Owning a car in Finglas

Haven't seen something like that since moving away from Derry years ago.

Lads that were up to that craic have limps now, not that I agree with the method it certainly has some level of success.

I think there are some eejit in this world that are just glutens for punishment.

Specialun wrote: »

yeah. country is to blame for this carry on

It is, actually.

If there's no punishment, why not act the bollocks?

That video wasn't taken at the first sign of this stuff happening. If everyone's out in the street then it's been going on before the video started recording, yet there's not a Garda to be seen.

If the Gardai do show up, and even manage to catch them red-handed, they get a slap on the wrist from a detached judge who sympathises with them.


The people who live there, the genuine, decent people, who do work jobs, do make an effort, and do want a good quality of life, have a misery of an existence because of the scummers who do this.


The people who get onto the Gardai and the Council; the ones that report every incident, liaise with the Council on who's doing what, what can be done to prevent it, etc. get told 'the community needs more people like you' and are then promptly ignored and left shouting to themselves.

In the meantime if the scummers do take a dislike to you, you can be sure the Gardai that appreciate your help when it suits them, will most certainly not be there to protect or help you.


As a result, all the decent, genuine people spend most of the life either working their bollocks off to get the fcuk out of there, or just give up and spend their life on the dole because what's the point.

I know personally a person who lives in a place like this, and they don't have a job because they're afraid to leave the house alone incase it's broken into (apparently it's happened a few times).


This country as a whole needs to cop on to itself. These lads out 'having the craic' will be the ones who are stealing and thieving for the next 20-30-40 years. These are the ones that will be pushing drugs in estates, or shooting up on O Connell Street, depending which side of the drug divide they end up on. These are the ones that you'll see in the paper for assault, driving without insurance, carrying weapons, burglary, etc. over and over and over again for the rest of your life.


But if you managed to get them now, and punish them hard for what they're at, it might possibly make them think twice. Under 18 year olds are invincible in the eyes of the law. Do what you like and nothing will be done. Over 18s get the slap on the wrist unless they murder someone. Then it's a few years and you're out long before you're due because you're a sound chap in prison.

It's a joke of a system and people need to cop themselves on. And I don't just mean judges, gardai and politicians, I mean general public. It's a growing issue and it's constantly being ignored.

Grab All Association wrote: »

The house isn’t free. The dole money covers it though which is free.

To many it is free. If you have a few kids running around, and you cease paying your rent, the council will ask you to work on a payment plan. Ignore it and they'll ask again. Rinse, repeat.

They're not going to kick children out of a house into the streets. you're in that house forever. Worst case scenario they'll attempt to re-house you elsewhere, but you won't be homeless, that's for sure.

Well, I suppose as long as the poor keep thrashing poor areas they'll get their rage out before they get to... well... other areas.

If they ever get to my area, I'll expect nothing less than the reopening of Spike Island.

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