So the Gardai, have you lost all respect for the tits.

steddyeddy · 04-03-2011 05:42PM

k_mac wrote: »

Are you for real?

In fairness now you cant say that having a father in the gaurds doesnt have a positive effect on your garda application!

twinytwo · 04-03-2011 05:51PM

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

I have. I lost all respect when they put vast amounts of energy and time into being the proxy tax collectors. Any old excuse will do. I have no respect for them anymore, whatsoever. What little respect I had for them has gone out the window. Why can't they go away and fight some real crime instead of acting as money grubbing bailiffs for the IMF?.

you will find that most people have a problem with the guards are the one that broke the law and got caught

if your dumb enough to do 150km an hour in a 100km zone.. its your own fault.

If your acting the tit in town and thinks its ok to abuse people just because you have had a few... its your own fault

if the money was just "resting" in your account.... its your own fault.

For the most part you dont cause them trouble they wont cause you any. That said there are always a few bad apples in ever walk of life.

seamus · 04-03-2011 05:55PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

In fairness now you cant say that having a father in the gaurds doesnt have a positive effect on your garda application!

To be fair, why wouldn't it? If someone's father was good upstanding member of the force, then of course his offspring should be favourably considered.

Likewise if another applicants father spent his time on the opposite side of the law, then that would be unfavourable to his children.

That's not being unfair - and yes, the Garda's son could be more corrupt than the criminal's but you can't apply wooly "everyone is equal" concepts here. Everyone is not equal. A criminal's son is likely to grow up with less respect for the law and be more drawn towards conspiring with criminal elements.

But that's only minor. There's no "wall" as it were towards getting into the Gardai. They don't only admit and promote family members of former Gardai. Far from it.

wicklowstevo · 06-03-2011 12:41AM

seems to be a lot of frustrated little people out there who want to rant at some figure of the state, the gardai are a handy target, some of those people are obviously people who arent actually criminals but have found themselfs on the wrong side of a garda at some stage ,you should ask your self if every garda who meets you treats you the same way mabey its you who has the attude, yes there are a few duds in the gardai, on a law of averages there has to be, you ever met 13000 people and liked all of them?? the fact is the irish police force is under strengh under paid under resourced and un suported by the justice system ,is it any suprise that some of them lash out once and a while , look at the way police in th US or the rest of europe operate,
also some of them are just ass holes and as every one knows theres no accounting for assholes

wicklowstevo · 06-03-2011 12:46AM

o and by the way , if you contact the ambulance service they will always alert the garda when the respond to a road traffic accident. as a nurse you would think that she would have the known that,

Ricardo G · 06-03-2011 01:05AM

Like other posters i have never been in trouble with the guards but do find them to be very unhelpful 90% of the time tbh. I've had to make numerous complaints in the last 5/6 years about various issues and i could'nt believe the lax attitude they take, often times they will just sigh and throw their eyes to heaven as if they really can't be arsed to do anything for you !! I was always told to respect the gardai when i was growing up but i find it very difficult.
When you deal with the public in any job you should at least attempt to be curtious to them rather than grunt and be miserable

06-03-2011 01:51AM

OP, You hate guards.

Wah.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpSfThUv_pc

Suggest Ranting and Raving.

Otherwise law is law. Deal with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWNdf9gsJZ4

06-03-2011 01:56AM

seamus wrote: »

You generally only ring one emergency service to avoid cross-reporting these things.

For road accidents, you contact that Gardai who in turn are supposed to contact the ambulance (if there are injuries) and fire brigade.

That said, I always take anecdotal stories with a dash of salt. Chinese whispers and that.

NOOOOOOOOO ring 112 and ask for *every* service that will be required! DON'T ASSUME that the System will do it for you!

So the Gardai, have you lost all respect for the tits.

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