Survey van attacked and destroyed in Louth

bitemybanger · 26-11-2010 01:02PM #1

Van was on the Dundalk to Carrickmacross road. The van was attacked and destoroyed, the driver was unharmed.
The start of an uprising?
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/garda-commissioner-condemns-speed-van-arson-attack-483346.html

starbelgrade · 26-11-2010 01:03PM

bitemybanger wrote: »

The start of an uprising?

No - just some thugs acting the bollox.

Hardly the start of a 1916 style uprising.

bladespin · 26-11-2010 01:04PM

Such a shame

Joe10000 · 26-11-2010 01:05PM

Terrible news :^\

endurodave · 26-11-2010 01:07PM

"traffic survey" so that's what their calling grabbing revenue nowadays.

FatherLen · 26-11-2010 01:07PM

wasnt there a thread for this already? think it got moved to motoring........

Lightshow · 26-11-2010 01:09PM

I believe the proper response here goes something like this...

G'wan de tooooown!!

What the hell was a gatso doing on this road anyway. I know the north east area like the back of my hand. I have no memory at all of any deaths or seroius injury on this road over the past 20 years.

1 less gatso = 1 less stealth tax on the people of Ireland. Having said that though, I don't condone vandalism of any kind and I'm glad that nobody was hurt.

BronsonTB · 26-11-2010 01:12PM

Can a mod update the title...was a survey van not gatso...

Biggins · 26-11-2010 01:12PM

Actions of intimating low brained idiots.
The public will have to fork out for the cost of replacing the van, equipment an other possible expenses (be it now the vans will have to be also have another Garda on duty when the vans are being used and/or higher insurance premiums which we too will be paying for).

jimthemental · 26-11-2010 01:12PM

Jesus, cut the tyres or smash the windows, bad enough but they lit this thing while there was a guy inside. Absolute cnuts.

Cookie_Monster · 26-11-2010 01:13PM

BronsonTB wrote: »

Can a mod update the title...was a survey van not gatso...

aww

Lightshow · 26-11-2010 01:15PM

jimthemental wrote: »

Jesus, cut the tyres or smash the windows, bad enough but they lit this thing while there was a guy inside. Absolute cnuts.

Holy f**k! They're a bit mad up that end of the country. Decades of troubles meaning the value of human life has been reduced to nothing in some people's minds.

I HATE speed cameras but this was a childish and dangerous turn of events.

drunkmonkey · 26-11-2010 01:16PM

I'm about to cry, those go safe vans are just trying to save lives

My bollix they are!

Mits · 26-11-2010 01:16PM

I'm glad nobody was hurt but I delighted somebody had the balls to act. That road is not dangerous and this was pure revenue generation.

I saw that van outside blaney and thought of fish in a barrell.

Grumpypants · 26-11-2010 01:16PM

Avoid stealth tax by driving properly

bitemybanger · 26-11-2010 01:22PM

FatherLen wrote: »

wasnt there a thread for this already? think it got moved to motoring........

It's not a motoring thread. It's a general discussion about your views an reactions on what happened to the poor little van ;-)

jester77 · 26-11-2010 01:27PM

Wonder if they managed to snap a picture of the culprit!

ibarelycare · 26-11-2010 01:30PM

I can't believe people would even try to defend this act. Whether or not you agree with those vans, someone was just doing their job and could have been killed.

Complete and utter scumbags who did this.

ejmaztec · 26-11-2010 01:42PM

I already felt the need to mention this incident in the "Cold weather tips? How do you cope?" thread.:P

arybvtcw0eolkf · 26-11-2010 01:44PM

jimthemental wrote: »

Jesus, cut the tyres or smash the windows, bad enough but they lit this thing while there was a guy inside. Absolute cnuts.

There was only one guy in the van, get it right!.

jimthemental · 26-11-2010 01:45PM

jester77 wrote: »

Wonder if they managed to snap a picture of the culprit!

Oh that would just be poetic

jackiebaron · 26-11-2010 01:47PM

Jesus Fierce Gourd wrote: »

There was only one guy in the van, get it right!.

I don't read him stating that there was more than one in the van

MagicSean · 26-11-2010 01:48PM

It wasn't a speed camera van. It was there to monitor volumes of traffic.

jimthemental · 26-11-2010 01:50PM

jackiebaron wrote: »

I don't read him stating that there was more than one in the van

I think he means I mean the lad in the van was the cnut because of his job.

drunkmonkey · 26-11-2010 01:54PM

ibarelycare wrote: »

someone was just doing their job

Sitting in a van on a dangerous road is hardly what you'd call a job.

Biggins · 26-11-2010 01:57PM

k_mac wrote: »

It wasn't a speed camera van. It was there to monitor volumes of traffic.

Sadly, brainless gobscites don't bother to actually assess these things right before they go down a road of idiotic, thoroughly stupid actions!

Some family this Christmas morning coming could have been waking to a sad day with one parent less to be with their kids if things had turned out worse!

I don't find that funny for one second - and anyone that thinks that setting fire to a survey vehicle that has someone in it, is either right and/or hilarious, is wrong - and as for the persons that did it, I'd want nothing to do with them!

Run_to_da_hills · 26-11-2010 02:03PM

jimthemental wrote: »

Jesus, cut the tyres or smash the windows, bad enough but they lit this thing while there was a guy inside. Absolute cnuts.

I hope if they get caught they will be held for attempted murder.

Burkatron · 26-11-2010 02:13PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Sitting in a van on a dangerous road is hardly what you'd call a job.

Tell that to the people queueing up at the post office collecting the scratcher on a weekly basis!

Mozoltov! · 26-11-2010 02:26PM

k_mac wrote: »

It wasn't a speed camera van. It was there to monitor volumes of traffic.

Just gets better. Retarded scumbags who can't tell the difference between a Gatso and a survey van.

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Sitting in a van on a dangerous road is hardly what you'd call a job.

Don't quote me on this now Ted but, I think, that yes, wait, what's that, yes, it is in fact a form of employment therefore, it is also called a job.

Zulu · 26-11-2010 02:27PM

some poor fellow trying to earn a crust, in a poxy job, getting paid feic all, in a poxy recession, has a petrol bomb thrown into the van he's sitting in on a freezing night?

And some people think that's funny/a good idea/a novelty??

Fucking scumbags. It take a fucking scumbag to do that to another person, & it take another scumbag to condone them.

As another person said - I hope they're caught and tried for manslaughter attempted murder.

De Hipster · 26-11-2010 02:32PM

Zulu wrote: »

As another person said - I hope they're caught and tried for manslaughter.

Eh someone died?!

Manslaughter charges would need for them to go back and finish the job...actually that would then be classed as murder with the addition of planning and actual intent.

Survey van attacked and destroyed in Louth

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