Assault - Report to Gardai or not

I was assaulted ocne and the guards didnt really do anything..What annoyed me the most is that they were talking to the fella two mins before it happened and there were Cameras around.

Honestly cameras dont do much..If you dont belive me check out the number of crimes solved from Cameras in London,ten check out how many cameras are in that city compared to others...as well by ratio of population.

Midnight_EG wrote: »

What do you think....ffs an assault and it isn't reported?


Slow people today eh :rolleyes:

umm, Midnight EG always seems to be judging people..

No point in reporting it. I was assaulted a few years ago. Was standing in a local club and turned around and took a headbutt to the nose. Knocked out and missing half a tooth. The bouncers were sound, looked after me and as i was leaving they told me that i should report it to the police who were sitting in their car across the road.

I walked over, explained what had happened, that the bouncers had seen it and that the bouncers had told me there were cameras in the club and pointed out the guy who had done it. At this stage my nose was still bleeding. They told me "theres nothing we can do", and said i should go home and phone an ambulance and report it tomorrow, i asked if they were on duty, they were, so i asked why were they parked outside the club. They said "we're here in case anything happens" I said that something had happened, i was assaulted. I was then tlod that there was nothing they could do and if i didn't move away from the car i'd be arrested and if i bled on the car on the way to the station i'd be charged with defacement of garda property.

Went home and did what the told me to, next day i called the local garda station to see when they would be open and was told i couldn't report it there because it had happened in a different town. My dad drove me to the next town so i could report it. Went in, gave the details, and was treated like a criminal. "What was it over, i don't believe that it was unprovoked, you must have done something to start it". Gave him the bouncers names, told him there was cameras there, gave him the address of the guy who headbutted me. Was told we'l make enquirys and get back to you.

That was 5-6 years ago and i'm still waiting. Spoke with the bouncers, they were never called or asked to give a statement and a few years later spoke with the guy who headbutted me, he had heard nothing from the cops either. It might be wrong, it might get me into trouble someday, but from then on, i'll never deal with the police. Worse than useless.