Soldiers tied barbed wire to colleague’s toes and shocked him with cable

Frankie Lee · 15-11-2014 6:25pm #1

Surprised there is no thread on this.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/soldiers-tied-barbed-wire-to-colleagues-toes-and-shocked-him-with-cable-297604.html

A soldier was tied up, had barbed wire strung around his toes, and was subjected to a number of electric shocks to his feet and chest as a group of up to 30 of his colleagues looked on.
The treatment meted out to the man was also videoed on a camera phone by one of the onlookers.
The Defence Forces confirmed military police are investigating the alleged incident following a complaint made by a serving army member. It’s understood they have interviewed the victim, a soldier in his 30s with a number of years’ service. They have also taken statements from personnel who witnessed the incident at The Curragh.

Of course it is under investigation but it is surprising and disappointing that this sort of thing has happened in the Irish defence forces.

Doctor14 · 16-11-2014 2:00pm

I saw a trash tabloid article last week about some recruit who claims he was abused etc. during his recruit training and left after 3 months. Only saw the headlines and read a bit of the article but, after instructing in Recruit training myself, his story was so fantastic as to be complete and utter bollox - probably kicked out for incompetence after 3 months and wanted to get his own back. No way things like that can happen in recruit training.

This story....very different. Don't know the full story behind it and it is under investigation. Have been on army courses where you come home black and blue but that is the nature of the beast.... but this is different. If true, this is something that many people thought had been left behind a long time ago. Yes, there is horseplay between soldiers but that is generally good natured.... this story is different and, if true, not acceptable. We have come so far in this area and to see this happening is disappointing.

SallyCanWait · 16-11-2014 2:03pm

This sounds like something from Guantanamo Bay - shocking to hear something like this from the Irish Defence Forces

mrsoundie · 16-11-2014 2:13pm

As far as I am aware, using barbed wire with a field phone wont work, you need Don10, the barbed wire would not supply the current.

What of the barbs? Pierced skin?

Gatling · 16-11-2014 2:23pm

Why did the soldier go to the Gardai

mikeym · 16-11-2014 10:16pm

Gatling wrote: »

Why did the soldier go to the Gardai

If a soldier is being bullied or harassed theres internal channels the complainant can take if there is a grievance.

Gatling · 16-11-2014 11:31pm

mikeym wrote: »

If a soldier is being bullied or harassed theres internal channels the complainant can take if there is a grievance.

I know that surely the person in question knew that,

Any one happened to know if the windup telescope or whatever was used would actually have the juice to electrocute

OzCam · 20-11-2014 9:04pm

Field telephones supply (or used to anyway) 100v ringing signal. Probably still do, to be backwards-compatible with Plain Old Telephone Systems. Not sure what the current is, but if you get a bang of it you'll know all about it. Very painful.