Incident with Garda - Rights

Hi everyone, hoping someone can advise me on my rights concerning an incident with a member of the Gardai.

Yesterday I was walking through my local town on a very narrow pathway which turns a corner, on turning the corner I came face to face with a Garda, slightly shocked he said "Oh, excuse me" and what could I do except stand to the side and let him turn the corner. Is this order to excuse him within the powers of a Garda? If that wasn't enough restriction of my civil liberties, it got worse..

I managed to shake off the incident and got my few items in the shop and as I came out I met the same Garda coming back towards me, he smiled and nodded as he passed and said "How are ya?" I'm not one for confrontation so I just stammered a hello and walked on quickly.. Surely there is some law against asking random members of the public about their state of well being? I was walking along committing no crime and now I feel my privacy has been violated. Is it possible that he may now try to stitch me up for a crime?

If someone could tell me whether it is accepted practice to give arbitrary orders and make requests for information where no crime is being committed I would appreciate it. I have written down all the details of the incident in case I decide to take it to the Ombudsman, do people think this would be an advisable course of action?

Thanks for any help.

Aka Ishur

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statto25

Aka Ishur wrote: »

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Damn Ya beat me to it!!!

ballsymchugh

so you don't tell someone who asks how you are, yet you tell a bunch of people who don't care how you are.

would you like a glass of milk? do you want to sit down??

lil-ms-vodka

Honestly I wouldn't of given it a 2nd thought, he was more than likely been civil saying hello!

cast_iron

I can't see how he was anything but being polite.
If it was an ordinary member of the public that did the same as he did, would you feel aggrieved? I would consider it normal human behaviour.

To be honest, I think you are way over-reacting and taking a ridiculous stance on the matter.

coco0981

i'd like to think this is a joke but i've a funny feeling op is actually serious.

blueythebear

KeepTheFaith wrote: »

Hi everyone, hoping someone can advise me on my rights concerning an incident with a member of the Gardai.

Yesterday I was walking through my local town on a very narrow pathway which turns a corner, on turning the corner I came face to face with a Garda, slightly shocked he said "Oh, excuse me" and what could I do except stand to the side and let him turn the corner. Is this order to excuse him within the powers of a Garda? If that wasn't enough restriction of my civil liberties, it got worse..

I managed to shake off the incident and got my few items in the shop and as I came out I met the same Garda coming back towards me, he smiled and nodded as he passed and said "How are ya?" I'm not one for confrontation so I just stammered a hello and walked on quickly.. Surely there is some law against asking random members of the public about their state of well being? I was walking along committing no crime and now I feel my privacy has been violated. Is it possible that he may now try to stitch me up for a crime?

If someone could tell me whether it is accepted practice to give arbitrary orders and make requests for information where no crime is being committed I would appreciate it. I have written down all the details of the incident in case I decide to take it to the Ombudsman, do people think this would be an advisable course of action?

Thanks for any help.

I would bet a substantial amount of money that the OP was taking the p**s...

234

KeepTheFaith wrote: »

Hi everyone, hoping someone can advise me on my rights concerning an incident with a member of the Gardai.

Yesterday I was walking through my local town on a very narrow pathway which turns a corner, on turning the corner I came face to face with a Garda, slightly shocked he said "Oh, excuse me" and what could I do except stand to the side and let him turn the corner. Is this order to excuse him within the powers of a Garda? If that wasn't enough restriction of my civil liberties, it got worse..

I managed to shake off the incident and got my few items in the shop and as I came out I met the same Garda coming back towards me, he smiled and nodded as he passed and said "How are ya?" I'm not one for confrontation so I just stammered a hello and walked on quickly.. Surely there is some law against asking random members of the public about their state of well being? I was walking along committing no crime and now I feel my privacy has been violated. Is it possible that he may now try to stitch me up for a crime?

If someone could tell me whether it is accepted practice to give arbitrary orders and make requests for information where no crime is being committed I would appreciate it. I have written down all the details of the incident in case I decide to take it to the Ombudsman, do people think this would be an advisable course of action?

Thanks for any help.

KeepTheFaith, as you seem to be intuitively aware this was indeed a gross and unacceptable violation of your constitutional and human rights. What you need to do is get in contact with a solicitor immediately.Get them to hire no less than two senior counsel and three junior counsel and initiate High Court proceedings straight away (with a view to eventually taking your case to the Supreme Court, ECtHR and ECJ of course; the International Criminal Court too, if you can swing it). Call the media and tell them how your constitutional, ECHR and human rights were violated in a way that left you scarred for life and crying for your mommy. Do all this straight away, spare no cost and don't stop until you get justice for you and poor downtrodden people on footpaths everywhere.

PinkFly

that or ops lost the plot.....

goat2

KeepTheFaith wrote: »

Hi everyone, hoping someone can advise me on my rights concerning an incident with a member of the Gardai.

Yesterday I was walking through my local town on a very narrow pathway which turns a corner, on turning the corner I came face to face with a Garda, slightly shocked he said "Oh, excuse me" and what could I do except stand to the side and let him turn the corner. Is this order to excuse him within the powers of a Garda? If that wasn't enough restriction of my civil liberties, it got worse..

I managed to shake off the incident and got my few items in the shop and as I came out I met the same Garda coming back towards me, he smiled and nodded as he passed and said "How are ya?" I'm not one for confrontation so I just stammered a hello and walked on quickly.. Surely there is some law against asking random members of the public about their state of well being? I was walking along committing no crime and now I feel my privacy has been violated. Is it possible that he may now try to stitch me up for a crime?

If someone could tell me whether it is accepted practice to give arbitrary orders and make requests for information where no crime is being committed I would appreciate it. I have written down all the details of the incident in case I decide to take it to the Ombudsman, do people think this would be an advisable course of action?

Thanks for any help.

i cannot beleive you took offence with someone asking, how are you, he was just being normal and mannerly, as it happens this morning, i was in town and there was a garda walking the street, he said hallo, how are you, i just answered as usual hello, i am doing fine, as far as i am concerned this man did not upset me , in his greeting, i did not take him to be overstepping the mark, quiet the opposite, nice to meet a friendly face than some stern person, excuse me is an everyday term, nothing wrong with that either

ballsymchugh

234 wrote: »

KeepTheFaith, as you seem to be intuitively aware this was indeed a gross and unacceptable violation of your constitutional and human rights. What you need to do is get in contact with a solicitor immediately.Get them to hire no less than two senior counsel and three junior counsel and initiate High Court proceedings straight away (with a view to eventually taking your case to the Supreme Court, ECtHR and ECJ of course; the International Criminal Court too, if you can swing it). Call the media and tell them how your constitutional, ECHR and human rights were violated in a way that left you scarred for life and crying for your mommy. Do all this straight away, spare no cost and don't stop until you get justice for you and poor downtrodden people on footpaths everywhere.

and then post your experience here!

drkpower

234 wrote: »

KeepTheFaith, as you seem to be intuitively aware this was indeed a gross and unacceptable violation of your constitutional and human rights. What you need to do is get in contact with a solicitor immediately.Get them to hire no less than two senior counsel and three junior counsel and initiate High Court proceedings straight away (with a view to eventually taking your case to the Supreme Court, ECtHR and ECJ of course; the International Criminal Court too, if you can swing it). Call the media and tell them how your constitutional, ECHR and human rights were violated in a way that left you scarred for life and crying for your mommy. Do all this straight away, spare no cost and don't stop until you get justice for you and poor downtrodden people on footpaths everywhere.

I would also be inclined to have a leal team on standby, so that the next time you meet this Garda, you can immediately appply to the High Court for an injunction preventing him from asking how you are and preventing him from excusing you.