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Youth who threw rabbit in river

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  • #32
    gimmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,296 ✭✭✭✭gimmick


    The picture of your man with the rabbit in the link gave it away to me that the rabbit is still alive.


  • #33
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    gimmick wrote: »
    The picture of your man with the rabbit in the link gave it away to me that the rabbit is still alive.

    That could have been an old picture though!

    I was just listening to the RTE 1 Radio news a few minutes ago and they interviewed Mr. Byrne who confirmed that Barney, his rabbit is alive and well It looks like the Indo got it wrong in their news report.


  • #34
    jam_mac_jam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭jam_mac_jam


    OSI wrote: »
    And what about the 2 dogs he also has with him? Wild rabbits would normally be out in a field in a burrow where it's warm and they have plenty of food. Not on some dudes lap on a bridge.

    You're serious? The man is homeless and you are wondering how the rabbit is? Dogs also don't need bedrooms to be healthy and well looked after and I am sure these animals get a lot of care.


  • #35
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    robbie7730 wrote: »
    Yes, but lets not fail to be happy with a half decent sentence, based on the fact other sentences are far too short.

    i've no idea what sort of guy who done this was or if he has previous (he sounds like a right wánker regardless) but filling the prisons with these type of idiots is a waste of time, a donation of maybe a thousand euro to the homeless chap and 4 months working for an animal shelter would probably be a more fitting punishment imo


  • #36
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    davet82 wrote: »
    i've no idea what sort of guy who done this was or if he has previous (he sounds like a right wánker regardless) but filling the prisons with these type of idiots is a waste of time, a donation of maybe a thousand euro to the homeless chap and 4 months working for an animal shelter would probably be a more fitting punishment imo
    I wouldn't let that guy 'volunteer' in any animal shelter, not in a million years.


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  • #37
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    I wouldn't let that guy 'volunteer' in any animal shelter, not in a million years.

    not 'volunteer' but have him clean out dog kennels or whatever other shítty jobs they have, it could educate him while teaching him a lesson

    but yeah i wouldn't let him near my rabbit tbh :)


  • #38
    intellectual dosser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭intellectual dosser


    4 months sounds right but the sentencing coming out of our courts just arent in synch with each other.

    Yesterday, a man was let off for punching a toddler in the head.
    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/mums-shock-as-dad-who-hit-toddler-avoids-jail-3312345.html
    "The boy suffered permanent damage to the cartilage in his ear, which a doctor said was typically found in injuries suffered by adult rugby players."
    "He was requested to post a bail bond of €100 and to keep the peace for 12 months."


  • #39
    Knifey Spoony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭Knifey Spoony


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    Yes, unfortunately he did :(



    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/youth-sentenced-to-four-months-in-jail-for-throwing-homeless-mans-pet-rabbit-into-liffey-3315976.html


    Edit: I was just listening to the RTE 1 Radio news a few minutes ago and they interviewed Mr. Byrne who confirmed that Barney, his rabbit is alive and well :) It looks like the Indo got it wrong in their news report.

    I don't think I've ever gone through such a swing of emotions in such a short space of time, from reading the start of your post and being real sad to being over joyed that Barney survived after reading the edit. :D


  • #40
    Spiritual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 491 ✭✭Spiritual


    The most shocking aspect to this story is that the homeless man has been on the streets for 23 years.


  • #41
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,183 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Anyone found guilty of cruely to rabbits should be locked away forever with the key to their cell thrown into the Liffey. :mad:


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  • #42
    Frank Black
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,296 ✭✭✭Frank Black


    davet82 wrote: »
    yes it was a shítty thing to do but i find it hard to be overjoyed at this sentence when you see child abusers getting suspended sentences

    Never understood this argument.
    Surely you're in favour of harsher sentences for child abusers, rather than more lenient ones for rabbit-drowners?


  • #43
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    black francis wrote: »
    Never understood this argument.
    Surely you're in favour of harsher sentences for child abusers, rather than more lenient ones for rabbit-drowners?

    the sentence is ridiculous tbh


  • #44
    saiint
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭saiint


    the sentence is unfair in my opinion ? im glad people see him as scum and all cause thats what he is
    but compare his sentence to the many child abusers as well as a previous poster mentioned the toddler who got a full force punch in the face and the father got away with it on bail? country is ****ed
    judges give harsher punishments out for trying to kill rabbits then fathers who nearly kill their kids , does that not send a really messed up message? :L


  • #45
    krissovo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭krissovo


    It is cruel without a doubt this story but at the same time I can go out with a gun and as kill as many rabbits as I fancy within the law of the land.


  • #46
    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,814 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRU_lEqus5o


  • #47
    intellectual dosser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭intellectual dosser


    saiint wrote: »
    the sentence is unfair in my opinion ? im glad people see him as scum and all cause thats what he is
    but compare his sentence to the many child abusers as well as a previous poster mentioned the toddler who got a full force punch in the face and the father got away with it on bail? country is ****ed
    judges give harsher punishments out for trying to kill rabbits then fathers who nearly kill their kids , does that not send a really messed up message? :L

    I imagine (not that I agree with it) that his 138 previous convictions had a significant effect on the sentence. Most Child Abusers are put under a microscope after the first conviction.


  • #48
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    krissovo wrote: »
    It is cruel without a doubt this story but at the same time I can go out with a gun and as kill as many rabbits as I fancy within the law of the land.

    coursing too, with more than 10,000 spectators visting clonmel for it annually... not exactly chucking rabbits into the liffey but just as distressing for the rabbits i'd imagine


  • #49
    jordainius
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭jordainius


    OSI wrote: »
    So, guy can't put a roof over his head, but is perfectly capable of looking after 2 dogs and a rabbit and keeping them healthy? Tell you what, you keep a rabbit and two dogs locked out in your back garden and rarely feed them, then we'll see how quick the DSPCA are taking them off you.

    How do you know he rarely feeds them? I can see why you'd assume it, but there is no evidence to show he neglects the animals- on the contrary all we know for certain about his treatment of his animals is that he will go to crazy lengths to protect them.


  • #50
    charlemont
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,725 ✭✭✭charlemont


    Caveman1 wrote: »
    A 4 month sentence for a youth seems fair, but the fella who done it is 20, hardly a youth so should of got more time.

    And the guy who hit his child in Dungarvan gets no jail time !!!


  • #51
    Camo22
    Subscribers Posts: 126 ✭✭Camo22


    saiint wrote: »
    the sentence is unfair in my opinion ? im glad people see him as scum and all cause thats what he is
    but compare his sentence to the many child abusers as well as a previous poster mentioned the toddler who got a full force punch in the face and the father got away with it on bail? country is ****ed
    judges give harsher punishments out for trying to kill rabbits then fathers who nearly kill their kids , does that not send a really messed up message? :L

    Just because the law isn't harsh enough on the scum you mentioned, it doesn't make it right for thsi either.

    Chap whould of been locked up for longer. Disgrace!


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  • #52
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    intellectual dosser wrote: »
    his 138 previous convictions had a significant effect on the sentence.

    the rabbit thrower had 138 convictions?


  • #53
    peadar76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭peadar76


    hares are used for coursing not rabbits


  • #54
    Jake Rugby Walrus666
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    WileyCoyote wrote: »
    Yea like we all know how successful prison has been at defeating criminal behaviour throgh the ages....duh!

    Prison serves three purposes - Punishment, Protection of Society, Rehabilitation.

    This fuckrod needs to be punished. Check.
    Society is safer for three months while he's out of circulation. Check.
    I don't give a flying fuck whether he gets rehabilitated. Check.


  • #55
    intellectual dosser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭intellectual dosser


    davet82 wrote: »
    the rabbit thrower had 138 convictions?

    "The court heard that Kearney was brought up in care, has 138 previous convictions and is already in detention at St Patrick’s Institution."

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1204/breaking30.html


  • #56
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    intellectual dosser wrote: »
    "The court heard that Kearney was brought up in care, has 138 previous convictions and is already in detention at St Patrick’s Institution."

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1204/breaking30.html

    well that changes things, the guy is a menace and he's where he belongs then


  • #57
    Death and Taxes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,775 ✭✭✭Death and Taxes


    Jake Rugby Walrus666 wrote: »
    Prison serves three purposes - Punishment, Protection of Society, Rehabilitation.

    This fuckrod needs to be punished. Check.
    Society is safer for three months while he's out of circulation. Check.
    I don't give a flying fuck whether he gets rehabilitated. Check.

    So you are happy that his current sentence is merely the postponement of his next crime, thus society is not really any safer, so the jail term is a waste.


  • #58
    Higher
    Site Banned Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Higher


    intellectual dosser wrote: »
    "The court heard that Kearney was brought up in care, has 138 previous convictions and is already in detention at St Patrick’s Institution."

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1204/breaking30.html


    So basically, he already has 138 previous convictions and he gets a 4 month sentence that will run while he is still in prison for another offence?

    That shows him....


  • #59
    Jake Rugby Walrus666
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Jake Rugby Walrus666


    WileyCoyote wrote: »
    So you are happy that his current sentence is merely the postponement of his next crime, thus society is not really any safer, so the jail term is a waste.

    I agree with you - let's lock him in a concrete room until he dies. Then we are all safe, no postponement.


  • #60
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    It's not about rehabilitation, its not about making society "safer". It's about punishing the criminal. Anything else is an insidious and wilful attempt at social engineering of the worst type.


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  • #61
    [Deleted User]
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    Cereal Rapist wrote: »
    What a heartless thing to do to a man who is already suffering enough as it is.

    i have to disagree here.....

    no no im not being heartless.... but quick question for anyone that see's this guy in dublin city.

    do any of you know where this guy goes at night with his rabbit and dog when he needs to sleep ?

    anyone ?

    no ?

    ok.... home... to his house..... in ballyer........

    he also has a criminal background.....

    i think i've said this before on here about this too ? probably on the robbie_998 account... anyways.

    i couldnt give a flying sh,ite about him, i just like the rabbit.


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