Gardai to display confiscated booze. Whats the point?

Run_to_da_hills · 02-09-2008 10:14AM #1

Whats the point of desplaying a large conseignment of booze confiscated from under age and those drinking in public places. By doing this they are desplaying the bullying tactics of a police state. In the past we only saw public desplays of large drug consignments illegal arms and weapons confiscated from paramilitaries and drug dealers.

Now in the exact same manner the Gardai have to stoop to a new low as to monitor their thousands of CCTV cameras dotted around every public park and street corners and send crack teams around confiscating any can seen consumed in a public place. This along with the 10PM closing of off licenses is driving the whole drink culture underground, The illegal selling of booze from the boots of cars, and encouraging gatherings in dangerous and deralict buildings.

The other question, what do the Gardai intend to do with all this booze

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0902/alcohol.html

Kintarō Hattori · 02-09-2008 10:18AM

Fight da power!! :rolleyes: You really have a theme going with your posts..... what's with that?

Honey-ec · 02-09-2008 10:18AM

To tease us???

thelordofcheese · 02-09-2008 10:18AM

The other question, what do the Gardai intend to do with all this booze

they will give it to you in exchange for never making another thread ever again.

monkeyfudge · 02-09-2008 10:18AM

I know people who had Root Beer taken off them in St. Stephen's Green once.

Wreck · 02-09-2008 10:20AM

What will happen to all the booze, and to other stuff confiscated by Gardai? Is it auctioned off like in that episode of the Simpsons where Homer buys Snake's car?

SheroN · 02-09-2008 10:21AM

Do you listen to Rage Against the Machine?

Kintarō Hattori · 02-09-2008 10:21AM

Wreck wrote: »

What will happen to all the booze, and to other stuff confiscated by Gardai? Is it auctioned off like in that episode of the Simpsons where Homer buys Snake's car?

Most likely they'll do what they do in england.......... empty it down the nearest drain.

Hail 2 Da Chimp · 02-09-2008 10:30AM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Most likely they'll do what they do in england.......... empty it down the nearest drain.

Thats what they used to do (I think), now what their going to do is either take it home themselves or use it for their Christmas party.

shoelaceface · 02-09-2008 10:32AM

they are going to gather it all up and have one big session in the barracks and we'r all invited.... bring your i.d though! they might take it off ya if ya dont!

biko · 02-09-2008 10:36AM

They are displaying it to show where the taxpayers money goes and, I assume, to show how easy kids get alcohol. Anything to stop scummers drinking in the open is ok with me.

It's saved for the Secret Policeman's Ball

not yet · 02-09-2008 10:41AM

What a complete pile of *****. imagine the time and expense involved in this stupid p.r stunt, It's like putting on show all the guns they have ''recoverd''

ZygOte · 02-09-2008 11:02AM

Wreck wrote: »

What will happen to all the booze, and to other stuff confiscated by Gardai? Is it auctioned off like in that episode of the Simpsons where Homer buys Snake's car?

3 words

Garda Christmas Partyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

BaconZombie · 02-09-2008 11:03AM

The same thing that happens to all the fireworks, they will take then home themselves.

A side note, I find drinking bier from a washed out chopped tomato can is a good was to stop then from taking your bier.

Wreck wrote: »

What will happen to all the booze, and to other stuff confiscated by Gardai? Is it auctioned off like in that episode of the Simpsons where Homer buys Snake's car?

javaboy · 02-09-2008 11:07AM

Whinge whinge moan moan. People complain if the pour it down the drain because it's a waste of good booze. People complain if they confiscate it and you never hear about it again because they assume the Gardai are drinking it. People complain if the confiscate it and then make a record of the haul and publicly display it. Stop moaning.

If it gets as far as being displayed on TV in the style of a major drugs find, I doubt it's going to find its way to the Christmas party tbh.

tallaght01 · 02-09-2008 11:13AM

I knew a guy who's dad used to get loads of confiscated stuff from our local cop shop, in return for various nixers he'd do in the station.

His gaff was full of the most random stuff ever. I remember his dad coming home once with this bloody enormous electric keyboard for the house. It was the size of a small boat.

Just gathered dust in his living room for about 15 years.

I presume the same kind of thing will happen to the booze?

ejmaztec · 02-09-2008 11:14AM

javaboy wrote: »

Whinge whinge moan moan. People complain if the pour it down the drain because it's a waste of good booze. People complain if they confiscate it and you never hear about it again because they assume the Gardai are drinking it. People complain if the confiscate it and then make a record of the haul and publicly display it. Stop moaning.

If it gets as far as being displayed on TV in the style of a major drugs find, I doubt it's going to find its way to the Christmas party tbh.

There's nothing like moaning about moaning:P

javaboy · 02-09-2008 11:19AM

tallaght01 wrote: »

Just gathered dust in his living room for about 15 years.

I presume the same kind of thing will happen to the booze?

Highly unlikely the booze will be left to gather dust in someone's living room tbh. Ageing a fine wine or whiskey might make it better but trust me on this, Dutch Gold is not going to taste any better no matter how long you leave it.

ejmaztec wrote: »

There's nothing like moaning about moaning:P

:rolleyes: I knew somebody would come on here moaning about my moaning about moaning.

norrie rugger · 02-09-2008 11:36AM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Most likely they'll do what they do in england.......... empty it down the nearest drain.

we should get the EPA onto them

Do they have a licence to dispose of that much into the drain?

humanji · 02-09-2008 11:43AM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

By doing this they are desplaying the bullying tactics of a police state.

How in the name of god is it displaying bullying tactics?

not yet wrote: »

What a complete pile of *****. imagine the time and expense involved in this stupid p.r stunt, It's like putting on show all the guns they have ''recoverd''

They line up the booze and take photos of it. It's not rocket science and it's not like they're trying to stage some sort of Olympic opening ceramony style event. It's costs feck all.

brianthebard · 02-09-2008 11:47AM

not yet wrote: »

What a complete pile of *****. imagine the time and expense involved in this stupid p.r stunt, It's like putting on show all the guns they have ''recoverd''

Enforcing the law is a pr stunt now?

Honey-ec · 02-09-2008 11:50AM

brianthebard wrote: »

Enforcing the law is a pr stunt now?

I only read the thread title - my eyes glazed over when I attempted to read the rest of the post...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 02-09-2008 11:52AM

Finally, a well-thought out and well researched idea to tackle underage drinking that's bound to work :rolleyes:!

(And first post wehre I've ever had to use the :rolleyes: smiley)

boogle · 02-09-2008 11:55AM

Run_to_da_hills is actually a part-time Garda

BaconZombie · 02-09-2008 12:12PM

How much are we paying for the storage of all this booze?

Run_to_da_hills · 02-09-2008 12:24PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

How much are we paying for the storage of all this booze?

They can off load it to those that are drawing the dole

Caoimhín · 02-09-2008 12:29PM

Its just a P.R stunt.

"Look everyone, we are actually doing something rather than sitting on our fat arses eating breakfast rolls"

Mossy Monk · 02-09-2008 12:29PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

By doing this they are desplaying the bullying tactics of a police state.

shut up shut up shut up shut up

You have no idea what you are talking about.

Run_to_da_hills · 02-09-2008 12:33PM

Mossy Monk wrote: »

shut up shut up shut up shut up

You have no idea what you are talking about.

Absolutly. PR stunt. "Look how good we are doing at stopping underage drinking". "We are doing a great job, lets install more CCTC in public parks, lanes, river bank, beaches public transport and streets so as we can crack down more on this and show a larger picture of confiscated booze next time round".

Blowfish · 02-09-2008 12:40PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

"Look how good we are doing at stopping underage drinking". "We are doing a great job, lets install more CCTC in public parks, lanes, river bank, beaches public transport and streets so as we can crack down more on this and show a larger picture of confiscated booze next time round".

What exactly is wrong with that?

thelordofcheese · 02-09-2008 12:43PM

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Absolutly. PR stunt. "Look how good we are doing at stopping underage drinking". "We are doing a great job, lets install more CCTC in public parks, lanes, river bank, beaches public transport and streets so as we can crack down more on this and show a larger picture of confiscated booze next time round".

You seem to have an issue with underaged drinking being stopped.......

You're fifteen, aren't you?

Explains everything.
The poor sentence structure, delusions that you're the only one that really sees what's going on. Thinking your ideas a fresh and new. Everything.
It even explains how you've so much free time to post this drivel.

Gardai to display confiscated booze. Whats the point?

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