Jay-walking allowed by a garda!

rubadub · 29-11-2005 11:51AM #1

This morning I actually saw a female garda actually assist in a jay-walk across the N11 at the cabinteely flyover, unbelieveable, gardai aiding and abetting a crime. She was turning back lots of kids who were trying to cross, making them take the bridge but let one girl go for some reason. My mates brother was fined for jaywalking in the same spot, I had a good mind to take her details and report her. Worthless fu-ckers, I wonder what would have happened if she was killed, she had to actually sprint in the end dodging traffic.

aidan_walsh · 29-11-2005 11:54AM

rubadub wrote:

I had a good mind to take her details and report her.

So you came here to complain instead. Well, I'll do my best, but I can't promise anything.

Dave! · 29-11-2005 12:05PM

Maybe they were helping a blind person...? lol

Don't report it, don't waste police time.

robinph · 29-11-2005 12:09PM

Isn't jaywalking only a US thing?

The only bit of road that you cannot legally walk on is the motorways. Doesn't mean that it's a good idea, but I dont think its an offence.

rubadub · 29-11-2005 12:11PM

DaveMcG wrote:

Don't report it, don't waste police time.

I won't since I live nearby and don't want constant harrassment from the fu cking kunts. I would not advise anybody to every report any of the criminals in the biggest gang in Ireland, not worth the aftermath blacklisting.
Just pisses me off that they actually fined my mates brother, that was not seen as a "waste of police time", so I dont know why reporting a garda that assisted in an offence is. There was nothing apparently wrong with the girl, she was about 16, if there was something wrong she should have been using the flyover. the garda was on the first mini island, the girl and a boy crossed, the boy was sent back. She helped her across to the main island, and then let her on her own to cross the main 3 lanes (she had to run to avoid on coming traffic)

rubadub · 29-11-2005 12:12PM

robinph wrote:

Isn't jaywalking only a US thing?

The only bit of road that you cannot legally walk on is the motorways. Doesn't mean that it's a good idea, but I dont think its an offence.

It was brought in a few years back.

Mossy Monk · 29-11-2005 12:18PM

cops obviously turn a blind eye to it in the Waterford area

madrab · 29-11-2005 12:21PM

i remember the day it was brought in, i was in town watching guards nip across oconnell st along with everyone else & thought it will never work

joe_chicken · 29-11-2005 12:21PM

I crossed at the junction down the road (at dunnes) for years when i was at school, i think i walked in front of about 20 odd garda cars...

was only ever told to use the fly over once

rubadub · 29-11-2005 12:27PM

joe_chicken wrote:

I crossed at the junction down the road (at dunnes) for years when i was at school, i think i walked in front of about 20 odd garda cars...

was only ever told to use the fly over once

it may have been legal back then.

Kernel · 29-11-2005 12:29PM

There are drug gang wars going on, people being shot and bombs being recovered. I reckon a bit of jaywalking is the least of our or the Gardai's worries.

The_Understandi · 29-11-2005 12:30PM

Here here! I thought it was only the states that punished Jay-walkers?

Scraggs · 29-11-2005 12:32PM

god can ya just imagine someone being arrested for jay-walking.....

Stark · 29-11-2005 12:35PM

Well it sounds like she had her hands full trying to stop a load of kids and one slipped through before she had time to notice.

rubadub · 29-11-2005 01:03PM

Kernel wrote:

There are drug gang wars going on, people being shot and bombs being recovered. I reckon a bit of jaywalking is the least of our or the Gardai's worries.

exactly, but they still did my mates brother. Why go for hard targets when the easy money making ones are so simple and safe... I remember seeing gardai turning around and walking away from fights in town, a regular occurance about 10 years ago on o'connell street. They were minor fights that they could have dealt with, with no backup

Stark wrote:

Well it sounds like she had her hands full trying to stop a load of kids and one slipped through before she had time to notice.

Did I make it sound like that? There were only 2 at that time, a boy about 13-14 and the girl. Both walked to the first mini island and you could see her telling them to go back. The girl did not slip by, like I said she was assisted across the the second bit, thats what I couldnt believe, they were all talking amongst themselves at one stage.

Dermington · 29-11-2005 01:09PM

DaveMcG wrote:

Maybe they were helping a blind person...? lol

Don't report it, don't waste police time.

blind or invisible :v:

Stark · 29-11-2005 01:46PM

rubadub wrote:

Did I make it sound like that? There were only 2 at that time, a boy about 13-14 and the girl. Both walked to the first mini island and you could see her telling them to go back. The girl did not slip by, like I said she was assisted across the the second bit, thats what I couldnt believe, they were all talking amongst themselves at one stage.

The obvious contradiction there aside ("she told the girl to go back, she assisted the girl across"), this is what you originally posted:

rubadub wrote:

She was turning back lots of kids who were trying to cross, making them take the bridge

It seems you can't stick to the one story.

Your attempt to just make whatever dig you can at the gardai is pretty thinly veiled.

UnrealQueen · 29-11-2005 01:53PM

aidan_walsh wrote:

So you came here to complain instead.

He/She obviously posted here for discussion, this being a discussion board and all.

Kernel · 29-11-2005 01:53PM

rubadub wrote:

exactly, but they still did my mates brother. Why go for hard targets when the easy money making ones are so simple and safe... I remember seeing gardai turning around and walking away from fights in town, a regular occurance about 10 years ago on o'connell street. They were minor fights that they could have dealt with, with no backup

Unfortunately, I've heard about the reluctance to interject in fighting, that's something I would never agree with. Sometimes with the job you have to get into those situations, take the abuse/hits and restore order.

Your mates brother was very unfortunate, the Garda must have been under pressure from his sarge to make some arrests or issue some tickets. Was he issued with an on the spot fine?

J.R.HARTLEY · 29-11-2005 01:57PM

Mossy Monk wrote:

cops obviously turn a blind eye to it in the Waterford area

thats cause as soon as it was legislated about 8 years ago every paper in hte counrty went on a rant about gardai (not cops) should be out catching real criminals and not poor eejits trying to cross the road.

Flukey · 29-11-2005 02:00PM

Jaywalking, which basically amounts to it being illegal to cross the road. In that case, I am a serial offender. As most of us offenders do, we usually do it in a safe way, as our own health and well-being are on the line. Having said that, I've often taken my life into my own hands, but I am here to tell the story. Often the traffic is a standstill anyhow, so there is little or no danger.

UnrealQueen · 29-11-2005 02:01PM

Stark wrote:

The obvious contradiction there aside ("she told the girl to go back, she assisted the girl across"), this is what you originally posted:

It seems you can't stick to the one story.

Your attempt to just make whatever dig you can at the gardai is pretty thinly veiled.

You read it wrong, there is no contradiction. He said the boy was told to go back and the girl was assisted across.

rubadub · 29-11-2005 02:05PM

Stark wrote:

The obvious contradiction there aside ("she told the girl to go back, she assisted the girl across"), this is what you originally posted:

It seems you can't stick to the one story.

Your attempt to just make whatever dig you can at the gardai is pretty thinly veiled.

No, I just didnt tell the whole story. I was at the junction for a few minutes on a bike waiting for the lights to turn. Bunches of kids were walking about to cross on the road, she was signalling them to go to the flyover and they did, lots of them, before they set foot on the road. They recently removed the barrier there so now it is actually to cross using the road. Then she went onto one of the islands and the girl and boy came along and started to cross, then she went over to them on their island and was talking to them. The boy went back but she helped the girl to the next one.

I didn't think my "dig at the gardai" was veiled at all...

Lionheart84 · 29-11-2005 02:14PM

She was probably only a new ccountry cop that just got overwhelmed by the situation.She seen one making a break for it and decided she had to let her go cause she was gone too far..
I doubt for one second that if i jay walked in front of a guard it would be allowed..

Lets all reember guards only become guards because they want revenge for being bullied at school asshole`s, whatever you al do don`t ever say it to one though.
What county was the jay walking in ?

Kernel · 29-11-2005 02:29PM

Lionheart84 wrote:

Lets all reember guards only become guards because they want revenge for being bullied at school asshole`s, whatever you al do don`t ever say it to one though.

As a serving Garda I take offence at that statement, it shows the narrow mindedness of today's youth.

J.R.HARTLEY · 29-11-2005 03:21PM

Lionheart84 wrote:

Lets all reember guards only become guards because they want revenge for being bullied at school asshole`s, whatever you al do don`t ever say it to one though.
What county was the jay walking in ?

judging by the fact that your spelling is poor i'm guessing you were one of the bullies

Stark · 29-11-2005 05:27PM

By the way, on the jaywalking front, "jaywalking" is only illegal within a few metres of a pedestrian crossing and on motorways on this country. Everywhere else, the pedestrian has right of way. It sucks for motorists who can be held liable for a pedestrian's stupidity, but that's the way it is.

snubbleste · 29-11-2005 05:49PM

Can anybody tell us what act this was brought in under or a link to the actual text?

rubadub · 29-11-2005 06:26PM

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/motoring/2004/0707/2821860842MOT07JAYWALKERS.html

Binomate · 29-11-2005 06:32PM

I jay walk when ever I can, as much as I can. It's a stupid law.

Pigman II · 29-11-2005 06:48PM

There's a law for that now?

I've always thought the Irish attitude to the law is quite a healthy one. We're definetly of the mindset 'Yeah that law makes sense so I'll abide by it ... and conversely ..... no that's a stupid law stick it up yer arsé'.

So in this case 'stick it up yer arsé'. I was vaguely aware there was a law here for JayWalking but I've never let it stop me. I've even done it right in front of Gardai and they've never said anything to me.

Jay-walking allowed by a garda!

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