"Major criminal" gunned down this afternoon in Drimnagh

AlwaysAnyTime

This is getting out of control, people can't even enjoy a relaxing bank holiday weekend without someone being shot dead in broad daylight in their housing estate. Any ideas who it was?

_Redzer_

I'd rather the criminals kill each other off tbh.

AlwaysAnyTime

_Redzer_ wrote: »

I'd rather the criminals kill each other off tbh.

I wouldn't. What happens when innocent people get killed in the crossfire? I think I'd prefer if people weren't getting shot dead near my house where children could be out playing or anything.

donvito99

This is exactly like this Adams fiasco. If you didn't want to have to check yourself into Antrim Barracks before an election, you shouldn't have dabbled in murdering people for a few decades.

people can't even enjoy a relaxing bank holiday weekend without someone being shot dead

Live by the sawn-off shot gun, die by the sawn-off shot gun.

finnharpsboy

donvito99 wrote: »

Live by the sawn-off shot gun, die by the sawn-off shot gun.

was it a shot gun or a whaling harpoon?

RobertKK

The people using their illicit products financed the murder.

BaronVon

RobertKK wrote: »

The people using their illicit products financed the murder.

^^^^^ This ^^^^^

pragmatic1

It's hardly Mexico OP. Things were much worse here when the celtic tiger was in full swing.

pragmatic1

RobertKK wrote: »

The people using their illicit products financed the murder.

Bit of a bullshyte comment tbh.

Amirani

_Redzer_ wrote: »

I'd rather the criminals kill each other off tbh.

That doesn't solve the problem.

Turtwig

Sitec wrote: »

Scum killing scum, the universe sorting itself out.

Always going to be innocents dragged into the rift. Nobody wants to experience a murder in any way.

wicklowstevo

Good ! one more off the dole queue

finnharpsboy

being named on twitter already.... you got to hate social media sometimes

AlwaysAnyTime

Talented musician too apparently

tomwaterford

wicklowstevo wrote: »

Good ! one more off the dole queue

have you tried contacting enda with your rather unique dole solving solution:D

*I do not condone shooting people on the dole

RobertKK

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Bit of a bullshyte comment tbh.

Really, so they deal in illegal drugs and such for what exactly?

The money comes from the drug users, who do not want to accept they are funding these killings.

AlwaysAnyTime

tomwaterford wrote: »

*I do not condone shooting people on the dole

I don't condone shooting them either, a nuke would be more efficient.

Gatling

Do we know the victim yet

tomwaterford

Gatling wrote: »

Do we know the victim yet

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/well-known-gangland-figure-38-shot-dead-in-dublin-1.1783349

emo72

pulp fiction quote "Zeds dead"

donvito99

Turtwig wrote: »

Always going to be innocents dragged into the rift. Nobody wants to experience a murder in any way.

Too true.

Shane Geoghan.

Anthony Campbell.

Too many have been injured in pubs/clubs/homes etc.

tomwaterford

AlwaysAnyTime wrote: »

I don't condone shooting them either, a nuke would be more efficient.

you seem a nice well rounded individual:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Amirani

Irish Daily Mirror have named the victim as Christopher Zambra: http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/major-gangland-criminal-christopher-zambra-3495596

stimpson

RobertKK wrote: »

The people using their illicit products financed the murder.

Great argument for legalisation of drugs. Well done.

twowheelsonly

AlwaysAnyTime wrote: »

Talented musician too apparently

Fine soccer player in his youth as well.

donvito99

Zambra - great Irish name, goes way back.

Amirani

Strange choice of picture from RTÉ: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmzT8HoIcAIcyrR.jpg:large

Lisha

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Strange choice of picture from RTÉ: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmzT8HoIcAIcyrR.jpg:large

Looks like Woody Harrelson in that pic !

Amirani

Lisha wrote: »

Looks like Woody Harrelson in that pic !

It is him. It's from True Detective.

Lisha

Diego Simeone wrote: »

It is him. It's from True Detective.

I'm slightly scarlet for myself now

Karl Stein

Ireland is one of the safest countries on planet Earth.

jane82

I could be wrong but wasnt there a Wayne zambra killed before too?

finnharpsboy

jane82 wrote: »

I could be wrong but wasnt there a Wayne zambra killed before too?

also suffered from lead poisoning i believe

KingOfFairview

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Bit of a bullshyte comment tbh.

He's 100% correct.

TouchingVirus

Diego Simeone wrote: »

It is him. It's from True Detective.

It's also an ad, not a photo

Amirani

TouchingVirus wrote: »

It's also an ad, not a photo

Makes sense.

Shakespeare's Sister

AlwaysAnyTime wrote: »

This is getting out of control, people can't even enjoy a relaxing bank holiday weekend without someone being shot dead in broad daylight in their housing estate.

I know. Can't move for all the shootings!

Karl Stein

Magaggie wrote: »

I know. Can't move for all the shootings!

I had to fashion a bullet proof suit out of kitchenware just to go down to the off-licence last night.

RobertKK

stimpson wrote: »

Great argument for legalisation of drugs. Well done.

Like legalising cigarettes will stop the illegal ones from being sold?

EyeSight

KingOfFairview wrote: »

He's 100% correct.

Like blaming tax payers for everything the government does wrong.

I don't condone drug users, but you can't blame them for gangsters shooting each other! The gangs could easily sell drugs and not kill each other, but they get greedy and are stupid
If it wasn't drugs, it would be them fighting/killing over extortion or something

RobertKK

EyeSight wrote: »

Like blaming tax payers for everything the government does wrong.

I don't condone drug users, but you can't blame them for gangsters shooting each other! The gangs could easily sell drugs and not kill each other, but they get greedy and are stupid
If it wasn't drugs, it would be them fighting/killing over extortion or something

It is tax payers who vote for people like Eamon Gilmore who once supported Stalin and Kim il Sung of North Korea.

stimpson

RobertKK wrote: »

Like legalising cigarettes will stop the illegal ones from being sold?

Cigarettes are illegal now?

Amirani

RobertKK wrote: »

Like legalising cigarettes will stop the illegal ones from being sold?

Not stop, hugely reduce though.

RobertKK

stimpson wrote: »

Cigarettes are illegal now?

There are cigarettes sold illegally, being legal doesn't mean there cannot be an illegal trade.

KingOfFairview

RobertKK wrote: »

Like legalising cigarettes will stop the illegal ones from being sold?

I meant about things being much wise during the 2000s. Murders are way down

stimpson

RobertKK wrote: »

There are cigarettes sold illegally, being legal doesn't mean there cannot be an illegal trade.

You mentioned legalising cigarettes, inferring that they are illegal.

Prohibition doesn't work. It just makes criminals of users and millionaires of dealers.

RobertKK

stimpson wrote: »

You mentioned legalising cigarettes, inferring that they are illegal.

Prohibition doesn't work. It just makes criminals of users and millionaires of dealers.

Should murder be legalised, would it help reduce the murder rate and have less criminals?

RobertKK

KingOfFairview wrote: »

I meant about things being much wise during the 2000s. Murders are way down

Probably less money for the criminals given what happened with the economy.

stimpson

RobertKK wrote: »

Should murder be legalised, would it help reduce the murder rate and have less criminals?

No. That is a stupid idea.

If people want to take drugs then they are hurting nobody but themselves.

Paramite Pie

RobertKK wrote: »

Really, so they deal in illegal drugs and such for what exactly?

The money comes from the drug users, who do not want to accept they are funding these killings.

I agree. I know a lot of people who criticise big corporations regarding poor working conditions in Asia & child labour (etc..) but continue to purchase drugs without caring where they come from. Child labour is widely used in the Cannabis industry, even in the West due to child trafficking.

While I'm all for legalizing drugs (and won't use them personally until i know where they're coming from) so many hippies buy fair-trade this & that while buying drugs, which is hypocritical on so many levels!!! I know someone who won't even buy coca cola products (in fairness I try to avoid them myself do to alleged involvement in assassinations of Worker's Union leaders in South America) but he'll buy loads of drugs regardless of what's in the news. Selective "awareness" I call it.

Amirani

RobertKK wrote: »

Should murder be legalised, would it help reduce the murder rate and have less criminals?

Jesus. This is possibly the worst logical analogy I've ever seen.