Luke Kelly statue vandalised

imme wrote: »

Oh but these people are disadvantaged, they don't have schools, health services, public housing, we must do more for these people, some people will say.

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Where has anybody said that in reply to this obnoxious vandalism?

Can you point out anyone who's said anything like that? People love to get themselves worked up about things they imagine someone might say.

So they want even more money spent protecting it when it's locals causing the issues?

Call a spade a spade. It's scumbags from sheriff street/ oriel street that are doing it. Move it into Northwall if you want but move it.

It bugs me that the plan of action is to move the statue, put it in mid air, or put a railing around it.

Not catch the scumbags doing it and punish them harshly. Why can't they clean it off over the weekend and stick a camera up to see what time of day it gets damaged. Then clean it off again next week, and park an unmarked Garda car across the road around the time of the expected visit, and catch them with a good battening and into a cell for the night?

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It bugs me that the plan of action is to move the statue, put it in mid air, or put a railing around it.

Not catch the scumbags doing it and punish them harshly. Why can't they clean it off over the weekend and stick a camera up to see what time of day it gets damaged. Then clean it off again next week, and park an unmarked Garda car across the road around the time of the expected visit, and catch them with a good battening and into a cell for the night?

Because that would take up a Garda car that the scum would see a mile away (where should it be parked by the way that the locals won't see it and rat the guards out?)

Cost a few grand for the camera (there is already one that can see the statue but it's used for other areas as well).

While also ignoring the fact that to are taking about career Criminals who are the offspring of career Criminals who don't care about a night in a cell or a court date.

I'll ignore the baton aspect. Gardai won't be losing their jobs and going to jail over a local vandalising a local statue.

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Fair enough, by process of elimination it must be the Amish then.

It's probably the guards, judges and solicitors trying to blacken names and keep themselves in jobs.

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Because that would take up a Garda car that the scum would see a mile away (where should it be parked by the way that the locals won't see it and rat the guards out?)

While also ignoring the fact that to are taking about career Criminals who are the offspring of career Criminals who don't care about a night in a cell or a court date.

I'll ignore the baton aspect. Gardai won't be losing their jobs and going to jail over a local vandalising a local statue.

You could easily do it. I know every Garda car in my area, marked and unmarked. But I still got caught off guard when I seen one on the M1 recently. An unmarked Volvo. Was completely shocked when I seen it's lights come on.


You just need one of the lesser used cars. There's lots of parking along that road that could be used. It'd likely take up a night of a Garda car, maybe two if they're unlucky. And it'd be well worth it. The Gardai could do a bit of paperwork in the car overnight and catch up on things, or just watch Youtube for a few hours.




Then you have the people responsible. Don't give them a slap on the wrist, give them a month in a cell and then look at how the Statue remains untouched indefinitely afterwards. Turning a blind eye or spending half a million on security measures is the go-to for dealing with crime in Ireland and it doesn't work.