Fuppin house party next door...

Lapin wrote: »

I'd have a problem with that. A breach of the peace is a breach of the peace.

In most other countries, your neighbour would be hauled in for the remainder of the night and probably released again in the morning with a caution for a first offence.

A second offence would probably result in a speedy court appearance with a fine handed out.

A third offence would result in another visit to court and this time the book would be thrown at the offender.

Here in Ireland the Gardaí will spout búllshít about civil issues.

And that is why your neighbour was able to go apeshít and keep you up all night.
And that is why crime in this country is going out of control.

I'd love if Sean had been detained the first time he kicked and pounded on my door but again without the Gardai witnessing it firsthand I doubt there's much they can do. It would be great if someone acting the maggot like that was detained overnight until sober but a common sense law like that would more likely be viewed as 'radical' and not passed. That said there's a bit of a leap in linking my neighbor from hell story with crime levels across the country!

Orando Broom wrote: »

Crime levels could be dropped to the floor with zero tolerance policies on all anti-social behaviour. If that lad spent 24 hours in a cell with his boss not knowing why he hadn't reported for work and then the guards to inform said boss why his employee was indisposed maybe he might realise that his actions have a consequence.

that is all it takes is to make people aware that there are consequences.

This morning on the bus into town (9am) 4 scumbags drinking cans taking up four seats midway down the bus, generally being dicks and intimidating the PAYING customers. A consequence free existence each and everyone of them had and their behaviour reflected that.

Unfortunately the parts in bold are all too true, I've a simplistic outlook in general that gets specific when necessary - don't be a dick. End of (without getting all Team America on it!). Is it that hard to live a normal life? By normal I mean do whatever it is you want but when it interferes with or prohibits others (or even yourself!) from doing what they want then you need to change your behavior or deal with the consequences. Man up. Unfortunately that phrase is still attached to an older vision of manliness - unthinking, unfeeling, machismo which doesn't see anything outside those traits as being manly. It's very much possible to live a healthy, productive life, have loads of fun, be a man and not break the law! Gonna get flamed by the haters for it but f**k em.