Taxi Driver fights for life after Dublin city attack [died today]

My_left_leg · 24-11-2011 01:30AM

RIP.
Very sad news. My sincere sympathy to his family.

I would not wish to be a taxi driver in Dublin (or any major town or city) nowadays, and I would especially not wish to be a Nigerian taxi driver.

xoxyx · 24-11-2011 01:38AM

El Pistolero wrote: »

Simply stating that Dublin is a shi1thole adds nothing to this thread.

Nobody is being censored in any way.

You've gotten the entire wrong end of the stick.

Sorry if I have gotten the wrong end of the stick, but the fact is, this happened in Dublin and it is just one of a long end of incidents that occurred in Dublin and serves to highlight how dangerous Dublin has become.

To say that Dublin had become a shithole in this context would have been stupid if this had been a one off attack, but the fact is that it is increasingly dangerous to be a taxi driver working in Dublin and the number of attacks on Dublin taxi-drivers are increasing, together with the number of attacks in Dublin in general.

I am sickened by what happened, and I didn't realise that the taxi driver died, until I read the update on this thread. It is abhorrent, and the fact that Dublin is becoming increasingly dangerous, and a less desirable city to live / work in, is surely relevant.

I think the fact that Dublin is getting steadily more dangerous (shithole) is a valid and relevant point to make.

Logical Fallacy · 24-11-2011 01:39AM

Unfortunately crime rates are rising all over the country.

xoxyx · 24-11-2011 01:46AM

Unfortunately true. But it doesn't lessen the problems in one county to say that it's happening to the same extent in another.

My_left_leg · 24-11-2011 01:47AM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Unfortunately crime rates are rising all over the country.

I recall a Galway taxi driver being murdered over 10 years ago.

Logical Fallacy · 24-11-2011 02:14AM

xoxyx wrote: »

Unfortunately true. But it doesn't lessen the problems in one county to say that it's happening to the same extent in another.

I never said it did.

xoxyx · 24-11-2011 02:19AM

El Pistolero wrote: »

It could happen anywhere so don't start this sh1te.

xoxyx wrote: »

I think the fact that Dublin is getting steadily more dangerous (shithole) is a valid and relevant point to make.

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Unfortunately crime rates are rising all over the country.

xoxyx wrote: »

Unfortunately true. But it doesn't lessen the problems in one county to say that it's happening to the same extent in another.

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

I never said it did.

Sorry - that point wasn't aimed at you. Was just a general observation...

Super-Rush · 24-11-2011 02:45AM

xoxyx wrote: »

Sorry if I have gotten the wrong end of the stick, but the fact is, this happened in Dublin and it is just one of a long end of incidents that occurred in Dublin and serves to highlight how dangerous Dublin has become.

To say that Dublin had become a shithole in this context would have been stupid if this had been a one off attack, but the fact is that it is increasingly dangerous to be a taxi driver working in Dublin and the number of attacks on Dublin taxi-drivers are increasing, together with the number of attacks in Dublin in general.

I am sickened by what happened, and I didn't realise that the taxi driver died, until I read the update on this thread. It is abhorrent, and the fact that Dublin is becoming increasingly dangerous, and a less desirable city to live / work in, is surely relevant.

I think the fact that Dublin is getting steadily more dangerous (shithole) is a valid and relevant point to make.

Simply stating that Dublin is a shithole and saying nothing else is not a valid arguement, its trolling.

My_left_leg · 24-11-2011 03:10AM

El Pistolero wrote: »

Simply stating that Dublin is a shithole and saying nothing else is not a valid arguement, its trolling.

exactly we all know Dublin is a sh1thole.
Tell us something we don't know, like how we change it for the better ....?

Jesus Wept · 24-11-2011 03:18AM

Stinicker wrote: »

I wouldn't know the specifics of it myself but I have often seen plywood partitions added to vans as an aftermarket thing but it should be something to be looked into because if it only saved one persons life then all insurance nonsense would be negated.

If the world worked like this, then the speed limit would be 1kph or perhaps: no cars and everyone would walk.

Anyhow, rest in peace

Chuck Stone · 24-11-2011 03:26AM

Poor man.

RichieC · 24-11-2011 05:48AM

Very sad, RIP.. hope they get the animals that did it.

Pdfile · 24-11-2011 06:27AM

and people think pearse/townsend st area is nice...

Flith !

amacachi · 24-11-2011 06:39AM

RIP.

celtictiger32 · 24-11-2011 06:47AM

i drive a taxi in dublin myself and i have to say luckily enough incidents are rare enough. there have been a lot of calls for screens etc but tbh you could get attacked or whatever walking down the street as we've all seen in the media, most people know these days its not the greatest living so it just proves how mindless these gob****es are that try and rob a taxi driver. but all in all i suppose if it gives the driver peace of mind to go out and make a living than these screens etc might not be the worst idea.... admittedly i dont always see eye to eye with our international colleagues but nobody deserves to lose a life, especially over something of obviously miniscule proportions.

ojola · 24-11-2011 06:51AM

If we all know how many times taxi drivers get attacked or how many times passengers get to destination and run (or walk away) into estates without paying, we would wonder why they (taxi drivers) risk it. Is it worth the risk?

celtictiger32 · 24-11-2011 06:53AM

ojola wrote: »

If we all know how many times taxi drivers get attacked or how many times passengers get to destination and run (or walk away) into estates without paying, we would wonder why they (taxi drivers) risk it. Is it worth the risk?

not really anymore but i suppose the fact that we have a job keeps some of us slightly sane

ojola · 24-11-2011 06:56AM

celtictiger32 wrote: »

not really anymore but i suppose the fact that we have a job keeps some of us slightly sane

What is the point my friend? Working in fear and waiting to get mugged. :eek:

ojola · 24-11-2011 06:58AM

I used to work in security which is another very risky job to have. I was a doorman and as you know we deal with these guys before you bring them home. It took me 15 years to let the job go.

celtictiger32 · 24-11-2011 07:04AM

ojola wrote: »

I used to work in security which is another very risky job to have. I was a doorman and as you know we deal with these guys before you bring them home. It took me 15 years to let the job go.

i was doin that for 7 years before i started taxien, frying pan into the fire

ojola · 24-11-2011 07:07AM

celtictiger32 wrote: »

i was doin that for 7 years before i started taxien, frying pan into the fire

I agree totally... Good luck my friend.

stomprockin · 24-11-2011 10:51AM

Pdfile wrote: »

and people think pearse/townsend st area is nice...

Flith !

The people from that area are nice hard working people, just because one man committed a crime it's unfair for the area to be tarred with the same brush.

ojola · 24-11-2011 10:55AM

stomprockin wrote: »

The people from that area are nice hard working people, just because one man committed a crime it's unfair for the area to be tarred with the same brush.

I agree... who knows where the assailant is from? No name has been put forward by the Gardai. It could be somebody from anywhere not even living in that part of the city.

thegreengoblin · 24-11-2011 12:38PM

As it happens the person accused of this assault is from the area where it occurred. But you are right, it goes without saying that painting the residents of the Pearse St area with the same brush is wrong.

I would be hopeful the thug involved will soon have plenty of time to reflect on his actions. People everywhere should be sickened by this incident. A 12-year-old boy has lost his dad and my heart goes out to him and his family over their loss.

stomprockin · 24-11-2011 01:03PM

thegreengoblin wrote: »

As it happens the person accused of this assault is from the area where it occurred. But you are right, it goes without saying that painting the residents of the Pearse St area with the same brush is wrong.

I would be hopeful the thug involved will soon have plenty of time to reflect on his actions. People everywhere should be sickened by this incident. A 12-year-old boy has lost his dad and my heart goes out to him and his family over their loss.

I heard 5 lads flagged a Taxi down on Pearse street. they all jumped in, taxi drove 20 feet and stopped when the driver realized he had 5 passengers.
The driver asked for one to get out or all get out and he also wanted his fare (for driving 20 feet) the lads told him to get stuffed and they all proceeded to leave the Taxi.The driver got out of the Taxi looking for his fare and grabbed one of the guys who pushed him, he fell and banged his head, and has since died (RIP) .

Dyr · 24-11-2011 01:08PM

stomprockin wrote: »

The people from that area are nice hard working people, just because one man committed a crime it's unfair for the area to be tarred with the same brush.

Maybe they are but there's a metric ton of knackery junkie filthbags around pearse street and townsend street. Might be from the junkie clinics

Nervous Wreck · 24-11-2011 01:30PM

stomprockin wrote: »

I heard 5 lads flagged a Taxi down on Pearse street. they all jumped in, taxi drove 20 feet and stopped when the driver realized he had 5 passengers.
The driver asked for one to get out or all get out and he also wanted his fare (for driving 20 feet) the lads told him to get stuffed and they all proceeded to leave the Taxi.The driver got out of the Taxi looking for his fare and grabbed one of the guys who pushed him, he fell and banged his head, and has since died (RIP) .

It appears that this is true and, apparently, it was all caught on CCTV. Seems to have been a horrible, tragic accident.

Bambi wrote: »

Maybe they are but there's a metric ton of knackery junkie filthbags around pearse street and townsend street. Might be from the junkie clinics

Which is the fault of the guards for not putting a stop to junkies congregating, not the residents of the area.

Lollipops23 · 24-11-2011 01:35PM

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

It appears that this is true and, apparently, it was all caught on CCTV. Seems to have been a horrible, tragic accident.

That's what I thought when I read the news report.

Terrible thing, but the initial report made it sound like he'd had his head kicked in when in reality it appears to have been a freak accident.

ojola · 24-11-2011 01:41PM

Lollipops23 wrote: »

That's what I thought when I read the news report.

Terrible thing, but the initial report made it sound like he'd had his head kicked in when in reality it appears to have been a freak accident.

let us not jump the gun here. whatever happened is still being investigated.

Nervous Wreck · 24-11-2011 02:04PM

ojola wrote: »

let us not jump the gun here. whatever happened is still being investigated.

In fairness, there's plenty of people jumping the gun and calling the guy a thug, among other things. It's still being investigated yes, but most recent reports point to it being more an accident than anything

Taxi Driver fights for life after Dublin city attack [died today]

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