McAuliffe Truckers face jail

MadsL

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/truckers-could-face-jail-for-youtube-charity-stunt-1.1541541

Judge James O’Connor described the behaviour “for half a mile three abreast across the road” as “outlandish”and “scandalous” and among the worst he ever experienced.

I see a charge against the company was withdrawn. I'd suggest they encouraged this reckless behaviour.

Artful_Badger

Two nights in Garda custody, hardly worth the bother.

MadsL

Artful_Badger wrote: »

Two nights in Garda custody, hardly worth the bother.

Jesus Christ! Ah fuckit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90X09r5ibcY

Original thread.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056783135

oppenheimer1

MadsL wrote: »

Jesus Christ! Ah fuckit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90X09r5ibcY

Original thread.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056783135

Original thread was a bit of a car crash (pardon the pun)

Glad to see the law has caught up with these lads, someone could easily have been killed with those stunts.

MadsL

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Original thread was a bit of a car crash (pardon the pun)

Original thread was hysterical with the accounts popping up claiming all sorts, denying who they were etc etc.

vicwatson

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Original thread was a bit of a car crash (pardon the pun)

Glad to see the law has caught up with these lads, someone could easily have been killed with those stunts.

But the company were let off the hook in the action in court. Ridiculous

Mars Bar

That original thread was gold

MadsL

I wonder will the DoT revoke the owner's Road Transport Operator licence?

Calhoun

Did anyone get to the bottom of the charity in the end, if i remember from the original thread the whole charity explanation was made up very fast to cover their tracks as there was more than one video.

P_1

Bit of an injustice that the lads who were presumably just doing what their boss was telling them to do face imprisonment while the boss seemingly gets off scott free I would have thought no?

Calhoun

P_1 wrote: »

Bit of an injustice that the lads who were presumably just doing what their boss was telling them to do face imprisonment while the boss seemingly gets off scott free I would have thought no?

If you saw the video, you wouldn't agree as professional drivers they should have their licenses stripped off them. They seem to have allot of fun doing it, from what i could tell.

P_1

Calhoun wrote: »

If you saw the video, you wouldn't agree as professional drivers they should have their licenses stripped off them. They seem to have allot of fun doing it, from what i could tell.

I agree that it was dangerous driving but I can't help but wonder if the boss might have had a 'robust' reaction to any pro safety protests that the drivers may or may not have given.

Celly Smunt

P_1 wrote: »

Bit of an injustice that the lads who were presumably just doing what their boss was telling them to do face imprisonment while the boss seemingly gets off scott free I would have thought no?

Believe it or not employers aren't above the law and can be told to get the fuck by an employee if he/she is put in danger or putting anybody else in danger without legal penalty or dimissal.

The employees made the judgement,they're accountable.

MadsL

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Believe it or not employers aren't above the law and can be told to get the fuck by an employee if he/she is put in danger or putting anybody else in danger without legal penalty or dimissal.

The employees made the judgement,they're accountable.

The family are just as bad.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=81301995

Celly Smunt

Maybe we should leave this here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNkcnEcm3go

Calhoun

P_1 wrote: »

I agree that it was dangerous driving but I can't help but wonder if the boss might have had a 'robust' reaction to any pro safety protests that the drivers may or may not have given.

Ah yah i agree but there is some personal responsibility they need to take some hit. I don't know how the hell they didnt get prosecuted or have any negative impact but then again it is Ireland.

I should go up to the truly Irish stand at the ploughing championships and ask them about it :P (same owner). Should have seen how fast they took the links between the companies after the first thread lol.

P_1

Calhoun wrote: »

Ah yah i agree but there is some personal responsibility they need to take some hit. I don't know how the hell they didnt get prosecuted or have any negative impact but then again it is Ireland.

I should go up to the truly Irish stand at the ploughing championships and ask them about it :P (same owner). Should have seen how fast they took the links between the companies after the first thread lol.

They took their time and had a bit of an online marketing ballsup though didn't they?

MadsL

Calhoun wrote: »

I should go up to the truly Irish stand at the ploughing championships and ask them about it :P (same owner). Should have seen how fast they took the links between the companies after the first thread lol.

That and this porkie. Sub contracted lol.

http://i.imgur.com/h5VRxpj.png

Robbo

Calhoun wrote: »

Did anyone get to the bottom of the charity in the end, if i remember from the original thread the whole charity explanation was made up very fast to cover their tracks as there was more than one video.

It was the wish of a sick kid that they were to drive like this. Granted the kid wasn't sick in the usual leukemia way, more of a sociopathic bloodlust but how dare you question his wish you heartless bastard.

Calhoun

P_1 wrote: »

They took their time and had a bit of an online marketing ballsup though didn't they?

Yah it was quite epic the contempt they showed for the rules of the road and general public in this whole incident is what really had people interested in this. They seemed to think they were above the law and went as far as making up a story about a kid with cancer as an excuse for all of the videos they put out.

MadsL

Robbo wrote: »

It was the wish of a sick kid that they were to drive like this. Granted the kid wasn't sick in the usual leukemia way, more of a sociopathic bloodlust but how dare you question his wish you heartless bastard.

I thought it was publicity for a charity run they hadn't organised yet.

P_1

I take it that the controversy didn't have much negative impact on the business though (cancelled contracts and the like) if they've got a stall running at the plough show though?

Calhoun

Robbo wrote: »

It was the wish of a sick kid that they were to drive like this. Granted the kid wasn't sick in the usual leukemia way, more of a sociopathic bloodlust but how dare you question his wish you heartless bastard.

LOL im going to hell , seriously though what they tried to do build a fleet of trucks with a proud name and have some kind of train spotter thing by giving them individual names was pretty good in theory but as we saw with video after video they were just being a nuisance and a danger to the public.

Was hilarious when they said they called up the local garda station who gave them permission verbally to close a section of road to do this. I would have thought the red tape involved in this would have been huge.

Calhoun

P_1 wrote: »

I take it that the controversy didn't have much negative impact on the business though (cancelled contracts and the like) if they've got a stall running at the plough show though?

They cut the cord with the trucking part very fast, there were allot of posts on both face book pages. The trucking company one was taken down at the time or hidden and the truly Irish one changed the website and deleted any negative face book comments.

MadsL

Astonishingly they still have the photos on their facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/McAuliffe-Trucking-Company/299820356776

No remorse, clearly.

Fred Swanson

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P_1

MadsL wrote: »

Astonishingly they still have the photos on their facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/McAuliffe-Trucking-Company/299820356776

No remorse, clearly.

The last activity there is from October 2012 though (when the shítstorm kicked off). I wonder if they forgot something in their cleanup operation :P

Fred Swanson

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Dempsey

the leniency of the judgement is shocking tbh

Fred Swanson

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Dempsey

Fred Swanson wrote: »

Culchie justice and an expensive solicitor.

If this was a city court and they had no legal representation, they would be in the joy now.

and out by dinner...

what makes u think a 'city court' would have hammered all involved?

oppenheimer1

I would have thought custodial sentences for traffic offences where there was no one hurt would be rare no?

What I'm at a loss is how this was for charity... or what charity could have anything to do with it.

Fred Swanson

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MadsL

I think this best dealt with by yanking their operators license, they clearly encouraged this.

P_1

MadsL wrote: »

I think this best dealt with by yanking their operators license, they clearly encouraged this.

Double edged sword that to be honest. I'd put some folk who've done nothing wrong out of jobs

MadsL

P_1 wrote: »

Double edged sword that to be honest. I'd put some folk who've done nothing wrong out of jobs

Maybe that would give the owners and managers a sense of shame instead of calling people concerned about their antics "begrudgers".

Aidric

MadsL wrote: »

Original thread.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056783135

lols..when ip checks are being requested, internet gold is just around the corner. Can't beat a good witch hunt.

Fred Swanson

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Lapin

Has this thread been deleted yet?

Fred Swanson

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delthedriver

MadsL wrote: »

Maybe that would give the owners and managers a sense of shame instead of calling people concerned about their antics "begrudgers".

Guess their Insurer's will have something to say to McAuliffe Transport!:)

crockholm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

Well they got 2 days each today, so are guests of the Castleisland Garda station tonight.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1001/477660-tralee-court/[/QUOTE]

Ooooh,2 nights at L'hotel de pavee,Ile de chateau.Fancy.

delthedriver

MadsL wrote: »

Maybe that would give the owners and managers a sense of shame instead of calling people concerned about their antics "begrudgers".

Obviously the owners of McAuliffe Trucking are morons too. They can only blame themselves, perhaps it is time for them to start acting responsibly.
Calling other people begrudgers is infantile behaviour, just like the stunts they pulled !

MadsL

delthedriver wrote: »

Obviously the owners of McAuliffe Trucking are morons too. They can only blame themselves, perhaps it is time for them to start acting responsibly.
Calling other people begrudgers is infantile behaviour, just like the stunts they pulled !

Too busy selling pork and calling it patriotism.

markpb

crockholm wrote: »

Ooooh,2 nights at L'hotel de pavee,Ile de chateau.Fancy.

And a criminal conviction.