Hitchens wrote: » Chain gang for the basterds!! :mad:
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Tail Docker wrote: » Chain gang? They'll sue for being endangered/injured for "just not paying the toll", They'll claim it was just "racist gards" discriminating against them for being Travvelers and over-reacting to them not paying €3.. And most likely, they'll win. Unless the Gards have concrete proof they were out robbing, which I doubt they have tbh. The four others will claim off the drivers insurance for "being in an acident" and will all get big payouts. Chain gang me hole. It will be ca-ching. It always is.
Lord Trollington wrote: » Padraig Nally was sentenced to 6 years
Lord Trollington wrote: » for defending his property in shooting dead John Frog Ward who had 80 convictions and 38 court appearances.
irishgeo wrote: » Yeah I am sure they have insurance.
end of the road wrote: » and he deserved every bit of it. he wasn't "defending his property" . he shot a man who was leaving the property and then beat the **** out of him on the ground. but as the man shot happened to be a traveler, or a traveler who had convictions Nally was "defending his property" . you couldn't make it up. Nally got what he deserved, a shame he was released but he served something
Hitchens wrote: » so did frog
Little CuChulainn wrote: » 1000 Gardai injured on duty per year. That's 10% of frontline workers. Can't see how you can accuse them of being afraid, unless you think all those injuries are from staying away from criminals.
HeidiHeidi wrote: » I'm not calling for lock-them-up-and-throw-away-the-key, but there has to be some sort of a deterrent if they're caught at **** like this, and there just isn't.
punisher5112 wrote: » If only the courts worked as quick and efficient as the new water meter installations
Lord Trollington wrote: » He shot a man after coming upon him going from the front door of his house and around to the back and basically hanging around his farm yard. This was the 2nd time in as many weeks Frog had visited and looked around the farm. I would imagine Nally knew this man was a traveler by looking at him and also knew he wasn't popping around for tea and a chat.
Lord Trollington wrote: » He shot at him and hit target after which a struggle ensued. The man fled towards his car where his son was waiting, Nally followed him and shot him again. Killing him.
Lord Trollington wrote: » I would have done the same. And I probably would have shot the scummer son also.
Lord Trollington wrote: » You can say he shot a man leaving his property and technically you are right.
Lord Trollington wrote: » He shot a man with 80 convictions and 38 court appearances.
Lord Trollington wrote: » Some would say Nally was a good judge of character.
Lord Trollington wrote: » I'll directly quote Nally : what happened on my farm – and what followed – had nothing whatsoever to do with Travellers. It was just me and another man….I felt I was under threat and in danger and I acted on the spur of the moment. A man lost his life that day and I’m sorry for the family of John Ward but I didn’t get up that morning thinking I was going to kill someone. I’m not that sort of person. I didn’t go looking for trouble. Trouble came looking for me.’
end of the road wrote: » yeah, anti traveler types and those who weren't brought up properly with proper morals
Sofiztikated wrote: » For anyone that has skipped to the end of this, I'll sum up what has come so far: Blaming Gardai. Blaming Gardai resources. Chain gangs. Supermax prisons. Corporal punishment/death penalty. Knackers. Frog Ward. People that defend travellers to the fucking end. Pauric McNally. Irish Water.