Woman fined for grabbing a mans privates

That is the way the judicial system works though. Regardless of the gender issue. If someone has 'standing' compared to someone form a lower socio-demographic committed the same crime - it is likely they would receive different sentences.

It's in cases like this that CCTV saves the day. Were the VHS tapes getting changed at the time? No mention of them.

Nobody? Kay I'll say it.

Reverse the genders and see if being educated is still a valid excuse.

I don't think that there is any element of sexual assault, she just went for the soft and sensitive parts, but that's still an assault and any assault on a garda should mean jail time. But if you're "sophisticated" you get a slap on the wrist, same if you're the exact opposite i.e. rough "working" class. If you're just boring and average then probably you're fked.

This isn’t an example of any double standard. Plenty of cases of men being fined for assault on Gardaí, which is what the woman in this case was charged with (and a few more offences besides) -

Finding her guilty, Judge John Brennan said Morrissey was a woman of education and sophistication but she was "effectively out of control" on the night.

The judge fined Morrissey €1,600 and disqualified her from driving for four years.

The accused, of Lynwood in Dundrum, was found guilty of failing to provide a specimen to gardai and three counts of assaulting gardai at Finglas Garda Station on December 28, 2020.

Judges rationale is that she was effectively out of control. Based upon the details in the article it’d be difficult to disagree with that assessment.

Surely this is a gender based hate crime????

we have all seen scrotes from the worst part of dublin get away serious assaults after their solicitor gives a sob story about their terrible childhood and how they are working to resolve their personal issues. usually with 50 or more previous convictions.

Suffered this a lot as a glass collector in my teens from older women however it is a bit different when the genders are reversed. The women were generally 50+ and doing it in a gang trying to one up each other, I was never in any physical danger. Im not saying its in anyway acceptable and this particular case is different but reversing the genders the victim isnt stronger than the aggressor and typically its done in a one on one situation. With a lot of these things women are as likely to be the aggressor as men but we never hear about it as the victim isn't as traumatised or in as much danger, again not saying the behavior is acceptable.

Comes from a good family, he's a promising up and coming hurler having won a club all ireland and has made the county panel next year. All his family are well known and respected in the GAA sphere. If you can get a priest to come up to the front of the court room and shake your hand you have a bonus.

Probation Act and be on your way.

I'd have had nearly enough from me bus home that time I went out to your gaff and your oul' wan and sister opened the door together 😋

Is kicking someone in the bollix sexual assault?

I know she grabbed him, but It was to inflict pain not "pleasure" and wasn't done I am guessing for sexual gratification.

Sounds to me the guards didn't behave 100% professionally in this either and Judge took that into account.

Exactly!

Well the bar has moved there, all she had to be was sophisticated and educated.

The lads have to win an all Ireland to be allowed grope people? Bit unfair. But dully noted. Sadly the law will still apply to me, fts

There aren’t any details of any mitigating factors presented by the defence detailed in that article. Seems the best the defence could offer was this -

In his submissions, defence lawyer Glenn Lynch BL said it was "flippant" to say there was a garda conspiracy but there were "massive contradictions in the garda evidence" and there was a danger that gardai were simply trying to support a colleague.

By the by, I haven’t seen any cases where a man was charged with assault on Gardaí, which is what this woman was charged with, and he was jailed or placed on the sex offenders register. At least compare like with like if you’re going to claim this case is an example of a double standard, when the only thing supporting your claim is an entirely different set of hypothetical circumstances.

I dunno ‘bout sexual assault, but it made me think of Eric Cantona! 😳

Pretty naive of the Defence brief. If a Garda is assaulted or worse, the book is absolutely thrown at the defendant, because its a behaviour that must be discouraged to keep the peace.

Assault a Garda, 5 years. Actual bodily harm a Garda, 10 to 12 years. Kill a Garda, 40 years with Ministerial discretion for no release.

How does one grab a Vagina? Asking for a friend.

Gardai can mysteriously not have an area covered by CCTV.

I would say there was an element of truth to what she says as far too many gardai abuse the power they have

5 or 6 gardai in close proximity is a well known tactic in some stations to make you uneasy. I know of several incidents in Kildare of that tactic and it only stopped when one person took high court proceedings which were settled.

A bowling ball grip?

Expensive coffee

The fine sounds like it's specifically for the refusal to provide a specimen, minimum 4 years (first offence) and a fine of up to €5000, the judge picked a random €1600. Doesn't look like the assault received anything, was probably just taken into consideration. Should have been a separate charge, but I know from experience it's actually very hard to get a judge to convict criminals of assaulting Gardai, unless it's serious. I was assaulted 5 times, proper assaulted, not a single charge due to Judges taking it into consideration (along with the many other charges and only convicted of say, burglary, or whatever the main offence that brought dikhed to our attention), or terrible management (sergeant) not doing his job and letting the charge go statute barred.

It's nearly expected, as a member. You're going to get assaulted, and very little will be done about it. It's one thing getting it to court, but the judges don't go harsh on people who assault Gardai. I really don't know why. I know 1 Judge who did, but only because he was the victim of an assault by someone he let off for assaulting a Garda (taken into consideration and let out on bail after pleading guilty to theft... again).

Maybe someone will give me some evidence that she was in fact charged with assaulting a Garda (section 19 Criminal Justice Public Order Act should be used, it won't). But I seriously doubt it. Soft sentence she got. I've no doubt she'll certainly stay off the road...

 but I know from experience it's actually very hard to get a judge to convict criminals of assaulting Gardai, unless it's serious

She was convicted of 3 counts of assault of Gardaí

The accused, of Lynwood in Dundrum, was found guilty of failing to provide a specimen to gardai and three counts of assaulting gardai at Finglas Garda Station on December 28, 2020

But like you suggest it is quite clear the Judge didn't take them into account when sentencing.

Something definitely off with this case.

After she battering 2 male guards a female guard took her to the cells alone where this 50+ year plus woman preformed Kung Foo? 😏

A woman garda said she brought Morrissey to a cell, where the accused called her a “bimbo b*tch" and kicked her "full force in the chest".

That doesn't pass the smell test. I think maybe the Judge concurred.

Bizarre that in 2020 there was no CCTV in that station. 🤷‍♀️