Another ridiculous suspended sentence handed out

This disqualification thing is a joke. Could someone knock some sense into the legal profession?

2 wrongs here TBF.

The Guard had no right to ask him his name, or at least the guy wasn't obliged to give it.

But he seems lovely all the same.

Birdhill is in Tipperary not Limerick City.

What has that got to do with calling a guard names? Is there some link or a you just rushing in to slam Limerick again!

He was clearly out of control of the vehicle he was driving and admitted so in court.

It was also captured on CCTV.

In what court room does that return an acquittal?

I don't think he should have been charged with dangerous driving.

Why? His driving was both wreckless and dangerous, and it was only pure luck no one was killed or seriously injured.

I don't think it should have affected his ability to drive a car in his personal life. That's crazy and vindictive imo

There is no provision in law that states he will only be banned from driving in work.

We can only go on what is reported and no where does it suggest the accused initiated the confrontation.

But no, guards are not entitled to demand your identity except for certain prescribed situations.

Even the act of his partner parking in the Garda spot would more than likely be a civil matter and not a motoring offence.

So, are you anti policing Or pro scrambling?

Or just a contrarian?

?

Anti common sense I think

He admitted pursuing a dangerous scrambler that was weaving in and out of traffic, whizzing past schoolchildren and being driven in a manner that had no regard for people or the law.

He admitted pursuing said vehicle. It would appear from what he admitted he mounted a footpath (that the bike was also on btw) in order to block it in. I gather his logic was, he'd then get out and make an arrest.

I do wonder was it the people who witnessed it and had footage, did they go to gsoc? I'd question their motives. Poor little scrambler wouldn't be related to them would he, or he wouldn't have been attempting to go into their house? And people who were so offended by what the guards were trying to do, made a complaint about it.

Nowhere did the guard admit to doing anything reckless. His words:

"He was waiting at the lights when the two bikes “came out of nowhere”, one of them pulling a wheelie"

"seeing the bikes weave in and out of heavy mid-morning traffic and past pedestrians including children going to schools and creches on “one of the main thoroughfares in the city"

"The garda’s driving in the CCTV was “not perfect” but there was no evidence of speed and no harm was caused, the barrister said."

Look, we can't have it both ways. If you're saying well, he was in the wrong. Grand. Then our police can't pursue anyone. Simple as. Because in every single pursuit, there'd be easily a hindsight element to come from.

Just say it, you're happy with our police not being able to pursue suspects. So next time there's a death, or something, you can't come posting complaining nothing was done.

It's so clear to see this will have overall consequences it's baffling.

Metropolitan Police in London can ram these and also those on mopeds robbing phones etc.

That's not up to me.

But current laws and tactics have done nothing.

We know that.