Garda to be spared assault conviction

Tombi! · 11-10-2012 02:06PM

ceegee wrote: »

None of the people involved were acting in their capacity as gardai. So no, it doesn't give the go ahead to beat up gardai

Seems like he did actually.

Spread · 11-10-2012 04:50PM

He should be earmarked for promotion ............ like Robocop (of Dame St fame).

Guy:Incognito · 11-10-2012 05:03PM

Ellis Dee wrote: »

It would be interesting to see what sentence that judge has handed down when some unemployed gobsh1te from a sink estate has appeared before him charged with a comparable violent offence ...?:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Yep. Theres been no threads on here about scumbags getting off for assault or worse crimes.

Scruffles · 11-10-2012 06:03PM

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

I call Horses*it

'it' isnt a very nice name for a horse; whats wrong with misty/beauty/shergar/mr plod?

grabbing a woman by the neck should never be done by anyone no matter who the fcuk they think they are!!

This "man" should be imprisoned

unfortunately that woud never happen due to his job,they need to be getting rid of coppers like him whose behavior can explode in certain conditions,not enabling them!

Tombi! · 11-10-2012 06:09PM

Scruffles wrote: »

unfortunately that woud never happen due to his job,they need to be getting rid of coppers like him whose behavior can explode in certain conditions,not enabling them!

Stop being so negative!
He was drinking and normally isn't like that. Sure doesn't he come from a good family and he went to college! :rolleyes:

Must have just been a lapse in judgement; maybe he was suffering from flashbacks to his days fighting local thugs to defend the family home or whatever bollocks excuse the judge excepted.

3ndahalfof6 · 11-10-2012 06:16PM

AHHHHHHHH the joys.

PhlegmyMoses · 11-10-2012 06:18PM

spurious wrote: »

If anything, coming 'from a respectable family' means behaving like a thug should be punished more harshly as it's not as if you came from a family where violence was everyday.

I would have hoped Garda selection procedures would have weeded out people likely to do what he did.

Ludicrous. It shouldn't have a bearing at all. Having an out of character moment can happen to anyone. Never happened to me but I'm not going to get up on the high horse over anybody who makes one mistake. The lack of previous is the most important factor here.

Pappa Charlie · 11-10-2012 06:19PM

IrishFeeney92 wrote: »

The garda selection system in Ireland is ridiculous, anybody can become a garda!! People who inforce the law should be put through tougher selection and mental pressure. how is a "man" like this to tell,testify against and punish other people he thinks are not abiding by the law?

Tell that to the other 18,000 who applied and failed to get in out of 19,500 when I applied and joined? What a load of ****e

Tombi! · 11-10-2012 06:32PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Ludicrous. It shouldn't have a bearing at all. Having an out of character moment can happen to anyone. Never happened to me but I'm not going to get up on the high horse over anybody who makes one mistake. The lack of previous is the most important factor here.

Come on, fighting one person (fair enough, seemed like both fellas were equally at fault so no blame on either side) and then afterwards deciding to push one more down and then grabbing another by their throat is a lot more than "an out of character moment".

His outta character moment was him fighting; him assaulting two more people is a bit of a stretch.

Unless he's planning on giving up the drink, he shouldn't be allowed into the gardaí ranks.

Garda to be spared assault conviction

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