It Happens Everyday - Random violence on our streets

I was attacked on Paddy's day by a tinker on a bus. Headbutted me as I was getting up from my seat. Punched me in the face, gave me a black eye. I'm still happy I broke that little prick's nose. Laid him flat out.


A guy I know, big fella, 6'4, built like a concrete s*ithouse, was attacked a few months back by a random scumbag. He broke the scumbag's jaw in 3 places and was in a coma for a week. Hard justice baby.

The lazy bastids should be made get a job like the rest of us.Christ this country really bugs me , people getting mugged everyday and nothing done about it , and if you do try to go the garda route , if the fuktwa*ts live in a certain area the guards wont go near em , na im all for public floggings and the death penalty being brought into play in Ireland , might teach some of these people who go around ruining other peoples lifes some respect , Like how dare ya interfere with an innocent bystander or their property , fux sake they should be put down !Scumbags!

Im suprised anybody has been mugged more than once, it seems near impossible

The closest I ever came was a few months back, was walkin back to O`Connell Street from the snoop dogg gig in the Point, completely Ossified mcTwistyfried drunk,i took out a little plastic bag which I had previously secreted illegal substanage in for use post-Point. Luckily for me the yokes had fallen out of the bag and into my pocket, as some scumbag standing in a doorway grabbed it off me and gave me a "got a problem? what the **** you gonna do about it" look, seeing as he had 7 mates with him and id lost contact with mine

I just calmly replied "keep it sh1thead, its empty", ya shoulda seen the sickened look on his face If my stuff had been in it, obviously Id little chance of getting it back, seeing as I was full of drink I probably would have tried to clean deck him with one punch and then run as fast as possible back to O`Connell Street with 7 schwars in persuit


Ive only been randomly attacked once (obviously Ive been in a few scraps, but I define random attack as when you are boxed without the slightest hint of trouble by a stranger). It was at a youth disco when I was 14, this pikey of 16 or so spent much of the night runnin round the place effectively doing hit and run atacks, give someone a great single box and leg it into the crowd before you would even have time to recognise him never mind retaliate. Its no lie to say that if I had caught up with him I would have tried to take his life. Its one thing being drunk and starting on me because you think I was trying it on with your bird or whatever, but motiveless hit and run? Capital crime in my book, I honestly couldnt have given a fcuk at that stage

As for whether people have "the look" for getting attacked, I dunno. Im about an inch taller than an average sized girl (stupid system I know, but im completely useless at measuring, Im probably 5 foot 8 or 9 maybe). I keep the hair short. I wear Nike/Reebok/whatever hoodies and trackers. I dont totally scobe it up- no burbery or sh1t sovereigns, but imo if you dress a little like them theyre less likely to give you sh1t
Jaysus, few weeks ago Id a job interview, so I put on my best long sleeved shirt. Shoulda seen the "whatcha wearin dat round here for" look some wee scummer gave me as I walked around Blanch in it

Phil- are you living in the real world? Honestly. If someone randomly attacks you you should have 2 intents
Gain the upper hand in the fight
Once you have gained the defensive, move in for the revenge assault
Its not enough to merely defend yourself, you have to kick the fcuker when hes down


Anyway, my tips on staying safe would be
Dont look like a target. Dont walk through Pearse Street looking like a Trinity student. Bin the tweed jackets, the slipknot hoodies, all that sh1t. Dress a little bit like them and theyre less likely to harass you. Ill be honest, if I was a bleedin raphid head, Id beat up/rob the central bank kids
Keep the hair short, or at least keep it tidy if it needs a trim. Scobes dont like unkempt hair

I have to say, imo some of your attitudes are worse than the so-called 'scumbags'. At least they're ignorant to the violence they inflict. They're not consciously aiming to beat people to "within an inch of their lives", unlike the retaliation that is being suggested on this thread. If that is your attitude, I recommend taking a long hard look in the mirror, pal.
I suggest carrying some nice gifts (cd's, vouchers, cigarettes), that you can use as a peace offering if trouble arises while you walk about town. Remember: they have it alot tougher than you do, Jack.

Every second poster here is condoning and encouraging extreme violence to be used on marginalised section of our society. If these 'scumbags' were black you'd be called a racist for your attitudes. This guys are actually worse off than the blacks as they can't even play the racism card, they can't defend themselves against this kind of defamation.
I suppose that's modern Ireland for you. If they wear tracksuits and cause a bit of hassle here and there, they're treated like Jews in Nazi-era Germany. Shame on you all.

I must say that i have to agree with Phil in one small aspect. Not every person who wears tracksuit, hoody and gold chains should be tarred with the *scumbag" title. Not all people in this group go around randomly attacking people. Scumbags are a small minority (even though they're a complete nuissance).

However, i do feel that if someone is randomly attacked (or just attacked) someone else, they are fully within their rights to beat them within an inch of their life to defend themself. If somebody is attacked, it could be them that is beaten nearly to death.

And remember society is not just the middle classes, it encompasses all the different people mentioned in the thread. However, whether society is to blame for this scum, is a different story.