mondeo wrote: » We need more Gardai on the roads throughout Dublin city. I see almost none on foot these days. Do they take Junkies and beggers off the streets or just walk past them ? I wouldn't know since I never seen a Garda near them.
Jimmy McGill wrote: » Genuinely can't remember the last time I seen the Garda patrolling on foot around the city centre. It used to be a common sight up until circa 2008, now you never see them anymore.
Jimmy McGill wrote: » Most people are afraid of their life to venture around the Talbot Street/Abbey Street area, where you see open street dealing in broad daylight and junkies strung out of their head in nearly every doorway. Ironically enough Store Street Garda Station is only around the corner and they don't seem interested whatsoever in what goes on around their doorstep.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » No one is afraid of their life ffs
mondeo wrote: » I think homeless junkies around parts of Dublin are making them awkward areas to walk around. Alot of them don't just sit there anymore, they are getting up and harrassing you for money, following you down the street to a certain point. Walking out of work today to have a clearly homeless junky ball of a young fella following me to the point where I get in my car. He wouldn't F off! Ain't my fault your a homeless junky drugged up to your fckn eyes dude! Go ask help at the social welfare.... They will give you free money every week, a free house, all sorts of other benefits. Great crack all together, no pun intended!
Gerry G wrote: » What powers do the guards have to take them off the streets?
Jimmy McGill wrote: » For starters they can crack down on open street dealing, handing out fines for drinking alcohol in public, doing searches on people they suspect of carrying drugs etc. A heavy handed approach would deter them from blighting the city centre but that might hurt people's feelings.
Gerry G wrote: » They've been doing this for years, it does absolutely no good whatsoever. The revolving court system keeps letting them back out. The guards used to be able to move beggars on up until a few years ago when our wise legislators decided to remove that power.
Gerry G wrote: » And as for handing out fines for drinking in public, do you really believe that the winos would pay their fines?
The first victim who worked as a care assistant was walking to a house for a care visit when Geoghegan came up behind her and put his arm around her neck He told her “give me your money, I want paper not coins”. She saw the blade of a knife in his hand and gave him some cash, the court heard. The third woman was arriving for work in a barbershop and had just parked her car nearby when Geoghegan came up to her. He raised the knife to her and said: “give me your money or I will stab you”. She took out €80 from her handbag and gave it to him before he ran off.
Jimmy McGill wrote: » Maybe not but searches and fines would certainly deter them
Gerry G wrote: » Not even in the slightest
Jimmy McGill wrote: » Have they really been doing it for years? I certainly haven't seen a robust approach in at least 10 years, or any guards foot patrolling the streets either. As someone that does be in the city centre a lot for work.
Jimmy McGill wrote: » You think Deco or Micka would want their rock of crack or bag of heroin taken off them that they just bought and getting arrested as well?
