american soldiers arrested

thebaz · 25-06-2006 10:15AM #1

did anone think it was weird that some concerned anti war campaigner placed 6 uniformed US troops under citizens arrest on the Limerick road and called the Gardai, for wearing there uniform . There aircraft broke down ,and they were staying in a local hotel .

Ponster · 25-06-2006 10:17AM

Did the Gardai even bother to turn up?

Or maybe they did to take the caller away for wasting police time?

Guy:Incognito · 25-06-2006 10:18AM

Why did they stand there when put under citizens arrest? I'd have laughed at the crazy old geezer and walked away.

muletide · 25-06-2006 10:20AM

what a bunch of t1ts - do these people come from a different planet what where they hoping to achieve they should be done for wasting police time. I must go check indymedia I am sure they will be going on about how they fought the power

muletide · 25-06-2006 10:24AM

Stekelly wrote:

Why did they stand there when put under citizens arrest? I'd have laughed at the crazy old geezer and walked away.

They stood there because they are decent young men and women. They probably realised their mistake straight away and probably did not want to cause any more trouble.

I wish I was the desk officer when that guy cregan rang

Check out some of the comments on indymedia

thebaz · 25-06-2006 10:29AM

Ponster wrote:

Did the Gardai even bother to turn up?

Or maybe they did to take the caller away for wasting police time?

The Gardai did show up, but no law was broken so citizens arrest was terminated -- the whole thing sounded surreal ---

Huggles · 25-06-2006 10:33AM

Haven't heard about this, has anyone got a link?

muletide · 25-06-2006 10:34AM

indymedia.ie

If no offence was committed that guy can be done for false arrest and should be

Huggles · 25-06-2006 10:42AM

Thanks for the link. Your man Cregan sounds like a complete tool, wasting police time. Then going back to the hotel later to harrass the troops some more...arggh!

MrJoeSoap · 25-06-2006 10:51AM

"The deskbound officer was more interested to know if they were armed or their commander in chief George W Bush was among them."

- Legend.

rondeco · 25-06-2006 10:54AM

muletide wrote:

indymedia.ie

If no offence was committed that guy can be done for false arrest and should be

Why? He made a wrong call but his intentions were just. As soon as the error was realised they were released. Doing him for false arrest would be a complete waste of time.

Guy:Incognito · 25-06-2006 10:54AM

The person that wrote thet"article" on indymedia actually calls themselves a reporter.:)

It's a badly written, one sided, the world is against us, spelling mistake ridden farce.

"DGda Jarlaith Fathy, a man who once tried to frame him for a crime he did not commit, was leaning over the reception desk."

I mean wtf? do we have proof?

Huggles · 25-06-2006 10:57AM

rondeco wrote:

Why? He made a wrong call but his intentions were just.

I must be thick, what was his intention?

BuffyBot · 25-06-2006 11:00AM

What? Hysteria and badly reported news on indymedia? Well I never!

As for this "citizens arrest" - the less said, the better!

Guy:Incognito · 25-06-2006 11:08AM

rondeco wrote:

Why? He made a wrong call but his intentions were just. As soon as the error was realised they were released. Doing him for false arrest would be a complete waste of time.

So anyone I dont like I can basically kidnap as long as I pronounce it to be a citizens arrest? Then when the gards come along I'll just say "oops, my mistake"

Canis Lupus · 25-06-2006 11:31AM

Comments on Indymedia are hilarious. Makes me laugh to see how some people think.

AngryAnderson · 25-06-2006 11:47AM

Wow. Welcome to Retardsville, my American friends.

faceman · 25-06-2006 11:52AM

im confused, wtf did he arrest them for?

Huggles · 25-06-2006 11:55AM

faceman wrote:

im confused, wtf did he arrest them for?

Thats what I want to know!!!!!!!!!!!

DemonOfTheFall · 25-06-2006 12:02PM

HAHAHA, indymedia, what a joke.

That was actually the worst written article I have ever had the displeasure to skim over.

Dave! · 25-06-2006 12:03PM

Canis Lupus wrote:

Comments on Indymedia are hilarious. Makes me laugh to see how some people think.

Makes me sick, to be honest. Can't stand the bloody morons who post on that site.

Someone doodled the Indymedia web address on the bathroom wall in Doyle's, next to an anarchy sign. Says it all really.

Bloody wierdos.

Mossy Monk · 25-06-2006 12:08PM

should have been arrested himself for being a Garda time wasting idiot

AngryAnderson · 25-06-2006 12:40PM

Ireland's a funny place. All these liberals, anti-war types and self-proclaimed 'anarchists'.

The liberals are vitriolic and aggresively intolerant of anybody with an opinion that differs from theirs.

The anti-war types sit around, foaming at the mouth about the injustices faced by the poor of the world and the evil West that's causing their suffering. But would they actually go to Palestine, Chechnya, Africa, etc. and do any relief work? The overwhelming, almost exclusive majority do not.

"Anarchists" are generally tree-hugging, unemployed losers who couldn't be bothered getting up off their arses to chane their underwear, let alone an entire society and its establishment. Quite ironic really. "Boo hoo, I've got a crap inferior-mediocre life and I want to change society completely so it satisfies my lazy outlook on life and the injustices I see all around me - such as a strong economy, free education and jobs for anyone that wants one and who's prepared to stay off the dope and skag for more than a day" - yeah. Nice one you nincompoops.

You can pretty much label these know-everything, do-nothing malcontents as "hypocrites"

And don't get me started on Residents Against Racism (Retards Against Reality?)

muletide · 25-06-2006 12:51PM

rondeco wrote:

Why? He made a wrong call but his intentions were just. As soon as the error was realised they were released. Doing him for false arrest would be a complete waste of time.

thats rich - waste of time

i think the waste of time happened alot earlier in the day. but the law on false arrest/citizens arrest is a very dodgy area for anybody attempting an arrest - only the gardai can arrest on suspicion of a crime. And you can be done for false arrest if no crime has been committed

humanji · 26-06-2006 07:59AM

It's funny, but I made a comment on Indymedia that was against what those nutters say (quite polite and a little witty, if I do say so myself

) and it got deleted! There's freedom for you!

rkeane · 26-06-2006 08:08AM

If anything all Indymedia does is provide some fun for us all. They are the biggest idiots ever to publish on the internet. The goones that post on that site generally fall into 2 classes. The 1st class would be very rich liberals who want no war and free for all immigration and unlimited asylum seeking. The 2nd section would be those dam anarchists...basically young people with a wreck the place attitude....they are all very sad indeed.

ionapaul · 26-06-2006 09:04AM

Canis Lupus wrote:

Comments on Indymedia are hilarious. Makes me laugh to see how some people think.

From one of the comments on indymedia:

"The Irish state and the Gardai therefore are in gross breach of the their duties under international law, in failing to arrest these US Soldiers.
Furthermore, they are in breach of Irish criminal law, in failing to investigate whether any of these US soldiers have been involved in crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, just as much as they would have been in breach of Irish criminal law if they failed to investigate individuals who were passing through the Republic of Ireland and who may have been involved in the Omagh boming.

The courage and determination shown by Conor Cregan in temporarily arresting these soldiers contrasts with the cowardise and dereliction of duty of the Gardai. These same Gardai have had no hesitation in wrongfully arresting several peace activists at Shannon airport.

Well done, Citizen Cregan"

Classic stuff.

Dave! · 26-06-2006 09:28AM

Citizen Cregan, lol

padi89 · 26-06-2006 09:35AM

AngryAnderson wrote:

Ireland's a funny place. All these liberals, anti-war types and self-proclaimed 'anarchists'.

The liberals are vitriolic and aggresively intolerant of anybody with an opinion that differs from theirs.

The anti-war types sit around, foaming at the mouth about the injustices faced by the poor of the world and the evil West that's causing their suffering. But would they actually go to Palestine, Chechnya, Africa, etc. and do any relief work? The overwhelming, almost exclusive majority do not.

"Anarchists" are generally tree-hugging, unemployed losers who couldn't be bothered getting up off their arses to chane their underwear, let alone an entire society and its establishment. Quite ironic really. "Boo hoo, I've got a crap inferior-mediocre life and I want to change society completely so it satisfies my lazy outlook on life and the injustices I see all around me - such as a strong economy, free education and jobs for anyone that wants one and who's prepared to stay off the dope and skag for more than a day" - yeah. Nice one you nincompoops.

You can pretty much label these know-everything, do-nothing malcontents as "hypocrites"

And don't get me started on Residents Against Racism (Retards Against Reality?)

Well said.

Beano · 26-06-2006 10:59AM

DaveMcG wrote:

Citizen Cregan, lol

Did anybody else get a picture of Robert Lindsay as Citizen Smith, head of the Tooting Popular Front, in their heads when they read that?

BuffyBot · 26-06-2006 11:36AM

Did anybody else get a picture of Robert Lindsay as Citizen Smith, head of the Tooting Popular Front, in their heads when they read that?

Every single time that site gets mentioned. Citizen Smith, with broadband.