My name is URL wrote: » Knacker (along with other words of similar meaning) is a derogatory term afaik =p
eirebhoy wrote: » From someone that knacker drank from about the age 12-17 I think the gardai and people should use a bit of cop on. Knacker drinking will never stop. We'll always have underage drinking in this country until the day we die. We had an underground carpark where we used to go every weekend though and we were told by the security guard that we could drink there as long as we cleaned up after ourselves. That's no problem. I hung around with some proper scum but every scumbag, every junkie, would put their cans back in a bag and dump them if a decent fella came down and bargained. A lot of the time drinking at the canal in a big group we'd all be throwing our litter in the canal. With the places we went and cleaned up after ourselves there was always a reason. "don't throw that can there Davy lives there", "stick the cans in your bag or we'll be told to move on". They can all be talked to. A lot of gardai would act friendly with a lot of them and if they got a phone call about lads drinking somewhere they'd apologetically tell them to move on. Some people just need to stop worrying though. If there's a bunch of lads drinking in the sun in a park they're not going to eat your kids. Let them drink in places where they aren't bothering people with noise and whatever else. Tell them they can drink where they are under certain conditions which means dumping their litter. Obviously drinking on the stairs of flats, or outside someones house is a different story but if they had somewhere they were allowed to go they certainly wouldn't be purposely sitting outside a house. Allowing knackers to drink in certain area's under certain conditions won't make more knackers, it will just make them less "knackery".
eirebhoy wrote: » "the front lawn of our apt block, on the grass near the sea." 100 of them could fit there. Doesn't exactly sound like a footpath. But in situations like that just ring the gardai if they turn up. My point is they shouldn't have to go to these places to drink. There's enough land in Ireland for them to be drinking in an open area without hassle. The park is not an option. Certainly Merrion Square, Stephens Green, Herbert Park - they'd be thrown out in minutes.
sedantez wrote: » The level of knacker (not traveller) in Dublin gets worse when the sun shines. Discuss. Last weekend, with the sun blazing, they came in their hundreds. They sat on the front lawn of our apt block, on the grass near the sea. They took of their tops to reveal their horrible tattoos – all of them had tattoos, chinese symbols, celtic crosses, barbed wire etc. They sat there getting sun burned, drinking bottles of cider and cans of beer. The more they drank, the louder and more lairy they got. Eventually one of them started pissing up against the wall so I told them to get off the property, they told me to f*** off, I told them I was calling the gardai – then another lad pulls out his dick and starts pissing infront of everyone. Eventually they leave – about 100 of them. They leave behind all their cans, broker glass bottles, rubbish, including many pairs of under wear...?We clear up the mess. Knackers.
Rojomcdojo wrote: » For a good reason. They hassle people and fight and make a mess.
drusk wrote: » Aww jaysus. With a name like that, your take on the situation is no surprise. :P
Highsider wrote: » If i've said it once i've said it a million times. You need a licence for a dog but any fool can have a baby. It's a vicious circle with these characters.
Dumbledore wrote: » 100% agree, you should need a licence from the state to be allowed to have children.
120_Minutes wrote: » bb gun from your balcony FTW
eirebhoy wrote: » Allowing knackers to drink in certain area's under certain conditions won't make more knackers, it will just make them less "knackery".
bigeasyeah wrote: » Yes dashed bad form.Those undesirables would benefit for a good old fashioned thrashing.Trousers down-six of the best. That should put an end to their boorish uneducated behavior and free public gardens for use by reputable and well-bred gentlemen and their ladies.
Highsider wrote: » If i've said it once i've said it a million times. You need a licence for a dog but any fool can have a baby.
af_thefragile wrote: » Like This ???
Dumbledore wrote: » 100% agree, you should need a licence from the state to be allowed to have children. Qualifying for this license would involve having a certain standard of living, and attending a mandatory parenting course.
sedantez wrote: » The level of knacker (not traveller) in Dublin gets worse when the sun shines. Discuss.Last weekend, with the sun blazing, they came in their hundreds. They sat on the front lawn of our apt block, on the grass near the sea. They took of their tops to reveal their horrible tattoos – all of them had tattoos, chinese symbols, celtic crosses, barbed wire etc. They sat there getting sun burned, drinking bottles of cider and cans of beer. The more they drank, the louder and more lairy they got.Eventually one of them started pissing up against the wall so I told them to get off the property, they told me to f*** off, I told them I was calling the gardai – then another lad pulls out his dick and starts pissing infront of everyone.Eventually they leave – about 100 of them. They leave behind all their cans, broker glass bottles, rubbish, including many pairs of under wear...?We clear up the mess.Knackers.
Rabies wrote: » In this case the term 'knacker' isn't used to describe the travelling community. It is to describe the sub species of human we generally call 'scumbags'