Gardai should be removed from all 'traffic' work..

Shield

Mod: Can we please stop quoting pictures? It's extra work for the hamsters that power the site. Thanks.

thecityguy1

The nephew of no less than 3 current or retired gardai who grew up over the road from me likes to brag about how he can still get off any traffic offense despite the changes made since the penalty points scandal. The way it works now is first you need to get the gardas details from him especially what station hes from the station is about the most important thing. Next he contacts his uncle straight away doing it really fast is important and gives him the info. Next the uncle contacts the senior garda at the station and asks him to cancel the offense before its entered into the computer system once its in the system they cant do anything about it so time is really important. So for anyone wondering how gardas relatives and friends still get off in 2022 this is how

Strumms

You see how well employing independent contractors goes in other aspects of frontline ‘policing’ and security … such an example would be security at nightclubs and pubs… where it’s a lottery…with little to no accountability and little to zero auditing of performance and behaviour…there is even criminality involved despite licensing and ‘regulation’…

mr cowen

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I wouldn't think there is many "senior Officers" around these days prepared to take chances like this, however there is a very simple solution to the hypothetical scenario you put forward, electronic tablets like they use on ambulances, submit all the details on the side of the road, you can even attach photos of reg plates or tax/insurance certs or even add maybe a video footage of the actual offence, once its submitted at the end of the traffic stop, its secured within the tablet, and therefore seamless in relation to being scrutinized, the next step is either upload remotely immediately after the stop or upload it via a docking station back at your local station where you work from. the process there fore becomes secure!