Brother of Winning Streak contestant shot dead

I heart TV · 25-09-2015 07:45AM #1

A brother of the young lad who was on Winning Streak last Saturday night has been shot dead in spain.

El Weirdo · 25-09-2015 07:47AM

At least it wasn't the brother of the fella that was on Winning Street.

michael999999 · 25-09-2015 07:48AM

He played The Gangster Roulette, and lost!

Ally Dick · 25-09-2015 08:06AM

Probably executed by another dodgy Irish ex pat. It's not a life I'd choose. Gardai telling you there is a threat to your life..and then not bothering to defend you. In Spain you've less chance of help too

Teyla Emmagan · 25-09-2015 08:10AM

Ally Dick wrote:

Probably executed by another dodgy Irish ex pat. It's not a life I'd choose. Gardai telling you there is a threat to your life..and then not bothering to defend you. In Spain you've less chance of help too

I really don't think it's down to the guards to defend you from your fellow criminals. Not when you're probably every bit as bad as they are. They have better things to be doing. And sure those fellas only go to Spain to live a great life on their ill gotten gains and evade the law.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 25-09-2015 08:13AM

Nah when you get involved in that lifestyle it's like Russian roulette. It's decent ordinary citizens that need protection. The guards aren't personal bodyguards for criminals

Hitchens · 25-09-2015 08:58AM

Quickly throws bag of popcorn into microwave

macnug · 25-09-2015 09:00AM

It was his cousin not his brother.

Tilly · 25-09-2015 09:05AM

Ally Dick wrote: »

Probably executed by another dodgy Irish ex pat. It's not a life I'd choose. Gardai telling you there is a threat to your life..and then not bothering to defend you. In Spain you've less chance of help too

Why on earth would our guards (or any police) try and protect criminals?

Ally Dick · 25-09-2015 09:17AM

Tilly wrote: »

Why on earth would our guards (or any police) try and protect criminals?

Because look what you have now. Lazy policing. Omertas being carried out in housing estates in Tallaght and Clondalkin. It's the broken window theory. Leave a broken window in an estate unrepaired, and the whole estate goes to sh!t very quickly. The gardai need to pursue the whole of the law, or you end up with anarchy. It's not about protecting criminals per se. It's about doing all of their job and not letting criminals roam the cities with guns, going on missions to kill people

arayess · 25-09-2015 09:20AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Nah when you get involved in that lifestyle it's like Russian roulette. It's decent ordinary citizens that need protection. The guards aren't personal bodyguards for criminals

I see your point but the gardai have a responsibility to protect everybody.
They have a duty to all citizens. they can't just judge somebody.
If they don't protect everybody regardless of status you can chaos and the risk that a targets wife / kids or others get hurt too.

what gets me is you know people are after you and you still live in the same house and do your thing as usual.

I was at a party once , rough sort of party. one fella was there with a vest on , sweating like a mad fella but refused to take it off. Can't have been pleasant for him. Was told people were after him.
seemed pleasant of a chap enough but there were about 50 people in the house and the door was open , I hardly knew anybody. If I was worried about my safety I wouldn't be there but I guess one must party.

Little CuChulainn · 25-09-2015 09:30AM

The Gardai do offer protection and advice. More often than not they are told to **** off.

Buona Fortuna · 25-09-2015 09:31AM

macnug wrote: »

It was his cousin not his brother.

He ain't heavy

2smiggy · 25-09-2015 09:32AM

why would the Garda be protecting someone over in Spain ?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 25-09-2015 09:34AM

The gardai have a duty first and foremost to protect the people who haven't brought any trouble on themselves. They have a duty to protect young impressionable kids from these scrotes dealing drugs. They have a duty to protect elderly people from being afraid to stay in their own homes on their own. They have a duty to protect people going about their daily business from being attacked or harmed in anyway.

When you live by the sword, you can't complain when the sword kills you. Why should a member of the gardai (unarmed as they are) put themselves in dangers way, trying to protect someone who would think NOTHING about lodging a bullet in someone else over a drug debt/stupid feud. If they're big and tough enough to intimidate others, then let them deal with the consequences

endacl · 25-09-2015 09:34AM

I find myself overcome with indifference.

sonofenoch · 25-09-2015 09:35AM

He went to Spain for a little chat, thought he could relax....no ratsssssssss

RayM · 25-09-2015 09:36AM

omg so sad cant stop cryin so sad sleep wit the angles hun rip havent stoped cryin all day lol xx

jamesbere · 25-09-2015 09:36AM

No sympathy at all for this fella, if this is the way he wanted to lead his life then there is always the possibility his life would be in danger

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 25-09-2015 09:39AM

RayM wrote: »

omg so sad cant stop cryin so sad sleep wit the angles hun rip havent stoped cryin all day lol xx

Dnt worri hun he's gt d best bed in hevin x

Little CuChulainn · 25-09-2015 09:46AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Dnt worri hun he's gt d best bed in hevin x

God only takes de best ones.

kneemos · 25-09-2015 09:46AM

Little CuChulainn wrote: »

The Gardai do offer protection and advice. More often than not they are told to **** off.

Often heard it said they refused Garda protection.

What criminal wants Guards following them around in fairness,they'd be a laughing stock.

Ally Dick · 25-09-2015 09:50AM

Did he get a cut of the Winning Streak money?

Sheep Lover · 25-09-2015 09:52AM

RIP

Condolences to his family xxx

Dodge · 25-09-2015 09:55AM

saying he's a relation of a winning streak contestant is burying the lead a little

AnonoBoy · 25-09-2015 09:58AM

I find it amazing that people reference TV shows for things like this.

"The man whose cousin once appeared as a book reviewer on the Late Late Toy Show as a child was shot twice outside his house."

"The woman, who once went to school with that woman who filled in for the girl that used to be on Off the Rails while she was out on maternity leave, was arrested and charged with two counts of smuggling cocaine."

"The teenager, who was taught in the very same school that the cousin of Marty Whelan attended, was taken into custody early this morning."

Buona Fortuna · 25-09-2015 10:02AM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

The gardai have a duty first and foremost to protect the people who haven't brought any trouble on themselves. They have a duty to protect young impressionable kids from these scrotes dealing drugs. They have a duty to protect elderly people from being afraid to stay in their own homes on their own. They have a duty to protect people going about their daily business from being attacked or harmed in anyway.

When you live by the sword, you can't complain when the sword kills you. Why should a member of the gardai (unarmed as they are) put themselves in dangers way, trying to protect someone who would think NOTHING about lodging a bullet in someone else over a drug debt/stupid feud. If they're big and tough enough to intimidate others, then let them deal with the consequences

We don't leave it to the Gardai to decide who they are and are not going to protect.

Now I wouldn't suggest that the AGS do it but there are a couple of PR techniques that I've seen Police in UK do. Someone is killed and there's a bit of a furore.

- its leaked that he dealt drugs. Who is going to argue?

- if that fails they'll just get someone into custody (and they're not too fussy who). Gives them a chance to manage the story - active lines of enquiry

gramar · 25-09-2015 10:02AM

Tilly wrote: »

Why on earth would our guards (or any police) try and protect criminals?

Dey have rightz too ya know.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 25-09-2015 10:07AM

Buona Fortuna wrote: »

We don't leave it to the Gardai to decide who they are and are not going to protect.

Now I wouldn't suggest that the AGS do it but there are a couple of PR techniques that I've seen Police in UK do. Someone is killed and there's a bit of a furore.

- its leaked that he dealt drugs. Who is going to argue?

- if that fails they'll just get someone into custody (and they're not too fussy who). Gives them a chance to manage the story - active lines of enquiry

As long as they're not taking out innocent bystanders they're doing society a favour taking out each other.
There was a young lad beaten stabbed and set on fire the night Kilkenny won the all Ireland in rhode, left for dead. The news headlines were "young drug dealer" and mentioned how he was known to gardai, his convictions, the fact they were following a line of enquiry incase it was related to a grow house being uncovered months previously, and how much he owed in a drug debt.

Hardly painting a picture of an innocent victim

the groutch · 25-09-2015 10:09AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I find it amazing that people reference TV shows for things like this.

"The man whose cousin once appeared as a book reviewer on the Late Late Toy Show as a child was shot twice outside his house."

"The woman, who once went to school with that woman who filled in for the girl that used to be on Off the Rails while she was out on maternity leave, was arrested and charged with two counts of smuggling cocaine."

"The teenager, who was taught in the very same school that the cousin of Marty Whelan attended, was taken into custody early this morning."

Stira, as seen on the Late Late Show

AnonoBoy · 25-09-2015 10:12AM

the groutch wrote: »

Stira, as seen on the Late Late Show

They only dropped that from their ads in the past five years or so if I recall correctly even though they were featured on the show in 1990!

At least in their case it was for marketing purposes not just "Hey everyone something happened to someone that knows someone that was on the telly!"

Brother of Winning Streak contestant shot dead

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