Scumbag sues Garda

CorkMan wrote: »

Well you asked for a solution for what happens if a garda catches a junkie robbing. I am laying out the scenarios.

I think if that happens, whether it be self-defence or not, a hiding is handed out.

NewHillel wrote: »

"happen" being the operative word.

You really are such a great, big, brave ... wally.

CorkMan wrote: »

So if a person is pulled over for a speeding ticket the garda will hassle them?

Or if an non-offender is brought in for being drunk & disorderly in public, and he is co-operating, the police will beat him? This doesn't happen in the vast majority of cases with law-abiding citizens.

CorkMan wrote: »

I don't think anyone "deserves" to get a hiding. I'm just saying a certain sect of society seem to get the vast majority of "hidings". That certain sect gets many hidings every year, but it rarely comes to the fore. (PS for what that "human" did, I think he deserved it)

Your law-abiding citizen never gets a hiding, why is that?

Terry wrote: »

Minus the riots.
I remember the Summer of '92. The Gardaí chased a few of us at about 4am. When I say "chased", I mean that we ran for nothing when we saw them.

A couple of friends had just finished their JC and we were out celebrating and being loud in suburbia at mad hours of the morning.

We were running along some grass. I was way ahead of everyone until I stepped into a hole and fell.
Got back up, and hid in the first garden I reached. The Gardaí saw me, followed me in and ran past me. I was hiding behind a small wall at the side of the house.
A clever person would have ran back out at this point, but alcohol had gotten the better of me. I just assumed they would run out the other side of this detached house. A boot up the arse proved me wrong.

They draged me into the front garden, pinned me against the wall and told me to get my (slightly long, but not too long) hair out of my face.
I did so, but it wasn't long enough to put behind my ears.
I got a slap in the face and was told to get my hair of my face again. This happened four or five times.

Then one of them said "I'd ask you who was with you, but you probably wouldn't tell me, would you?" I said no.
Had he just asked who was with me, without the get out clause, I would have ratted out every last one of them. I told my friends that too.
They said they would have done the same thing. They were all hiding in different gardens in the same cul de sac and could hear the slaps I was given.

I didn't sue the state.

Ahh, memories.

Oh yeah. I seem to remember saying something about Rodney King to them. That was what prompted my needless story here.
My friends had to stifle their laughter about that one, lest they be caught.


Battered half to death?
Where did you pull that from?


My father was killed by a hit and run driver. I would have liked the Gardai to catch him that night and kick the crap out of him. Unfortunately he got away.
Eight years later and I'm still very bitter about that. I can't see that changing any time soon.

I'm not bitter about the few slaps mentioned above. Nor am I bitter about the new recruits to Leixlip in 1993 who gave my friend a black eye and kicked me in the nuts twice.
My friend didn't deserve the black eye, but I punched one of the Gardaí (I just saw someone hitting my friend. Didn't actually know he was a cop and acted on instinct.).

They called themselves the Death Squad.
It's laughable now, but it kept me out of trouble until I lost my mind in 2002.

Point is, sometimes the Gardaí are actually right when they kick the crap out of someone.



Source?



I'm not a judge, but if I was I would definitely find him guilty.

Let's look at the facts.
He admitted to this crime. He was arrested at the scene of the crime.
That's enough for me.



The fear of that kept me from havng any dealings with the Gardaí until I was 15.
I'd be up for bringing it back.

CorkMan wrote: »

Your law-abiding citizen never gets a hiding, why is that?

CorkMan wrote: »

Don't think so buddy. The police here are fair, there is virtually no corruption as they are well paid. They treat people who deserve to be treated right properly.

If you are a scumbag and they know you are one, they will threat you as one. I personally wouldn't like to say hello to the police in places like Serbia, Poland or Bosnia.

Drake66 wrote: »

I remember my grandad telling me about his father, in his DMP days, striding into Montgomery Street and seeing all the little gougers scatter like cockroaches. Those were the days I tell you .

Einhard wrote: »

Of course I look at it calmly, it didn't impact on me personally! Were I do get all het up about every criminal enterprise carried out in this country my blood pressure would pop my eyeballs out!!

Tell me though, do you truly believe that the gardai should have the unique perogative to ignore the law and act as vigilantes?



LOL, you've a short memory there bub. Not ten posts ago, you referred to people who think like me as bleating "neo-liberals". I, on the other hand, have yet to label you as anything.

CorkMan wrote: »

Well not well-publicized corruption in the Gardaí (ie Garda being involved in big time drug dealing, demanding bribes for letting ya through customs, etc)

For other points, I never heard of a Garda beating up a "middle to upper class citizen" (Don't know the proper terminology in Ireland). It is bad if it happens, but it is certainly a fraction to the amount of scummers who get beat up.

HarryPotter41 wrote: »

First of all, it was more than ten posts prior to this one, secondly let me quote ur post " then that definitely puts yiu right smack in the middle of the neo-Fascist camp. Actually scratch that, the fascist camp will suffice. nothing new about those particular sentiments."


Sound pretty much like being called a fascist to me.