Al Porter at it...

Transginger

I see Al Porter is interfering again

He should know to just keep the head down.

eviltwin

Oh are we allowed name him now?

Balmed Out

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/mind-your-own-business-in-future-judge-tells-al-porter-as-he-is-spared-jail-for-obstructing-arrest-960664.html

To save anyone the hassle. He asked a guard not to arrest someone. Big deal.

TheValeyard

Balmed Out wrote: »

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/mind-your-own-business-in-future-judge-tells-al-porter-as-he-is-spared-jail-for-obstructing-arrest-960664.html

To save anyone the hassle. He asked a guard not to arrest someone. Big deal.

Ahhh. We can discuss THAT one.

recyclebin

The judge noted he had no prior convictions and has not come to further Garda attention.

What does that mean for his other misdemeanours?

Edgware

Balmed Out wrote: »

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/mind-your-own-business-in-future-judge-tells-al-porter-as-he-is-spared-jail-for-obstructing-arrest-960664.html

To save anyone the hassle. He asked a guard not to arrest someone. Big deal.

And next time he will mind his own business

Bobblehats

Not entirely disappointed to find the thread doesn’t contain al porter going at it

Edgware

Bobblehats wrote: »

Not entirely disappointed to find the thread doesn’t contain al porter going at it

Oooooh Matron

MrMusician18

I thought this was a bit ridiculous that this saw the inside of a courtroom at all. At the very most, he should've been told to get lost (even using more unparliamentary language if necessary). Maybe even a caution.

What a waste of everyone's time.

Fr_Dougal

recyclebin wrote: »

The judge noted he had no prior convictions and has not come to further Garda attention.

What does that mean for his other misdemeanours?

Interesting wording, “has not come to further Garda attention”. It doesn’t say that he had never come to Garda attention before.

jimgoose

Is he a bit of a looder, I wonder?

cj maxx

MrMusician18 wrote: »

I thought this was a bit ridiculous that this saw the inside of a courtroom at all. At the very most, he should've been told to get lost (even using more unparliamentary language if necessary). Maybe even a caution.

What a waste of everyone's time.

Yes, but it seems he stuck 2 fingers up ..........at the law .

Mad_maxx

MrMusician18 wrote: »

I thought this was a bit ridiculous that this saw the inside of a courtroom at all. At the very most, he should've been told to get lost (even using more unparliamentary language if necessary). Maybe even a caution.

What a waste of everyone's time.

Absolutely, guard probably recognised him and thought here's a high profile arrest, might help with the CV when i look to make sergeant

What happened here happens a few times each weekend in every medium sized town

Stovepipe

...followed by the usual verbatim report in the local paper "the defendant told the Garda to **** off,ye Free State bastard,etc,etc"

Outlaw Pete

"This is the only time I will give you a chance"

The judge said to someone with no prior convictions just before Johno with 376 previous offences was brought before him.

Brock Turnpike

Amazing that people actually liked this guy, and pushed for him to be given massive amounts of airtime despite his terrible act.

Muahahaha

Bit daft by the Gardai bringing that all the way to court, surely they could have just told him to leave the area instead of arresting him

Transginger

Transginger wrote: »

I see Al Porter is interfering again

He should know to just keep the head down.

Head down,arse up :pac:

ebbsy

Muahahaha wrote: »

Bit daft by the Gardai bringing that all the way to court, surely they could have just told him to leave the area instead of arresting him

They were greasing up their batons......

debok

Muahahaha wrote: »

Bit daft by the Gardai bringing that all the way to court, surely they could have just told him to leave the area instead of arresting him

Just try to imagine what it was like listening to al porter at that time if the night. He was probably full up and giving it whole do you know who I am? He was probably warned loads of times to fūck off and didn't. Guard could have felt he had to arrest him because some clown would probably go to the papers and say porter was getting preferential treatment.

NeinNeinNein

Should have given him 6 months, would have been a good source of new material for his 'act'.

Quantum Erasure

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Amazing that people actually liked this guy, and pushed for him to be given massive amounts of airtime despite his terrible act.

...and his material isn't that good either

NeinNeinNein

NeinNeinNein wrote: »

Should have given him 6 months, would have been a good source of new material for his 'act'.

that wouldve been a holiday for him really not a punishment

Edgware

Muahahaha wrote: »

Bit daft by the Gardai bringing that all the way to court, surely they could have just told him to leave the area instead of arresting him

You would be surprised at the amount of drunken ***** that can't mind their own business and won't
**** off when told

Hal3000

Out on the lash in town with shag all else to do by the sounds of it.

Edgware

NeinNeinNein wrote: »

Should have given him 6 months, would have been a good source of new material for his 'act'.

Plenty of quips about " Is that your baton, Officer" and " aren't you going to take down my particulars "

Nevin Parsnipp

Ridiculous that so much Garda and Court time wasted on this ...be much better if gardai were empowered to issue a fixed notice with a fine of €250 for this kind of thing.

The legal wallahs have a vested interest in having low level matters like this going all the way to Court.

A very expensive way to give somebody a "Mind your own business" message .

Edgware

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Ridiculous that so much Garda and Court time wasted on this ...be much better if gardai were empowered to issue a fixed notice with a fine of €250 for this kind of thing.

The legal wallahs have a vested interest in having low level matters like this going all the way to Court.

A very expensive way to give somebody a "Mind your own business" message .

Its grand giving someone a ticket and they going away but if they continue to interfere into the back of the paddywagon is the only solution

Muahahaha

debok wrote: »

Just try to imagine what it was like listening to al porter at that time if the night. He was probably full up and giving it whole do you know who I am? He was probably warned loads of times to fūck off and didn't. Guard could have felt he had to arrest him because some clown would probably go to the papers and say porter was getting preferential treatment.

You know what Id say you are right there. Gardai get onlookers interfering with their work all the time, they tell the rubbernecker to move on or out of the area. Not following the order of a Garda is an arrestable offence but they are not so trigger happy that they dont give someone a chance, plus they've more important work to be doing than making arrests for disorderly conduct. Id say Porter was sauced up at 3am and warned a number of times to butt out but he didnt so they had no choice but to arrest him.

Nevin Parsnipp

Muahahaha wrote: »

You know what Id say you are right there. Gardai get onlookers interfering with their work all the time, they tell the rubbernecker to move on or out of the area. Not following the order of a Garda is an arrestable offence but they are not so trigger happy that they dont give someone a chance, plus they've more important work to be doing than making arrests for disorderly conduct. Id say Porter was sauced up at 3am and warned a number of times to butt out but he didnt so they had no choice but to arrest him.

Entirely agree....no criticism of the Gardai intended ...I would say the situation was exactly as you describe.

The fixed notice penalty probably was not appropriate in this particular case but might be useful in other situations.

lawred2

Balmed Out wrote: »

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/mind-your-own-business-in-future-judge-tells-al-porter-as-he-is-spared-jail-for-obstructing-arrest-960664.html

To save anyone the hassle. He asked a guard not to arrest someone. Big deal.

What a non event.. reads like a guard going on a power trip

They should lock himself and Amy Schumer in a cell together for a month or until the first one dies of boredom from the others "jokes" about their genitals.

kippy

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Ridiculous that so much Garda and Court time wasted on this ...be much better if gardai were empowered to issue a fixed notice with a fine of €250 for this kind of thing.

The legal wallahs have a vested interest in having low level matters like this going all the way to Court.

A very expensive way to give somebody a "Mind your own business" message .

There is no doubt he was given that message multiple times on the night in question but ignored it.
Sometimes a day in court and all the hassle and expense that goes with it is the best deterrent.

Nevin Parsnipp

kippy wrote: »

There is no doubt he was given that message multiple times on the night in question but ignored it.
Sometimes a day in court and all the hassle and expense that goes with it is the best deterrent.

It may be the best Kippo...but my point was that it is very very expensive....and as a taxpayer I am paying for it .

Think about the amount of Court and Garda time taken up so that this dipstik could be told to mind his own business. ?

kippy

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

It may be the best Kippo...but my point was that it is very very expensive....and as a taxpayer I am paying for it .

Think about the amount of Court and Garda time taken up so that this dipstik could be told to mind his own business. ?

Ah I understand, I'd rather some resources used in this case were used to get some of those folks that attacked the fire brigade to court however I do think interfering with the work or emergency services while being given multiple chances to stop, should be treated as a very serious offence. A day in court is one way to do that.

Edgware

lawred2 wrote: »

What a non event.. reads like a guard going on a power trip

No it reads ike some z list pisshead wannabee tryin to tell the guard how to do his job.
I've no doubt he was told to butt out but his "fame" wouldn't allow him. Do you expect the guards to do their job and tolerate pissheads behaving like this?

Edgware

Muahahaha wrote: »

Bit daft by the Gardai bringing that all the way to court, surely they could have just told him to leave the area instead of arresting him

God why didn't they think of that? Or better still give Al a spin home, getting him chips and a battered sausage ( Oooh Matron!) on the way

Muahahaha

kippy wrote: »

Ah I understand, I'd rather some resources used in this case were used to get some of those folks that attacked the fire brigade to court however I do think interfering with the work or emergency services while being given multiple chances to stop, should be treated as a very serious offence. A day in court is one way to do that.

Agreed, But its mad to think that by the time you tot up the work of a couple of arresting guards, the seargent at the station, the solicitor in the DPP, the court clerks and the judge and sometimes a probation officer too Id say the cost of an arrest and court outing is at least 3,000 all up. And yet the judges slap them with a 150 fine, they should really be made pay the full cost of their stupidity back to the taxpayer.

tawnyowl

Nevin Parsnipp wrote: »

Ridiculous that so much Garda and Court time wasted on this ...be much better if gardai were empowered to issue a fixed notice with a fine of €250 for this kind of thing.

The legal wallahs have a vested interest in having low level matters like this going all the way to Court.

A very expensive way to give somebody a "Mind your own business" message .

Assumming he fupped off when he was told to.

Edgware

Muahahaha wrote: »

Agreed, But its mad to think that by the time you tot up the work of a couple of arresting guards, the seargent at the station, the solicitor in the DPP, the court clerks and the judge and sometimes a probation officer too Id say the cost of an arrest and court outing is at least 3,000 all up. And yet the judges slap them with a 150 fine, they should really be made pay the full cost of their stupidity back to the taxpayer.

Sorry but common sense doesn't apply in the Irish justice system

Nevin Parsnipp

Edgware wrote: »

Sorry but common sense doesn't apply in the Irish justice system

Very true statement Edgy...."clean headshot" this poster would opine.....

A listen to the always excellent Paddy O'Gorman on RTE radio would confirm.

Ash.J.Williams

Edgware wrote: »

You would be surprised at the amount of drunken ***** that can't mind their own business and won't
**** off when told

Seen it loads of times , it’s a thing with certain people

Invisibleman

The only person to blame here is kavanagh, everyone knows what gardai are like, if they give you grief you play to their ego, yes gard sorry gard and they generally let you be on your way, he must of been a right annoyance to get arrested, and lets be honest he has a history of trying to do whatever he wants

Galwayguy35

lawred2 wrote: »

What a non event.. reads like a guard going on a power trip

Or maybe Porter was being an obnoxious twat who wouldn't fook off and mind his own business.

Considering the other stuff we know I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest this might be a distinct possibility.

Professor Genius

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Or maybe Porter was being an obnoxious twat who wouldn't fook off and mind his own business.

Considering the other stuff we know I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest this might be a distinct possibility.

I wonder if this is to distract attention.

Tea Shock

A sexual assault case against Al Porter has just been withdrawn and struck out at the request of the State.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sexual-assault-case-dropped-against-comedian-al-porter-38731829.html

Muahahaha

Will we get to find out why it was dropped or is it just the magic hand of the DPP? I always find it remarkable how prosecutors in other countries have to face the media and tv cameras to explain their decisions whereas here we just have the uber secretive DPP. They really should be more accountable to the public.

Anyway is that Porter off scot free or is there another case pending?

Edgware

Tea Shock wrote: »

A sexual assault case against Al Porter has just been withdrawn and struck out at the request of the State.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sexual-assault-case-dropped-against-comedian-al-porter-38731829.html

Great. He can make his return to showbiz on the L L Toy Show on Friday

Deebles McBeebles

Tea Shock wrote: »

A sexual assault case against Al Porter has just been withdrawn and struck out at the request of the State.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sexual-assault-case-dropped-against-comedian-al-porter-38731829.html

That pic would suggest a name change to Al Portly-er is on the cards.

razorblunt

Which case is this? Is the big one from a few years back or the most recent one?

Tea Shock

razorblunt wrote: »

Which case is this? Is the big one from a few years back or the most recent one?

Today's case has nothing to do with the multiple allegations that caused him to lose his job at Today FM