AllForIt wrote: » https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/11-arrested-as-gardai-forced-to-intervene-at-anti-lockdown-protest-in-dublin-39657380.html
Tristram wrote: » Who are these people?!
Infernal Racket wrote: » Why is the Garda Public Order Unit not deployed a lot more often to deal with these nuisance protesters who have nothing better to be at. I mean the troublesome protesters like she who shall not be named and all the other Muppets who shout peaceful protest and try to involve the constitution at every opportunity even though none of them have a clue about what the constitution actually means? If I were in charge I'd release the Public Order Unit every day until these malcontents get the hint.
Potential-Monke wrote: » Because the Public Order Unit is made up of regular members who are assigned the duty (and have the training completed). They're not full time if I recall, so in order to use them members from other stations/areas have to give up their duties to perform the public order duties, leaving other stations short. There are not enough members to have a full time public order unit.
Killinator wrote: » Correct and the members called into the Public Order Unit to police events are likely on rest days so it means paying overtime for them to work and we know how much everyone hates the Gardai claiming overtime
Rodney Bathgate wrote: » No worse than the ‘BLM’ protests at the height of the first lockdown.
Infernal Racket wrote: » There are Guards standing on Motorways for the last 3 weeks waving at people and the vast majority of them are on overtime. Public Order Units are money well spent in my humble opinion
An Ri rua wrote: » Beat them all. Wade in.
Killinator wrote: » The Gardai standing on motorways are not trained public order members and there isn't enough trained public order members to maintain a constant presence so either way the Gardai on the motorway aren't effecting them either way
Infernal Racket wrote: » So you're saying there simply aren't enough public order trained guards to deal with these protests? Well that's just great so. How are they ever gonna sort the problem out then? Its a free for all for the great unwashed
gandalf wrote: » Great seeing them finally take these covidiots on. Hopefully they deal with these so called anti-maskers permanently like this from now onwards!
Rodney Bathgate wrote: » Water canon to beat them while socially distancing.
theguzman wrote: » So there was multiple protests in Ireland by Nigerians about Police Brutality in Nigeria as if holding a protest here would actually make any difference, this was allowed despite breaking social distancing etc. the guards actually facilitated it and helped them. A protest by Irish then against the lockdown sees the Irish get hammered by the Gardai. Will the Nigerians protest against Garda brutality in Lagos tomorrow?, now with all things being equal shouldn't both groups either get helped and facilitated or else equally thrashed by the Guards. Perhaps the GO'D crew should recruit a few of the SARS Nigerians onto their side because it seems the Guards are afraid to challenge them for fear of being labelled racist.
Fighting Tao wrote: » Fill it with soapy water. It will help suppress the virus.
Rodney Bathgate wrote: » Or piss. People won’t want to be close to people who smell of piss.