The Kerry Sniper

dmc17

So it seems that a photographer was mistaken for a sniper on a beach in Kerry sparking a major Garda response.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bizarre-scenes-as-stargazing-photographer-sparks-armed-garda-response-on-kerry-beach-36753668.html

One local told The Kerryman that the situation steadily "got more and more bizarre" and that at one point Gardaí had entered a pub in the village seeking to borrow a set of binoculars.

The bar’s staff and patrons were unable to assist but a villager quickly came to the guards’ aid, providing them with a set of field glasses to help in their search.

:eek: I had to check the date on the article to make sure I wasn't reading an article from yesterday.

Good to see we've got all the resources and equipment in place should we ever have a real situation develop

whisky_galore

Yeah cos terrorists are known to go to windswept beaches in Kerry to take out people who don't pick up after their dogs.

Roger Hassenforder

whisky_galore wrote: »

Yeah cos terrorists are known to go to windswept beaches in Kerry to take out people who don't pick up after their dogs.

Interesting.
You could be onto something for dealing with those fcukers...

my3cents

dmc17 wrote: »

So it seems that a photographer was mistaken for a sniper on a beach in Kerry sparking a major Garda response.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/bizarre-scenes-as-stargazing-photographer-sparks-armed-garda-response-on-kerry-beach-36753668.html

:eek: I had to check the date on the article to make sure I wasn't reading an article from yesterday.

Good to see we've got all the resources and equipment in place should we ever have a real situation develop

I hope that was said tongue in cheek as the Gardaí didn't even have a pair of binoculars :rolleyes:

...at one point Gardaí had entered a pub in the village seeking to borrow a set of binoculars.

wexie

A Garda spokesperson, who confirmed the basic facts of the incident, said that for operational reasons the precise details of the search, and the units that responded to the alert, can not be disclosed.

Operational reasons = we're embarrassed as hell and don't really want to make it worse than it already is

garbo speaks

Have ISIS claimed responsibility yet?

Jack Kanoff

wexie wrote: »

Operational reasons = we're embarrassed as hell and don't really want to make it worse than it already is

I think it's more to protect the poor woman's Identity who called in the gunman report

Get Real

wexie wrote: »

Operational reasons = we're embarrassed as hell and don't really want to make it worse than it already is

In fairness, some person rang it in as seeing a man with a gun roaming about. They probably knew it was somebody over reacting, but sure, it doesn't mean they can't take it any less seriously.

Say it was a man who had issues/a Raul Moate scenario, "embarrassment" would be the least of their worries if they didn't attend.

dmc17

my3cents wrote: »

I hope that was said tongue in cheek as the Gardaí didn't even have a pair of binoculars :rolleyes:

Yup, thus why I though it was an April Fools day article

wexie

Get Real wrote: »

In fairness, some person rang it in as seeing a man with a gun roaming about. They probably knew it was somebody over reacting, but sure, it doesn't mean they can't take it any less seriously.

Say it was a man who had issues/a Raul Moate scenario, "embarrassment" would be the least of their worries if they didn't attend.

That's a fair enough point I guess.

my3cents

At least they didn't shoot anyone for carrying a table leg like Surrey police in the UK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Stanley .

Graces7

Are you sure this is not an April Fool thing?

super_furry

What was he meant to be shooting? Seagulls?

Atoms for Peace

There are genuine reasons why somebody would be carrying a gun in the countryside surely, the Guards shouldn't have jumped to the conclusion that a deranged gunman was running amok.

Odyssey 2005

The Healey Raes Will be pleased with the security turnout .

Discodog

super_furry wrote: »

What was he meant to be shooting? Seagulls?

Strangely enough I was walking my dogs by the sea a few years ago in a quiet spot. I heard a gunshot, not a shotgun, but a rifle. I put the dogs on lead & tied them to a rock & then I started gingerly climbing a small headland.

There were two guys, with a hunting rifle, taking pot shots at the seagulls. I called the Guards but never heard anymore about it.

Graces7

With so many shootings around the world it is hardly surprising there was panic. Was the lady who reported it Irish or a foreigner on holiday?

irishrebe

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

There are genuine reasons why somebody would be carrying a gun in the countryside surely, the Guards shouldn't have jumped to the conclusion that a deranged gunman was running amok.

And on the off chance it had been a deranged gunman and a close family member or your partner was shot dead, you wouldn't be coming on here saying the guards had failed you now, would you?

Discodog

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

There are genuine reasons why somebody would be carrying a gun in the countryside surely, the Guards shouldn't have jumped to the conclusion that a deranged gunman was running amok.

No reason on a beach. Beaches are public land.

diomed

What I have learned is cameras are the UFOs of Kerry. :rolleyes:

Graces7

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

There are genuine reasons why somebody would be carrying a gun in the countryside surely, the Guards shouldn't have jumped to the conclusion that a deranged gunman was running amok.

Does that not depend on the season of year and whether they are on their own land?

So on a public beach?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Graces7 wrote: »

Does that not depend on the season of year and whether they are on their own land?

So on a public beach?

There's no season for many quarry species. This was a public area, which is permissible, but even on private land the 'sniper' may have been asked to target foxes by the landowner.
It all reads like a ridiculous over-reaction or a spoof.

James 007

garbo speaks wrote: »

Have ISIS claimed responsibility yet?

No, The Peoples Republic of Cork has claimed responsibility.

Your Face

We need to check in on Co.Kerry more.

MonkieSocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jYQH4JYygo