Ever been caught urinating in public?

Seems most people who have been caught just got a talking too and that was it.

whats the point wrote: »

Got caught short myself one time, which resulted in.
Court case.
80 euro fine.
Name in the local newspaper.
Article cut from the local newspaper and hung up on the notice board of the canteen in work.

Must have been bad. Bet you got some slagging over it at work. Did it say in the paper what you had been doing? It seriously wouldn't go down well at work if I ended up in court for it and made the paper.

Smithwicks Man wrote: »

Most Gardaí wouldn't be arsed writing you up on it unless you start being an ars**ole about it. Would be furious if I ever got done for it as I've seen much worse being let off without a name even being taken. Sometimes ya just gotta go.

That being said, there's doing it discreetly and there's doing it on a main street etc.

Yeah I'd agree with all that. I probably go into the arsehole category for giving him a false name. He was not impressed.

john the one wrote: »

Trim in the summer of 2010, having a slash down a lane, the blue lights came on and i got an earful off 2 guards.

Had to go back down to trim on the 23rd of December to court, the judge threw the book at me! 550 euro fine, 2 days before christmas.

And all i was doing was doin me toileh

FFS €550 - most expensive night out ever. Was it just for pissing or more besides or did you have previous. People get fined alot less for alot worse. And you had to go back to Trim as well;)

grumula wrote: »

caught once in dublin, living there at the time at about 20 years of age. on the way home from a staff night out, at absolute bursting point, (frustratingly only about 6 or 7 minutes from my gaff). ducked down an alley out of harms way and relieved myself behind a large skip. a gard approached as i walked out and asked what i was doing, i fessed up straight away and appologised, telling him that if i hadn't i would have genuinely been walking home saturated in piss. he asked for my name age and address, i gave him all three, expecting that he was going to send me a fine in the post (i was in the wrong, no complaints outa me). he asked where i was originally from, i told him. he asked for my mother's name and address, i asked him what that info had to do with anything. he accused me of getting smart, i told him my appartment was 5 minutes away, and that he could go with me to verify my address, but my parents were none of his concern seing as i hadn't lived with them in four years. he clapped the irons on me and made me sit in the drunk tank for about 5 hours after processing me. I eventually gave him the oul' wans address and a week later he had a gard in my home city deliver my court summons to her!
i eventually went for my hearing and the judge after hearing that i had no prior convictions just advised me to put a donation in the charity box and stop wasting everyone's time.
OP- if you eventually get in, i implore you, don't be that guy!

Thought I was going to be arrested too when he 'clapped the irons' on me like you. Laughed when I read that - thought you were going to end up on a slave ship or something.

When I was giving my right details he checked it over the radio and nothing came back and then asked me for my family home address too so it was similar to you. I just didn't say anything more and gave it to him. So if I get a summons Mammy will probably get it at the door - not good. That was unfair on you - you gave him a right address and still got arrested.

It was probably only a few minutes while he checked it out but it felt like a long time and thinking I was going to be spending the night in a cell. But the number of people passing by who were staring and even shouting over at me as I was standing there with the cuffs on and 2 Gardai made it a bit embarassing.

I probably won't get in anytime soon but it is a job I think I'd love so I am still going to try for it.

errlloyd wrote: »

Obviously we can't give you legal advice on boards.

But court summons are notoriously inconsistent. If you track down and sincerely retrospectively apologise the the Garda when you receive the summons they often withdraw it for petty crimes.

Even if you do go to the district court, if you are sincere and sound to the judge they will often give you a charity donation instead of an actual conviction, which won't show on your record - you'd be better off being summoned to a suburban court than a City Centre one though.

Do you think it would do any good going to the Garda. I can remember the number on his shoulder but don't know his name or what station?

It happened in the city so I am thinking it would be a city court. Why are the city ones worse?

private89 wrote: »

Ok I know it's disgusting but over Christmas I was out in town and got caught taking a p*** after getting out of a taxi. As I was doing it 2 guards came up behind me and told me to put it away.

I had a good bit to drink and tried to laugh it off but they asked for my details. Stupidly I gave them a false name but got caught out with the date of birth. He wasn't happy and I got handcuffed and said he was arresting me for not giving him the right details and public order.

He asked me again for my details and I gave them to him and said sorry for messing him around. He checked ID that I had in my pocket and gave me a bollocking for messing around. He then took off the cuffs and told me to leave the area and I did. He said I would get a fine in the post in the next few weeks or I could have to go to court.

So if you got caught - what happened? Did you get a fine or have to go to court or did you hear anything back?

Like alot of others I am applying for the Guards at the moment so don't know if this will ruin my chances

Eventually got my summons for this and have to go to court next month. Had hoped he had forgotten about it but not that lucky.