Prison Van stops for Chips in Inchicore, violent prisioner escapes

endacl · 18-12-2014 01:26PM

Tubaiste wrote: »

Red face for the Gardaí. You have to doubt that the chips were for the prisoner since he outran the 3 officers easily.

Cheap shot at tha Gardai fail.

Valetta wrote: »

Nothing to do with the Gardaí.

Ah, he has a chip on his shoulder.

:pac:

Babooshka · 18-12-2014 01:27PM

vicwatson wrote: »

I just laughed very loudly at this. nothing surprises me in this little country anymore.

We cannot govern ourselves. a tiny little outcrop on the western edge of Europe. pathetic

You obviously haven't tasted the chips from Macari's, I can understand why they stopped.

conorhal · 18-12-2014 01:28PM

bjork wrote: »

And no chips or ice- cream either!!

Unless they've been really really good boys that have earned a treat. And there's a prison officer willing to hold their cone while they lick it of course......

corner of hells · 18-12-2014 01:29PM

Grand Moff Tarkin wrote: »

Most prison staff are those who washed out or did not make the cut for the Garda or army. This entire episode is down to human error.

Are you sure ? I thought prison officers are amonget the highest paid civil servants , some being ex soldiers , a prison officer is hardly an individual who didn't make the cut for the Gardai or Army.
Its not as if we have break outs regularly.

Son Of A Vidic · 18-12-2014 01:46PM

Valetta wrote: »

Nothing to do with the Gardaí.

You could use that as the new Garda crime fighting motto.

McDermotX · 18-12-2014 01:47PM

corner of hells wrote: »

Are you sure ? I thought prison officers are amonget the highest paid civil servants , some being ex soldiers , a prison officer is hardly an individual who didn't make the cut for the Gardai or Army.
Its not as if we have break outs regularly.

A testament to the handy number our prisoners have.:P

Arbiter of Good Taste · 18-12-2014 01:55PM

Apparently the prisoners often get steak in portlaoise prison. Maybe he was annoyed at being fobbed off with chips.

ALiasEX · 18-12-2014 02:22PM

Tubaiste wrote: »

Red face for the Gardaí. You have to doubt that the chips were for the prisoner since he outran the 3 officers easily.

Would it not take a bit longer for hunger to slow you down? Anyway, I'm sure prisoners know how to lie.

Anyway, the officers only made it look like an accident.

Muahahaha · 18-12-2014 02:30PM

Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: »

I hope the three prison guards are properly disciplined - probably wont be though.

I call BS on their version. I wonder if the three of them went in for their curry chips and the prisoner managed to get out.

FFS it is actually less than an hour from Inchicore to Portlaoise.

This.

I'm not buying the story that they stopped for chips for the prisoner when the commute between Dublin and Portlaoise is so short and they had lots of waiting around to do in the Mater while the prisoner was being seen to, they could have got him a sandwich there. It seems more likely to me that the three prison officers have a favourite chipper in Inchicore and thats why they were there, they decided to stop for curry chips and leave the prisoner in the back of the van.

gerrybbadd · 18-12-2014 02:34PM

Any truth to the rumour they had rang in an order for a pudding box?

Highflyer13 · 18-12-2014 02:36PM

The prison officers are 3 idiots not capable of doing their jobs and should be sacked. This fella could easily harm someone now.

Muahahaha · 18-12-2014 02:37PM

corner of hells wrote: »

Are you sure ? I thought prison officers are amonget the highest paid civil servants , some being ex soldiers , a prison officer is hardly an individual who didn't make the cut for the Gardai or Army.
Its not as if we have break outs regularly.

I wouldn't be so sure about that
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/over-400-prisoners-escaped-irish-4340291

More than 400 prisoners have escaped in the last five years – and 32 of them are still on the loose.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald confirmed 419 inmates have absconded from detention centres with many simply walking out of open prisons.

While most were recaptured or gave themselves up, she confirmed 32 are still at large.

The worst year for break-outs was 2009 when 133 prisoners went missing while the following year 112 escaped.

Little CuChulainn · 18-12-2014 02:39PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

This.

I'm not buying the story that they stopped for chips for the prisoner when the commute between Dublin and Portlaoise is so short and they had lots of waiting around to do in the Mater while the prisoner was being seen to, they could have got him a sandwich there. It seems more likely to me that the three prison officers have a favourite chipper in Inchicore and thats why they were there, they decided to stop for curry chips and leave the prisoner in the back of the van.

I'd say they were originally hoping to be back in Portlaoise in time for lunch but were delayed in the hospital.

beertons · 18-12-2014 02:41PM

Was the food nice?

SpaceTime · 18-12-2014 02:44PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

I wouldn't be so sure about that
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/over-400-prisoners-escaped-irish-4340291

Total prison population is only 3,892

Roughly 10% of prisoners escape over a 4 year period ?!?!

bjork · 18-12-2014 02:46PM

SpaceTime wrote: »

Total prison population is only 3,892

Roughly 10% of prisoners escape over a 4 year period ?!?!

Most of them probably were late back from their Christmas break home

flas · 18-12-2014 02:52PM

vicwatson wrote: »

I just laughed very loudly at this. nothing surprises me in this little country anymore.

We cannot govern ourselves. a tiny little outcrop on the western edge of Europe. pathetic

Yeah youare dead right,no other country ever,anywhere has ever had a prisioner escape during transportation from one place to the next!ever!crap old Ireland eh!

bear1 · 18-12-2014 02:59PM

There should be a nice big face palm meme next to that article.
Good to know that we have idiots like this watching over prisoners. Is there no protocal when it comes to transporting prisoners?!?
They should be rightly disciplined and not on full feckin pay like they usually do. What an utter fcuk up.

SpaceTime · 18-12-2014 03:03PM

We could privatise it like they did in the UK.. no private transporter ever lost any prisoners ...

Oh wait: G4S actually lost the keys for one prison costing half a million pounds to replace!

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article4262938.ece

Highflyer13 · 18-12-2014 03:04PM

One of them was probably in on it. Nice few € coming up to Christmas. It just seems to bizarre.

SEPT 23 1989 · 18-12-2014 03:09PM

was it Bennys chipper?

corner of hells · 18-12-2014 03:35PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

I wouldn't be so sure about that
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/over-400-prisoners-escaped-irish-4340291

Walking out of an open prison is little different from a breakout from say Port Laoise or Mountjoy.

18-12-2014 04:30PM

Grand Moff Tarkin wrote: »

Most prison staff are those who washed out or did not make the cut for the Garda or army. This entire episode is down to human error.

Nice generalisation.

You should check out the Prison Service Calendar. I bet you'd love it.

RikkFlair · 18-12-2014 04:40PM

They'll surely ketchup with him later.

18-12-2014 04:43PM

RikkFlair wrote: »

They'll surely ketchup with him later.

Lets hope so, before he asSalts and Batters someone

brevity · 18-12-2014 04:44PM

Is anyone else picturing Chief Wiggum, Eddie and Lou chasing Snake with Chief Wiggum trying to eat the chips as he runs?

Cos I am.

Grand Moff Tarkin · 18-12-2014 04:46PM

Omackeral wrote: »

Nice generalisation.

You should check out the Prison Service Calendar. I bet you'd love it.

With the precentage of escapes if anything I was being to kind to them.

The Gibzilla · 18-12-2014 04:47PM

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Indo says:

Let's hope for a speedy resolution to this one.

Yeah, hopefully there's a fast fix to go with the fast food.

18-12-2014 04:48PM

Grand Moff Tarkin wrote: »

With the precentage of escapes if anything I was being to kind to them.

Those numbers include people not signing on when on temporary release. They are not 'escapes' in the proper sense of the word.

forgotten password · 18-12-2014 04:48PM

i was sitting in the ditch

atin' chips and drinkin' porter

Prison Van stops for Chips in Inchicore, violent prisioner escapes

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