Giving cops the fingers. Anyone hear of anyone ever done?

RuailleBuaille · 10-09-2008 07:49PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_kJ5m6Bsts

mumhaabu wrote: »

Linky please!

The cop then pulled him up on it and asked him for his name which he duly provided a false name. I then immediately intervened being sober (pulled short straw as designated driver that night) and told the guard that he was telling him a lie and then the guard went to arrest my friend.

Jeez with friends like you, who needs Gardai?

Karl Hungus · 10-09-2008 07:56PM

mumhaabu wrote: »

two of the lads started making pig sounds like "snort snort oink oink".

What kind of idiot does that though?

What does a person who gives the fingers to a cop, or implies/calls him a pig, or otherwise insult them, expect the cops to do? What is the expected outcome from acting in such a way?

It's like poking a badger with a stick, if you've got that litte cop-on, you deserve everything you get.

Eru · 10-09-2008 11:36PM

Wood wrote: »

By that logic, undercover guards can't arrest anyone. Yes they can arrest you. It's just an urban myth.

How many people had drinks taken from them in their youth by gardai only to find last week that they had no powers to do so. I reckon everybody should stick in a claim form for the return of liqour.

They could always take it off underage drinkers and the Dublin general bye laws always allowed them too take open drinks in public.

The new law simple allows them too take unopened cans from adults and makes it a national law instead of a local one.

board om · 11-09-2008 02:23AM

RuailleBuaille wrote: »

Jeez with friends like you, who needs Gardai?

+1

I was just thinking the same thing. your friend is just getting a bollixing for lack of manners so then you decide to intervene and 'help him' by ratting him out for giving false details and nearly get him arrested? your a great mate to have around on a night out :rolleyes:. id say your mate loved you for that.

fredzer · 11-09-2008 03:55AM

mumhaabu wrote: »

The cop then pulled him up on it and asked him for his name which he duly provided a false name. I then immediately intervened being sober (pulled short straw as designated driver that night) and told the guard that he was telling him a lie and then the guard went to arrest my friend until I literally ate the head of my friend and made him apologise and shake hands to the guard.

NO NO NO ! Jaysus man what were ya thinking! Take a deep breath and count to 10 next time ya feel like intervening!

Zangetsu wrote: »

I always give the garda the aul flyin V when I see them, granted my hands are in my pockets but it makes me feel good inside :pac:

I hear ya, I usually go for the inside jacket pocket when passing by one, some of the looks are hilarious!

Mahatma coat · 11-09-2008 06:33AM

I do it all the time, there are a few speed camera photos with my arm out the window digit extended

Sometimes on a Saturday night whenthe thing gets a bit rowdy I have ben knownto vocalise my displeasure at the Police regrds their methodologies.

let them know from the off that they dont scare you, most of em will back down again, some take umbrage at your militancy, remind them that you have a right to free speech/expression, if they still give ya **** then y've got a hardass cop andthe best course of action is to take yer NTA and go to court, this has the efect of pissin em right off

biko · 11-09-2008 12:45PM

mumhaabu wrote: »

the guard went to arrest my friend until I literally ate the head of my friend and made him apologise and shake hands to the guard.

Why do people say/write literally and still mean figuratively?

charlie_says · 11-09-2008 02:48PM

What do you get out of it? Some high fives with your mates afterwards, the reward, or if you are unlucky, end up in court.

Taking the piss out of coppers is just the same as being rude to anyone else. It is called being obnoxious.

Anyone else has these options:

1. Think what a dickhead and ignore/leave.
2. Sling some **** back.
3. Attack.

Copper has these options:

1. Think what a dickhead and ignore/leave.
2. Sling some **** back.
3. Attack with little repercussions on themselves. Possibly with a stick or a vans worth of mates.
4. Arrest.

Not smart.

Zangetsu · 22-09-2008 01:55PM

Digging up an old thread but fook it, its funny... Yesterday I drove onto the roundabout to go onto the M50 when a car almost flew into the back of me, he started beeping his horn fairly pissed off that I wasn't doing 40mph onto the roundabout like he was...

I exited onto the M50 and the guy is tailgating the sh!t outa me so I gave him the finger (the one that tells people they are too close)... He pulls up beside me and holds the garda badge out the window before flyin off up the motorway.

This morning the previous registered owner of the car give me a ring saying the garda was looking for me and he gave them my number. This is gonna be funny... The garda I flipped off (americanism ftw) was an off duty junior garda in a civilian car trying to scare me with a phone call and a warning (oh noes), what he doesn't realise is I have his reg details and will be reporting for speeding and dangerous driving.

He're hopin the system works...

Run_to_da_hills · 22-09-2008 02:05PM

Zangetsu wrote: »

Digging up an old thread but fook it, its funny... Yesterday I drove onto the roundabout to go onto the M50 when a car almost flew into the back of me, he started beeping his horn fairly pissed off that I wasn't doing 40mph onto the roundabout like he was...

I exited onto the M50 and the guy is tailgating the sh!t outa me so I gave him the finger (the one that tells people they are too close)... He pulls up beside me and holds the garda badge out the window before flyin off up the motorway.

This morning the previous registered owner of the car give me a ring saying the garda was looking for me and he gave them my number. This is gonna be funny... The garda I flipped off (americanism ftw) was an off duty junior garda in a civilian car trying to scare me with a phone call and a warning (oh noes), what he doesn't realise is I have his reg details and will be reporting for speeding and dangerous driving.

He're hopin the system works...

Did he have his hat on at the time he flashed his badge? If he didn't he hasn't a chance of doing you. Tell that in court.

Kintarō Hattori · 22-09-2008 02:12PM

stovelid wrote: »

If this is real, it's the only way to go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ8Zh-mhqYM

I've seen that in the past. It looks very staged.

Varkov · 22-09-2008 02:44PM

Put half a brick in a long sock and shotput it at his car next time.

half pint · 22-09-2008 03:06PM

Hey just thought I'd throw a story into the mix...

My brother once gave "The fingers" to a gaurd on a night out..He thought nothing of it afterwards untill about three weeks later a summons came through the door. He ended up with a €500 fine and other costs!!

Zangetsu · 22-09-2008 03:09PM

Your saying he gave the garda the finger, his real name and address and PAID a 500 euro fine for "giving the garda the finger".

Sucka!

Poccington · 22-09-2008 03:11PM

half pint wrote: »

Hey just thought I'd throw a story into the mix...

My brother once gave "The fingers" to a gaurd on a night out..He thought nothing of it afterwards untill about three weeks later a summons came through the door. He ended up with a €500 fine and other costs!!

I'm delighted for him.

half pint · 22-09-2008 03:15PM

Yup he acted exceedingly stupid..

But €500 is a bit much dont you think?

For it to have even gone to court in the first place!! (It was a quiet month all right!)

egan007 · 22-09-2008 03:16PM

In fairness if you are going to wear a uniform that says 'stick your fingers up at me' then there is a good likely hood that you are going to get someone sticking their fingers up at you.

Happened to me once, a cop tailgating me bumper to bumper, i gave finder, he demonstrated his power to his wife and kids in the car.....

It wasn't me! · 22-09-2008 04:01PM

There's a reason I'll never be a guard, and that's because every stupid cnut in the country thinks it's their god-given right to look down on you or give you cheek in some way, and there's no way I could restrain myself from taking the jaw off some inevitably litigious daddy's boy with three and a half pints of shandy in him who's suddenly the hard-man voice of the people with my baton.

Fishyfreak · 22-09-2008 05:15PM

Mahatma coat wrote: »

I do it all the time, there are a few speed camera photos with my arm out the window digit extended

Would you not just slow down and avoid penalty points/fine instead of winding down the window and sticking your hand out?

OMEGA-KNO3 · 22-09-2008 05:41PM

first of all the only cop i'd ever finger would have to have a shaven maven below her

ottostreet · 22-09-2008 05:44PM

WHY do people feel the urge to insult the guards? does it make people feel big? is it some sort of status thing where you think your peers will think you're a legend if you succeed in giving the guards the finger? grow up. i have utmost respect for the guards and think they do a great job. id probably be dead if it wasnt for them. from the carry-on in this thread, you'd swear the majority of ye were career criminals who all have personal vendettas against the entire garda force, in which case wouldnt you be the greater fool to be bringing attention to yourself. lads, you're pathetic. even in the case of speeders and all where i would agree there is a "shooting fish in a barrel" mentality, there is a speed limit there, and if you're caught, you're caught (and yes, i've been caught, and been caught for far worse). most people complain about how the upcoming youth have no respect for anyone or anything, and then condone behaviour like this. the guards are the police force in ireland, and whatever your opinion on them, they should ALWAYS be respected. im not lumping everyone here in like this, but i really really dont like when guards aren't respected!

vote4pedro · 22-09-2008 06:01PM

ottostreet wrote: »

WHY do people feel the urge to insult the guards? does it make people feel big? is it some sort of status thing where you think your peers will think you're a legend if you succeed in giving the guards the finger? grow up. i have utmost respect for the guards and think they do a great job. id probably be dead if it wasnt for them. from the carry-on in this thread, you'd swear the majority of ye were career criminals who all have personal vendettas against the entire garda force, in which case wouldnt you be the greater fool to be bringing attention to yourself. lads, you're pathetic. even in the case of speeders and all where i would agree there is a "shooting fish in a barrel" mentality, there is a speed limit there, and if you're caught, you're caught (and yes, i've been caught, and been caught for far worse). most people complain about how the upcoming youth have no respect for anyone or anything, and then condone behaviour like this. the guards are the police force in ireland, and whatever your opinion on them, they should ALWAYS be respected. im not lumping everyone here in like this, but i really really dont like when guards aren't respected!

I'll respect a garda if he deserves my respect, not because he passed his leaving cert and completed a training course in Templemore.

If he/she is a decent sort, doing their job competently and showing me respect than they'll be respected just like I will anyone else. If they're trying to act a Billy Big Bollox becuase of their little badge and uniform, or incomptently ordering people around then I certainly wont respect them.

COH · 22-09-2008 06:24PM

A few years back a friend of mine lived on campus in UCD. He saw a garda cycling by and gave him the finger for no apparent reason. Funny ha ha... until next thing the garda was sticking his head in through the window threatening to arrest him.

He was mortified, and quite embarrassed! I nearly wet myself laughing at him! Many apologies later the garda went on his way.

Pure stupidity really.

pirelli · 22-09-2008 06:30PM

Robs a cops hat, snatches a parking official's car parking tickets, splashes a french woman.

Mon dieu

Scouser · 21-12-2008 08:19PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Is it true that the cops cant arrest you if they don't have their hat on, as they wouldn't be in full uniform?

well a defence forces soldier without a beret is not considered a soldier!

Scouser · 21-12-2008 08:25PM

vote4pedro wrote: »

I'll respect a garda if he deserves my respect, not because he passed his leaving cert and completed a training course in Templemore.

If he/she is a decent sort, doing their job competently and showing me respect than they'll be respected just like I will anyone else. If they're trying to act a Billy Big Bollox becuase of their little badge and uniform, or incomptently ordering people around then I certainly wont respect them.

completely agree. most people who dislike gardai is because theyve been mistreated or disrespected in previous minor incidents not because the garda are ruining their drug trafficking routes.

I have found most gardai i have come into contact with to be very rude. these 'contacts' could range from standing around street corners at 16 to asking for direction in town.

a mix up over an attempted theft of my motor ended with the garda arresting my younger brother and when i tried to explain the mix up and i was told i was 'a scumbag with an attitude problem'.

in fairness to the gardai, they have a poxy job. and by that i mean theyre dealing with scum and criminals day in day out that in fact, when they do meet a decent yet uncharacteristically and a once off wayward member of scoeity, they automatically treat him/her as a criminal.

Iv seen the templemore garda recruit training program. me thinks that manners, courtesy and ettiquette should be thought. they are not untouchables, they are public servants

Guy:Incognito · 21-12-2008 08:31PM

Scouser wrote: »

completely agree. most people who dislike gardai is because theyve been mistreated or disrespected in previous minor incidents not because the garda are ruining their drug trafficking routes.

I find the opposite, most are scumbags or children of scumbags brought up that the gards are the enemy.

Then theres the percentage of ordinary citizens that have the "have you nothing better to do", "I pay you wages" and " have you no real criminals to catch" attitude because they should be allowed drive as fast as they like, park where thy like and be as drunk as the like, pissing on whatever they like (not always all at the same time)

Thepercentage that have a genuine reason ( where they have commited no offence at all)to dislike the gards is actually quite low.

How many threads have there been on motors where people are giving out about their treatment at the hands of a gard for a minor thing but theres always a line slung in under tha radar where they have been cheeky or somesuch but see no problem with that.

Quazzie · 21-12-2008 08:36PM

Scouser wrote: »

well a defence forces soldier without a beret is not considered a soldier!

Wow.. lucky you came along.. otherwise this three month old thread wouldn't feel complete!

Scouser · 21-12-2008 08:36PM

some good points there ste

but im talkin bout the general manners of the gardai towards people. I do not regard the gardai as friendly or in any way respectful in their work.

it has been commented upon by several people, and i am in this group also, that entering a garda station to get a passport form signed or something can be a most harrowing experience. greetings dont exist, answers and short and brash, questions are penetrating and blunt and the whole ordeal leaves ordinary joe bloggs feeling as if he has commited a crime.

Epic Tissue · 21-12-2008 08:44PM

Scouser wrote: »

some good points there ste

but im talkin bout the general manners of the gardai towards people. I do not regard the gardai as friendly or in any way respectful in their work.

it has been commented upon by several people, and i am in this group also, that entering a garda station to get a passport form signed or something can be a most harrowing experience. greetings dont exist, answers and short and brash, questions are penetrating and blunt and the whole ordeal leaves ordinary joe bloggs feeling as if he has commited a crime.

Wow what do you want? A foot massage while getting your passport?:eek:

Giving cops the fingers. Anyone hear of anyone ever done?

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