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Knackers trying to scare people by shouting in faces.

Arpa

What's this new thing knackers are doing whereby they are jumping unexpectedly at people and shouting in their face to try scare them?

Happened to me and the gf in Phoenix park today by some howiya wagon with a can of bulmers and an iphone blaring out techno crap.

I nearly decked her when she jumped in our faces...lucky I didn't. Firstly because I don't like the idea of hitting a woman but secondly because she was with a large group of mates (all head the balls with obligatory t-shirts...scumbags basically). If I had hit her I definitely would have made things worse...for me and my gf.

what angered me though is the girlfriend is pregnant and a sudden shock can't be good for her. Also my instinct was to deck her...and would I have really been responsible if I did hit her?

Anyway my mate said he's noticed it's a new thing or on the increase...jumping out in front of people to try scare them. He also said they love to do it to older tourists. Is that true? And if so can we pass on the message to the scumbags via bebo or something that it's not cool and they should expect a punch if they do it...because that's a natural reaction.

Admittedly it's not as bad as that tango thing from years back but it's hardly the most inventive way of getting kicks.

I know if that howiya hadn't been with a big group of mates she wouldn't have tried it on. It really angered me because although my gf was fine, she got a shock and people don't know what jumping out on people like that can do.

Anyone else notice it?

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BillyMitchel

Augmerson wrote: »

Hit them, regardless of sex. Hit them and hit them ****ing hard as you can, and as soon as the nearest one comes for you, pull your keys out of your pocket and bury it in their face. Deep in the eye socket. Be screaming while you do this too. I mean really screaming, like Braveheart or something.

Scumbags are scumbags because ordinary people don't do anything.

Y.O.L.O

grindle

Arpa wrote: »

What's this new thing knackers are doing?

New?

donegal_road

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Something similar happened to me a little while ago on Parnell st. Some scumbag walking towards me on the footpath suddenly jumped into my path and started screaming at me. I instinctively pushed him away without thinking. He got all agitated and started hurling abuse at me and telling me that he was going to call the guards to get me done for assault. I told him to go ahead and call them so we could find out who they would believe.

He then called me a fucking bollocks and walked off.

that is what the whole scam is about, aggravate someone into physical assault, court -> compo -> €€

A similar scam was in operation here where a car that had the right of way would signal to an on-coming car to proceed ahead of them at a junction etc, then they would run into the car, and because they were in the right they were entitled to €

IM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r84r4gMmRf8

Karl Stein

El Guapo! wrote: »

Are you for real?
Autism?!

Haven't you heard of the gangs of autistic people roaming the streets being careful not to make eye contact with, or touch, each other?

Also when they mug someone they scream if they get blood on the clothes. Not because of the horror of having someone's life-blood splashing onto them but because red clashes horribly with neutral colours.

ardle1

El Guapo! wrote: »

Are you for real?
Autism?!
No. It's a case of being a knobhead. The last thing they need is an excuse. "Oh I'm only being a little bollox because I have mild ADHD." No, you're just a little prick.

I know m8, it's unfortunate it's sad but it's true,,jokers in primary,messers in second level,should I go on......:rolleyes:and they dont actually say "Oh I'm only being a little bollox because I have mild ADHD" they couldn't give two s@*#s, they just go away and boast to their buddies.

ardle1

donegal_road wrote: »

that is what the whole scam is about, aggravate someone into physical assault, court -> compo -> €€

A similar scam was in operation here where a car that had the right of way would signal to an on-coming car to proceed ahead of them at a junction etc, then they would run into the car, and because they were in the right they were entitled to €

Hence the reason I have an accident camera in my car.

Festy

Just say this to them OP,it should get rid of them pretty sharp...

FizzleSticks

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Scruffles

experienced that a number of times when used to live in a very chavvy part of manchester, because am wearing a pair of peltor optime III ear defenders and communicating in makaton sign language,these sht faced litle inbreds think am deaf and its some how hilarious and perfectly acceptable to come up to someone and scream in their face.
have wished for many years to be deaf-if only,am profoundly sound sensitive and will collapse to the floor due to vestibular hyperacusis,their scream and noise in general is overwhelming agony, it triggers challenging behavior, severe epileptic seizures and todds paralysis,and if that isnt enough am left with temperary blindness from the sensory overload of their bullsht- they woud not have been left standing themselves,if had not collapsed.
havent experienced this for a long time luckily as am in a much better area.

am female but also the type who will not be anyones abuse target,and did so happen to do that yesterday when the little bstard attacked out of nowhere-was unprovokedly punched in the stomach by him,was also paralysed from the waist down at the time and sat in the wheelie ,though have not got any memory of the incident have been told that had grabbed hold of him and not let go whilst hitting so had been pulled over then had thrown the wheel chair at him whilst sprawled out on the floor going mental.:o

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Jeez scruffles, hope you landed a few on the little b4stard.

Jimmy Garlic

I really think they have devolved into a sub-species.

SolarFlash

Just accept that Dublin is a very dangerous city and stay away from public parks. Get taxis don't walk on the streets. That's what I do anyway.

RossyG

IM0 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r84r4gMmRf8

Tyrone: my new hero.

RossyG

SolarFlash wrote: »

Just accept that Dublin is a very dangerous city and stay away from public parks. Get taxis don't walk on the streets. That's what I do anyway.

Is it really that bad?

(I've never been there)

Festy

RossyG wrote: »

Is it really that bad?

(I've never been there)

Total dump,keep well away from the place is my advice.

El Guapo!

RossyG wrote: »

Is it really that bad?

(I've never been there)

No it's nowhere near that bad.

Lelantos

Its a new fad, they want to be on YouTube! All the skangers saw the screaming goat video & now they want to be spliced with Linda Martin singing Get Lucky!
And OP.......post it on Bebo?! Thought you wanted to spread the word, not bury it.

CruelCoin

Arpa wrote: »

Anyone else notice it?

Yup, rampant knackerism has me crossing the street from these "people".

alphabeat

just scream loudly back in their face - instantly

you should be screaming even as they are opening their mouths to scream at you
and do it way louder and way more unhinged sounding then they ever could

they will back off - and may actually piss their pants

if they however involuntarily hit you - then its license to smash their facey bits with extreme prejudice

GTDolanator

SolarFlash wrote: »

Just accept that Dublin is a very dangerous city and stay away from public parks. Get taxis don't walk on the streets. That's what I do anyway.

possibly the most retarded thing ive read on boards.Dublin is a fantastic city i wouldnt live anywhere else given the choice.Every city has its scum

Valetta

RossyG wrote: »

Is it really that bad?

(I've never been there)

Of course not.

Divide everything on boards.ie by 10.

Standard formula.

jimgoose

RossyG wrote: »

Is it really that bad?

(I've never been there)

'Tis biy. I always bring a flamethrower when I goes up ta dat Big Smoke.

More seriously - this new, fashionable thickness/knackeryness is really starting to annoy me. :mad:

**Vai**

SolarFlash wrote: »

Just accept that Dublin is a very dangerous city and stay away from public parks. Get taxis don't walk on the streets. That's what I do anyway.

Hand them over the parks so they can have more room for their scummery. Makes for better acoustics when "insert techno dj" is blaring from their phone speakers if their are less human beings around.

That's the spirit!

Czarcasm

GTDolanator wrote: »

possibly the most retarded thing ive read on boards.Dublin is a fantastic city i wouldnt live anywhere else given the choice.Every city has its scum

Possibly the most ill informed thing I've ever read on boards.

After that, yeah, Dublin is lovely.

OP the whole happy slapping and how ignorant little shytes get their kicks is nothing new, as GT says - happens everywhere.

kylith

Definitely not a new fad, the scummers around my area have been doing this for years. Maybe I should stop stopping myself from lashing out in self defence...

kiffer

Valetta wrote: »

Of course not.

Divide everything on boards.ie by 10.

Standard formula.

So if we divide that 10 by 10 do we get the actual standard formula?

Screaming back in their face might work but in that it may startle the screamer but it will entertain their friends so won't stop them in the long run...
What could you scream that would embarress them enough for it to be not worth their while entertaining their mates?

TroutMask

Dublin is a dump and is getting worse. The anti-social behaviour is reaching a new level because street policing is terrible. I visit France and Holland a lot, and if they pulled that shizzle in either of those countries, they'd find themselves handcuffed face down on the ground with a firearm aimed at them.

Festy

kylith wrote: »

Definitely not a new fad, the scummers around my area have been doing this for years. Maybe I should stop stopping myself from lashing out in self defence...

Looks at your location :pac:

[Deleted User]

TroutMask wrote: »

Dublin is a dump and is getting worse. The anti-social behaviour is reaching a new level because street policing is terrible. I visit France and Holland a lot, and if they pulled that shizzle in either of those countries, they'd find themselves handcuffed face down on the ground with a firearm aimed at them.

Yep. I know loads of people who have been to Dublin as tourists and would never go back. They were appalled by the behaviour they witnessed all around the city centre, but more appalled that the police were nowhere to be seen. It just gives the impression that Dublin is a kip where anything goes and scumbag actions have no consequences, which is probably quite accurate. I'm actually embarrassed when friends go over for a weekend and come back with stories about being abused by scumbags and knackers. A lot of people who live there seem to have their heads buried in the sand about how bad it is, or are just so used to it that they think it's OK.