Bad Experience being Pulled Over

There are too many in the force that shouldn't be given a 12V battery, because all that power goes to their heads and I am astonished as to how some of them were given a badge when they ought to have been sent home with a packet of crayons.

They (most, not all in my experience) get proper thick with you when they are shown up to be wrong, no matter how courteous you are. I've a few examples after a couple of decades driving, but 2 always come to mind. I'll share the shorter, tame one.

In 2023 I was on the M50 North bound in my 1yro car, heading to Malahide. Traffic was moving smoothly and slowed after the Ballymun exit with motorists heading to the M1. As cars merged from the on ramp, I moved from the left to middle lane and then to the right lane so I could take my exit and not get blocked by right lane hoggers. I was cautious, as cars were switching lanes in both directions. Not 10 seconds later, a Garda car behind me turned on the blues. I thought he wanted to overtake, so I moved back to the middle lane which was movingat about 40km/h. It followed me and on went the blues again. Was clear he wanted me to pull over, so I did, having to get into the left lane for the city/port tunnel and then into the congested M1/Airport lane and into the hard shoulder.

I put on the hazards and I roll down the passenger window waiting for the Gard. The blues were off and he didn't put on his hazards. The idiot walks up to the driver window, putting his life at risk with traffic nearly wiping his arse as it went by. I didn't see him there til be banged on the glass, as I was expecting him to put his hazards on and approach the passenger side for his own safety. I rolled down the window. The usual "do you kno why I've pulled you over" question. I replied with a polite, "no idea". He got thick with me and claimed he had followed me from the red cow in the fast lane and I failed to give way to overtaking vehicles that had to undertake me 🤔.

Not wanting to directly contradict him, I said (paraphraing) "I think you pulled over the wrong car. I joined at Blanch and was in the left lane the whole time until I passed the Ballymun exit."

He doubled down, and said he saw me the whole time and other vehicles has to undertake me. He checked my windscreen an asked if the car was mine. I said it is. He asked why I had no NCT disc displayed. I told him the car isn't due its first NCT for another 3 years. He asked for my license. I showed it to him. He asked my insurance cert. At this point I was getting annoyed, because he was just being a dìckhead. I told him I don't carry the cert in the car. He was about to start yacking again when I unintentionally interrupted him to repeat that (paraphrasing) "I wasn't on the M50 at the redcow and had joined at Blanchardstown. I stayed in the left lane using ACC the whole time and that anyone undertaking me would have had to be doing it in the hard shoulder, breaking the law. I told him I could bring up the dashcam footage of my entire journey if he didn't believe me". I was about to pull up the footage and asked if he wanted to see it.

Did he want to see the footage? Of course not. Did he admit he might be mistaken? Hell no! Instead, he ever so kindly let me off with a warning. I also saw the prìck had only entered the M50 at Ballymun and probably only pulled me over because I had indicated to get into the right lane before he could. It probably annoyed him somehow. That's the calibre of too many of our Gardaí. They are a stain on the decent ones who do a tough job with integrity. It's no wonder the policing authority of Ireland recommended that An Garda Siochana b disbanded due to the ingrained toxic culture in the organisation.

Which bit do you think is made up an why?

A quick google search if true?

AI Overview The Policing Authority did not recommend that An Garda Síochána be disbanded. Instead, the Policing Authority and the Garda Síochána Inspectorate were dissolved and their functions were incorporated into a new entity called the Policing and Community Safety Authority (PCSA). This new authority is focused on oversight of policing and community safety. Here's a more detailed explanation:

• Dissolution and Formation of PCSA:The Policing Authority and the Garda Síochána Inspectorate were dissolved on March 2, 2025, and the PCSA was established. 
• PCSA's Role:The PCSA combines the oversight functions of the former Policing Authority and the inspection functions of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, adding a new focus on community safety. 
• No Recommendation to Disband:There is no evidence to suggest that the Policing Authority recommended the disbanding of An Garda Síochána. The change was about restructuring oversight bodies, not dismantling the police force itself. 
• Focus on Oversight and Community Safety:The PCSA's role is to provide independent oversight of An Garda Síochána's performance and to promote community safety. 
• Historical Context:The Policing Authority had been providing oversight of An Garda Síochána for several years, and its work was often highlighted in reports and assessments.