Man awarded €25,000 after bouncers broke his arm

Kimia wrote: »

I can't figure out how to copy and paste from the Metro e-edition but this dude was hammered, went up to try and get into a nightclub and the bouners pinned him to the ground and pulled his arm up behind his back forcefully. He went home and was in pain so went to the hospital and found that it was actually broken. Judge just awarded him €25,000 damages because the bouncers used unnecssary force.

When I was younger you'd see this loads. Bouncers ime are way too forceful and pushy. I heard another story about a guy and his girlfriend who were out having a few drinks and wanted to stay after hours. Annoying yes but then the bouncers stepped in and literally kicked the sh&te out of the guy and threw them both out.

They get drunk on the power trip.

Edit: * waits for the inevitable joke about not being able to copy and paste from the Metro e-edition. You try it so!!

I read that story in the metro. If a court of law found they used unneccesary force then so be it.

The bit that got me was that he called an ambulance from his home to take him to hospital! The f*cker should have been fined the 25k for wasting the ambulances time. It was a broken arm FFS.

Ah, I've seen bouncers being far too agressive on guys, itching to flatten them resulting in the other bouncers pulling them away.

That being said, there's been plenty of dirty fùckers I've seen that deserved a beaten from bouncers.

Sofa King Great wrote: »

I read that story in the metro. If a court of law found they used unneccesary force then so be it.

The bit that got me was that he called an ambulance from his home to take him to hospital! The f*cker should have been fined the 25k for wasting the ambulances time. It was a broken arm FFS.

Did you want him to drive?

Einstein wrote: »

Did you want him to drive?

Perhaps he could have used the same method of transport which got him home?

bouncers have no brain so they don't realise if they apply too much force they could hurt someone, so hardly their fault !

I've never seen bouncers being too forceful myself.

I think they do a grand job in general.

marco_polo wrote: »

If you already have subdued a guy on the ground and break his arm by using unnessary force that sounds about right to me.

they could have tried talking to him. too many bouncers hopped up on roids looking for the scrap.

Pubs whose door this happens on should lose their licence for six months. That may seem harsh but the lesson needs to be rammed home. I was a bar man and a bar manager for years and I was especially hard on overly aggressive doormen. They tarnished the name and reputation of the public house and created a nasty, confrontational atmosphere inside the pub. The best door men I worked with were the chatty talkers because they diffused 99% of situations by isolating the trouble maker, calming him down and giving him just the bit of space to clear his head. The friendly doorman with a smile and a hello is your first port of call in a public house. I always wanted each and everyone of my staff to make you feel like you were in a home away from home. You paid enough for the privilege of being in the pub, I did not want you feeling like you were strip searched going into my establishment.

It is the reason I pointedly refuse to go to the trendy pubs, doormen who create restrictive door policies to maintain a veneer of exclusivity. No thanks I want my public house to be the epitome of diversity.

Bouncers are an easy target, there's good and bad like in any job really. But I've often wondered how do they endure hours of drunken/drugged up twits getting in their face?

bluewolf wrote: »

I've never got one, but I thought you did have to pay something?

Nor have I; I didnt think you had to pay extra, thought it was covered by whatver the A&E fee is these days. But I could be wrong.

How do we know the boucers broke his arm. If he was tanked up, he could have gone home, fallen, broke his arm then as the pain kicks in and he starts to sober, he thinks.....blame the bouncers

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Well it worked for him.

.......... he has 25K in his arse pocket.

....and he might have had €35K if the judge didnt think he was a waster for calling an ambulance.

Seriously, people need to stop thinking that an ambulance = a more serious condition. Doctors & nurses dont think it so there is no reason for the public to think it.

seamus wrote: »

I'm not. I'm simply pointing out that he may have had no other choice, in which case it would be appropriate. If he had no other means of getting there, would you expect him to walk to the hospital in the middle of the night instead?

I would doubt he had no other choice; for a straightforward fracture, a friend, a family member or a taxi are reasonable options before you start phoning an ambulance. Im not saying it is never acceptable; im saying it is very rarely acceptable.