Dealing with members of Travelling Community

kerry4sam

If anyone has had any dealings, negative dealings with member of the travelling community, could they please tell me: Do they carry out their threats?

At work this evening (they're in town for a family funeral) I was called everything under the sun; but he also said "he'd every right to jump in over the counter and kick and hammer me to death" & to watch my back!

Now, I know this fcker to see, and I'd believe he would also know me to see around after work.

What're the freaking chances of this fcker fulfilling his threat above?
& No! Going to a member of our Irish Police Force is NOT an option!

Shaking right now to say least,
Thanks in advance,
kerry4sam

You're as good as dead.

Mr_Red

They're a great bunch of lads

I hear you're a racist now kerry4sam

TheQuietFella

Out of idle curiosity, why were you threatened?

mikemac1

Where is your boss in all this? If you refused service let him deal with it instead of being away in the office or golf course.

Caprica6

Why did he say those things? Misunderstanding or Miscommunication?
Any person can hurt another does not not mean just because someone is a traveler they will, you get your good with your bad everywhere

Caprica6

Why did he say those things? Misunderstanding or Miscommunication?
Any person can hurt another does not not mean just because someone is a traveler they will, you get your good with your bad everywhere

Augmerson

kerry4sam wrote: »

No! Going to a member of our Irish Police Force is NOT an option!

Why not?

The Strawman Argument

kerry4sam wrote: »

they're in town for a family funeral

You know how towns have a weird tendency to just close down when there's a traveller's wedding/funeral on? There's a reason for that!

Mr_Red

The Strawman Argument wrote: »

You know how towns have a weird tendency to just close down when there's a traveller's wedding/funeral on? There's a reason for that!

Yep Longford main street was renowned for it.

michael999999

kerry4sam wrote: »

If anyone has had any dealings, negative dealings with member of the travelling community, could they please tell me: Do they carry out their threats?

At work this evening (they're in town for a family funeral) I was called everything under the sun; but he also said "he'd every right to jump in over the counter and kick and hammer me to death" & to watch my back!

Now, I know this fcker to see, and I'd believe he would also know me to see around after work.

What're the freaking chances of this fcker fulfilling his threat above?
& No! Going to a member of our Irish Police Force is NOT an option!

Shaking right now to say least,
Thanks in advance,
kerry4sam

I'd go the guards. There's thousands around the town for that funeral tonight. With lots of alcohol thrown in things are going to get messy.

tinkerbell

Umm ... Pardon me for stating the obvious, but why the fook would you not go to the gardai about this? You were just threatened to be murdered ... like WTF? Your first port of call should be the local cop shop, not boards.ie ...

keano25

Round up the boys and go round to his before he comes round to yours..

Generic Dreadhead

I'd make a youtube video calling him out

My name is URL

If you're that shaken up and worried about it then put whatever issues you have with Gardai aside and call them.

Chances are that they were just idle threats, but you never know

MightyMandarin

Whatever you do, don't get a junkie to carry out the hit on him, they have notoriously bad aim..

Michael Weston

Call Nidge , as far as I'm aware he's dealing with a situation not too dissimilar to yours. He may be able to offer you advice in such matters..

Clandestine

This is why we need gun ownership

EDIT:Disagree? At least provide a counter-argument

My name is URL

Clandestine wrote: »

This is why we need gun ownership

No, it's not

Lucy and Harry

What did you do to him OP?You could have had a bare knuckle fight and shook hands and it would be all over now.

Chucky the tree

lol, don't call the guards. They will do nothing but make the situation worse.

Buona Fortuna

I don't know much about Cork IT, or Tralee - I could probably wing it on the Gift thingy though.

Look I'll be honest there are better people around to fill the Mod vacancy.

mikemac1

Have the usual posters swooped in and called the OP a racist yet?

Molester Stallone II

Get your retaliation in first,

Gran Hermano

Dead man!
We got a dead man walking here!
Dead man walking!
We got a dead man walking here!

Clandestine

My name is URL wrote: »

No, it's not

I messed up and didn't really want to turn this into another discussion entirely but if thugs knew that citizens may be carrying guns, do you think such threats would be common?

And that's not mentioning the fact that his life was threatened, and he may be attacked. If he had a gun, he may be able to defend himself.

Nodin

kerry4sam wrote: »

If anyone has had any dealings, negative dealings with member of the travelling community, could they please tell me: Do they carry out their threats?

At work this evening (they're in town for a family funeral) I was called everything under the sun; but he also said "he'd every right to jump in over the counter and kick and hammer me to death" & to watch my back!

Now, I know this fcker to see, and I'd believe he would also know me to see around after work.

What're the freaking chances of this fcker fulfilling his threat above?
& No! Going to a member of our Irish Police Force is NOT an option!

Shaking right now to say least,
Thanks in advance,
kerry4sam

Did he say anything about buckets?

suicide_circus

just tuck your balls between your legs, cry yourself to sleep and endure years of unease at the thought that this guy is going to assault you. but what ever you do, don't stop paying your taxes as this guy needs his dole and he can't live on good intentions.

billyhead

Don't worry about it OP. Its all small talk. They will try to intimidate you. I have been threatened more then once with my life by travellers and it never comes to anything. I was also told I would be followed home blah blah blah and that never happened. Don't worry about it.

jimboblep

go buy yourself a headstone

DarkyHughes

Just give him one of these - AN ARMALITE RIFFLE TO THE HEAD.

Or if that doesn't work talk the person, you might find out you have more in common that you taught, invite to your house for a cup tea during a football, try bonding with him, talk about stuff like sex, sport, boxing (try asking him for a friendly fight) fast cars, politics - ask him who he'll think will form the next Gov. Anyway you get my drift.

He's probably just a misguided soul, help put him on the right path. - Your life depends on it "chilly piano music" Din DIn Dinnnn "chilly piano music".

Generic Dreadhead

^ :pac:

LoganRice

Shcattar out of there and call mammy or just ignore it but watch your back out on the streets around where it happened, it really is no joke, sounds like I'm taking the piss out of you in the first thing I said but do just be careful for a bit

Gmol

jimboblep wrote: »

go buy yourself a headstone

From yer man?

the evasion_kid

Give him a dog, they love dogs

Molester Stallone II

What did you do? Insult his pony, look longingly at his 13yo girlfriend, offer him a job?....we need more details man!

Caprica6

the evasion_kid wrote: »

Give him a dog, they love dogs

Dag!!!

smash

He'll bury you in Tarmac!

But your body will be discovered in a week or so when it starts to fall apart and crack if that's any condolence.

Rabbo

Caprica6 wrote: »

Any person can hurt another does not not mean just because someone is a traveler they will, you get your good with your bad everywhere

Believe me, there's a disproportionate amount of bad in that particular community

catallus

What did you do to him to give him no option but to threaten you?

Lucy and Harry

Tell him you are a respected moderator on boards.ie and he will back down

Mark Tapley

DarkyHughes wrote: »

Just give him one of these - AN ARMALITE RIFFLE TO THE HEAD.

Or if that doesn't work talk the person, you might find out you have more in common that you taught, invite to your house for a cup tea during a football, try bonding with him, talk about stuff like sex, sport, boxing (try asking him for a friendly fight) fast cars, politics - ask him who he'll think will form the next Gov. Anyway you get my drift.

He's probably just a misguided soul, help put him on the right path. - Your life depends on it "chilly piano music" Din DIn Dinnnn "chilly piano music".

What's a riffle? Is it like a rattle? Can't see that helping.

Molester Stallone II

Lucy and Harry wrote: »

Tell him you are a respected moderator on boards.ie and he will back down

Lend him your phone to check

PizzamanIRL

You call the Gardai
The Gardai go to his house/caravan and talk about what you said etc.
The traveller is now even more angry for you going to Gardai and (possibly) getting him into trouble (deservedly)
Traveller seeks revenge when in the first place he probably would have done nothing.

It would help if you said why he threatened you though. Maybe what you did really did deserve the verbal abuse.

mikemac1

Lucy and Harry wrote: »

Tell him you are a respected moderator on boards.ie

When did mods start getting respect? :pac:

PizzamanIRL

Pity your online powers didn't come into any use in the real world where you could smack him with the ban hammer.

Molester Stallone II

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Pity your online powers didn't come into any use in the real world where you could smack him with the ban hammer.

In the real world, mods use real hammers!!

smash

mikemac1 wrote: »

When did mods start getting respect? :pac:

Mods getting respect AND starting traveller threads?

I've seen it all now!

Lucy and Harry

I would say he will do nothing unless he has 6 brothers with him.He may be drunk after the funeral and will forget what happened.

Best move out of Kerry anyhow just in case.A telescopic baton in the work place may be handy and never driving the same route or sleeping in the same bed 2 nights in a row.

Generic Dreadhead

Lucy and Harry wrote: »

He may be drunk after the funeral and will forget what happened.

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

MojoRisinnnn

R.I.P Original poster