An Garda Síochána refusing to attend a call for assistance

kerry4sam

Now I've seen members when supposed to be going from A->B when a call came in take in C, D, & E also pending who made the call for assistance & who was on-duty; but can they refuse to attend an incident completely?

Now An Garda Síochána are responsible for the Security of the State & I am referring to one particular incident that I will be taking to GSOC; but one Guard is trying to make my life difficult in my place of work and looking for an apology, but instead she will be getting a complaint through GSOC for their behaviour at this incident.

Their was an assumption when speaking though that if a call came in for assistance that even if available to attend, they'd be in no rush to do so.

Not professional behaviour by this Guard at all but I've seen worse by members as a GardaReserve.

Can they refuse to attend if a call for assistance came in? I'll be lodging my complaint this week. I have it in writing from Minister Fitzgerald to just go directly to GSOC so won't be asking for a meeting with her superiors & I was onto a Sergeant lastnight getting further details about the other members involved.

Many Thanks,
kerry4sam

Gone West

You can tell from the tone of OP that the Garda is probably right and OP is probably wrong.
G'wan, give us full details and let's see.

coylemj

kerry4sam wrote: »

Now I've seen members when supposed to be going from A->B when a call came in take in C, D, & E also pending who made the call for assistance & who was on-duty; but can they refuse to attend an incident completely?

In certain circumstances it appears that is the case.

Example: in a midlands town a few years ago there was going to be a traveller funeral the next day. The Gardai sent a member to call on every pub in the town and the publican was told that if he/she served travellers and there was trouble, the publican shouldn't bother calling the Gardai as they would not respond.

The result was that every pub in the town remained closed until the funeral was over and the travellers had left town.

Dr Turk Turkelton

If the guard is coming to your place of work and threatening you the best thing to do is to have the recording app on your phone turned on when they are there.

Losty Dublin

I suppose that there is a level of priority that the Gardaí give to incidents, as resources allow. If I called up about a broken window or kids kicking a football off a wall then I would reasonably expect them to pass me if over if there was a RTA or a murder or a riot which needed their assistance.

That aside, you sound like this is personal and you may be best to leave it off a public forum and deal with it through proper means.

the world wonders

kerry4sam wrote: »

Can they refuse to attend if a call for assistance came in?

Yes. There is no obligation on a garda to respond to every single call, for example if the call is frivolous ("my cat is stuck up a tree") or an obvious hoax (caller describes spaceship landing on Dollymount Strand, laughter is heard in the background).

joe swanson

Sounds like there may be a hidden agenda at play?

Little CuChulainn

Plenty of calls that do not require Gardaí to attend and can be dealt with by the caller attending the station. But, of course, you know that already from your time in the reserves.

Carawaystick

coylemj wrote: »

In certain circumstances it appears that is the case.

Example: in a midlands town a few years ago there was going to be a traveller funeral the next day. The Gardai sent a member to call on every pub in the town and the publican was told that if he/she served travellers and there was trouble, the publican shouldn't bother calling the Gardai as they would not respond.

The result was that every pub in the town remained closed until the funeral was over and the travellers had left town.

Would the members or senior gards put that advice in writing I wonder...:eek: