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People being killed by one punch to the head seems more and more common

  • 25-07-2019 01:46PM
    #1
    Problem Of Motivation
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 386 ✭✭


    I know there's an awful lot or murders these days. But just recently I realised that I can think of three murders within the last year or two that involved death occurring at the result of one punch. Can it really happen that easily? I was in a street fight against two guys once and I never felt like I could've ended up dead.

    One was a keyboard player in Waterford. His girlfriend was talking to a thug and as she walked away from the thug and back to her boyfriend, the thug yelled out a demeaning remark. The keyboard said something like "don't you talk to her like that" and ended up being punched in the face and killed. As punishment the convicted thug got landed with a fine of €100! I'd expect more than that for littering.

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/young-musician-dies-from-injuries-after-assault-in-waterford-1.3566563

    And most recently was the case in Kilkenny where some guy was fired up after the latest Conor McGregor fight, and punched a father of four in the head resulting in death. Everyone in the house it had occur in were locked inside for about 8 hours so that they couldn't report the incident.

    https://www.thesun.ie/news/4235539/man-caused-death-dad-single-punch-jailed/

    The first I heard was some foreigner in Monaghan. Think he might have been Lithuanian. Punched a man dead on the street. Anyone remember it? Anyway, I get very sad and angry when I hear of these stories. All these guys glorify Conor McGregor.


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  • #2
    Anto Lynch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭Anto Lynch


    Its not the punch that kills in most cases, Its the head cracking off the ground.

    Happens a lot in Australia they call it "king punching".

    Most of time its a sucker punch, pure scum to do that to anyone.


  • #3
    Force Carrier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Force Carrier


    So you tugged on the keyboard and the cable came out?


  • #4
    Pissartist
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 473 ✭✭Pissartist


    Anto Lynch wrote: »
    Its not the punch that kills in most cases, Its the head cracking off the ground.

    Happens a lot in Australia they call it "king punching".

    Most of time its a sucker punch, pure scum to do that to anyone.

    yes like the brit hitting some dudes bodyguard in the paper today,
    and he was proud of it, what a coward


  • #5
    Anto Lynch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭Anto Lynch


    Pissartist wrote: »
    yes like the brit hitting some dudes bodyguard in the paper today,
    and he was proud of it, what a coward

    I seen that, proper toerag that fella and he celebrating after it on camera. Not the brightest.


  • #6
    Problem Of Motivation
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 386 ✭✭Problem Of Motivation


    Anto Lynch wrote: »
    he celebrating after it on camera.
    I would hope that that's because he was still all fired up, and also because he mightn't have yet realised that the bodyguard was dead.


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  • #7
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,021 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Mod Note Moved from from AH to CA please follow local guidelines.


  • #8
    Boom_Bap
    Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    Anto Lynch wrote: »
    I seen that, proper toerag that fella and he celebrating after it on camera. Not the brightest.


    He had a rock in his hand as well. Not exactly a punch.


  • #9
    Anto Lynch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭Anto Lynch


    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    He had a rock in his hand as well. Not exactly a punch.

    I seen somebody comment on that alright, wasnt sure if it was true.


  • #10
    thomasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭thomasm


    Problem Of Motivation wrote: »

    His girlfriend was talking to a thug in order to make him jealous

    Where did you get this from ??


  • #11
    Problem Of Motivation
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 386 ✭✭Problem Of Motivation


    thomasm wrote: »
    Where did you get this from ??
    Joe Duffy. They didn't say she was trying to make him jealous, but you know the way girls will do these things to get their boyfriend's attention! She should not have been over there talking to that sort of person.


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  • #12
    Problem Of Motivation
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 386 ✭✭Problem Of Motivation


    Anto Lynch wrote: »
    I seen somebody comment on that alright
    You don't want to end up talking like one of these thugs now do you.


  • #13
    mad muffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,034 ✭✭✭mad muffin


    A few years ago in Australia they introduce minimum sentencing for it. I think it’s something like 8 years.


  • #14
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,485 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    Anto Lynch wrote: »
    Its not the punch that kills in most cases, Its the head cracking off the ground.

    Happens a lot in Australia they call it "king punching".

    Most of time its a sucker punch, pure scum to do that to anyone.

    Yeah. I saw fight one night in Athlone where a guy got knocked down with one punch and fell back bounced off the curb. Probably the fact he was a big dude as in 20+ stone looked like, saved him.


  • #15
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Problem Of Motivation wrote: »
    Joe Duffy. They didn't say she was trying to make him jealous, but you know the way girls will do these things to get their boyfriend's attention! She should not have been over there talking to that sort of person.

    I doubt she expected it to escalate the way it did. I'm sure she feels terrible


  • #16
    Problem Of Motivation
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 386 ✭✭Problem Of Motivation


    rossie1977 wrote: »
    Yeah. I saw fight one night in Athlone where a guy got knocked down with one punch and fell back bounced off the curb. Probably the fact he was a big dude as in 20+ stone looked like, saved him.
    My father warned me Athlone is a dangerous town.

    What's even more disgusting is to think this happens out on the street with people watching. Imagine having to watch knowing somebody is going to end up dead knowing there is nothing you can do.


  • #17
    Problem Of Motivation
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 386 ✭✭Problem Of Motivation


    Anto Lynch wrote: »
    Happens a lot in Australia they call it "king punching".
    Gee, how did you hear about that?


  • #18
    NeonWolf
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 359 ✭✭NeonWolf


    Problem Of Motivation wrote: »
    Gee, how did you hear about that?

    It’s called a “king hit” . I think it originated from brawls in the kings cross area.

    Lads were getting sucker punched weekly. It was like the ice bucket challenge


  • #19
    twowheelsonly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,274 ✭✭✭twowheelsonly


    Problem Of Motivation wrote: »
    One was a keyboard player in Waterford. His girlfriend was talking to a thug in order to make him jealous, and as she walked away from the thug and back to her boyfriend, the thug yelled out a demeaning remark. The keyboard said something like "don't you talk to her like that" and ended up being punched in the face and killed. As punishment the convicted thug got landed with a fine of €100! I'd expect more than that for littering.

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/young-musician-dies-from-injuries-after-assault-in-waterford-1.3566563


    .

    He got five years for manslaughter so don't know where you're getting that €100 fine from...

    (Should have been more than five IMO as he was out on bail for another unprovoked assault at the time but that's neither here nor there...)


  • #20
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,741 ✭✭✭Effects


    Problem Of Motivation wrote: »
    All these guys glorify Conor McGregor.

    They are bigger football fans, so probably best we do something about that first.
    The most ardent football fans are always scum bags anyway.


  • #21
    Yester
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭✭Yester


    More people are training how to throw punches nowadays.


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  • #22
    Pauliedragon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Pauliedragon


    mad muffin wrote: »
    A few years ago in Australia they introduce minimum sentencing for it. I think it’s something like 8 years.
    Ya it's 10 years minimum also they completely overhauled the liquor laws in 2014 in response to 2 lads being killed.


  • #23
    thomasm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭thomasm


    Problem Of Motivation wrote: »
    Joe Duffy. They didn't say she was trying to make him jealous, but you know the way girls will do these things to get their boyfriend's attention! She should not have been over there talking to that sort of person.


    Pure speculation and grossly unfair on the girl in question who is suffering enough I'm sure without stuff being invented to make her feel worse FFS


  • #24
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,741 ✭✭✭Effects


    Yester wrote: »
    More people are training how to throw punches nowadays.

    As in they don't throw haymakers or sucker punches?
    Or they know how to strike with deadlier consequences?


  • #25
    Yester
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭✭Yester


    Effects wrote: »
    As in they don't throw haymakers or sucker punches?
    Or they know how to strike with deadlier consequences?

    As in, they know how to strike with deadlier consequences. If a guy has trained in a martial art or mma etc then he knows how to put his weight behind a punch. Then if he goes out, gets drunk one night and decides to be a prick and sucker puck someone then he is likely to do a lot of damage.


  • #26
    Anto Lynch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭Anto Lynch


    Problem Of Motivation wrote: »
    You don't want to end up talking like one of these thugs now do you.

    Couldnt care less tbh.


  • #27
    Anto Lynch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭Anto Lynch


    Problem Of Motivation wrote: »
    Gee, how did you hear about that?

    Heard it on the news when i lived in Melbourne.


  • #28
    Anto Lynch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭Anto Lynch


    eviltwin wrote: »
    I doubt she expected it to escalate the way it did. I'm sure she feels terrible

    God love her. The cùnt.


  • #29
    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,968 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    Who's boxin'? I'll box!


  • #30
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 10,222 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Anto Lynch wrote: »
    God love her. The cùnt.

    Classy guy. I doubt you will be contributing much more to this conversation (thankfully)


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  • #31
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    @Anto Lynch - watch the language.

    dudara


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