public or police deserve the same respect and protection under law, why should public officials or officers be any different? If you want to offer police officers more respect, that's your perogative.

    You also don't have to talk to police officers if they want you to. Only if they arrest and interrogate you are you obliged to say anything.


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    #29
    Kiera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,130 ✭✭✭✭Kiera


    SuperInfinity wrote: »
    All members of the public or police deserve the same respect and protection under law, why should public officials or officers be any different? If you want to offer police officers more respect, that's your perogative.

    You also don't have to talk to police officers if they want you to. Only if they arrest and interrogate you are you obliged to say anything.

    What on earth are you spouting on about? :confused:


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    rusty_racer94
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    SuperInfinity wrote: »
    All members of the public or police deserve the same respect and protection under law, why should public officials or officers be any different?

    You also don't have to talk to police officers if they want you to. Only if they arrest and interrogate you are you obliged to say anything.

    I agree with you!
    A snow ball isn't gonna kill you, is it?
    Just cope on with it!!!
    Smile back or throw a snow ball back at them and thats all!
    They shouldn't be so an*l about it!


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    Star Bingo
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    bonerm wrote: »
    I hope you spent the week improving your aim?

    was with the banger brigade that used to occupy the steps of central bank; zippy went around the side out of sight so its no surprise i missed. saw no garda til i was face down with a knee in my back.. a week of already overcrowded prison time, for that.


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