Garda owns man he sees hitting a woman

raising his voice and calling the guy a pussy is ground for dismissal now? what a bunch of pathetic snowflakes this country has turned into.

It's his overall manner, not just his voice. He's actually screeching too.

Totally unacceptable. Needs to be looked at.

he didn't take it out on "other people". he took it out on somebody who had hit a woman. Some people are very concerned for the thugs feelings. and some want the garda sacked for it.

he certainly didn't deny it.

we don't know anything for certain. so what. we know what we can see and can only comment on what we can see in the video. he didnt deny it so there is a strong possibility he did hit a woman. and you seem more concerned with a garda raising his voice than a man hitting a woman. that attitude is just amazing.

You don’t know what exactly happened prior to the video being recorded, and it’s quite telling how quickly you are ready to accept one possible scenario as the truth.

He breached the guidelines IMO. Whilst the Gardaí do have powers of arrest and detention aswell as the use of force to effect an arrest. Screeching into the face of an already detained person is not part of the job description.

Further the code of conduct says:

The scrote in this instance was already detained. The screaming was unprofessional and was needlessly provocative. Perhaps in an effort to get scrote to drop his head?

The thing is, the lad screaming is a Guard and members are expected to exercise their powers proportionally and act in a professional manner at all times and in accordance with the code of ethics. The Guard is subject to professional standards and if hitting a woman is going to set him off like that? How would he handle a more serious case of gender violence or sexual assault?

Anyway, for more on the code of ethics and the professional standards expected of the force. See here https://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Policing_Authority_Code_of_Ethics.pdf/Files/Policing_Authority_Code_of_Ethics.pdf

But a summary of the obligations upon a guard when dealing with the Public are;

The black guy was waving a knife, was tasered to no effect. It seems people inside the house were egging him on. Garda had to react to prevent injury to fellow officers and the general public.

In the US he have been shot earlier in the confrontation.

how do you know he was a drug addict? why do you assume that?

If you check what I wrote you can see that I said I could not see an issue with the policeman’s actions. But unlike you I did not make up a narrative to support my opinion.

So there are people on this thread that think a Guard that screamed at a scumbag who assaulted a woman was "over the top". What should the guard have done? Hold his hand and listen to him? Understand him? Get him a social worker?

Christ, no wonder criminals get away with so much in this country.

Unprofessional from the guard, regardless of what lead up to it. I get that it's a job with its share of high-pressure moments, so maybe that can be used as an excuse for a lack of professionalism, but that's what it is nonetheless.

And it's not going to achieve anything anyway.

Maybe the guy had hit a woman, or maybe he was just threatening to do so. Either way, there are appropriate steps to take, so take them. No more, no less.