Anti-terrorist Defence Programme

ttenneb · 19-11-2015 09:46PM #1

The Government has assured us that in the event of a terrorist attack we have adequate defence facilities in place. Our police force, the Garda Siochána, will spring into action with their truncheons, thus ensuring the safety of the citizens of Ireland.
The defence mechanism will be augmented by the implementation of the recently introduced "Iodine Tablet For Truncheon Exchange Programme" which will provide every man, woman and child with their own personal truncheon. A bi-lingual instruction manual will accompany the weapon. Whoopee!!!

Hemerodrome · 19-11-2015 09:51PM

I still have my iodine tablets. The rest of yis are bollixed.

Amirani · 19-11-2015 09:52PM

We're pretty much just as well equipped as most European nations. We have specialised units within the police and the defence forces to respond to stuff like this. On the beat police in mainland Europe wouldn't fare much better against lads with Kalashnikovs.

Kerrydude1981 · 19-11-2015 09:55PM

God forbid if it did happen,

The waiting time for ambulances could be long and then when the injured get to the hospital they would have to join the queue on hospital trolleys in hallways

The Army Rangers would be our main men.

darkpagandeath · 19-11-2015 09:56PM

People sitting around a car is anarchy in the streets I'm not going to hold my breath.

B17G · 19-11-2015 10:00PM

We have him on standby..........

spaceHopper · 19-11-2015 10:07PM

What if there is overtime involved will the terrorists have to wait till 9 for the police to shoot them or can they count on a speedy response from wx152

mad muffin · 19-11-2015 10:36PM

Throw Michael D at them. That'll teach them to mess with Ireland 😂

biko · 19-11-2015 10:47PM

I just use my finger guns, pew pew.

Mesrine65 · 20-11-2015 12:03AM

ttenneb wrote: »

The Government has assured us that in the event of a terrorist attack we have adequate defence facilities in place. Our police force, the Garda Siochána, will spring into action with their truncheons, thus ensuring the safety of the citizens of Ireland.
The defence mechanism will be augmented by the implementation of the recently introduced "Iodine Tablet For Truncheon Exchange Programme" which will provide every man, woman and child with their own personal truncheon. A bi-lingual instruction manual will accompany the weapon. Whoopee!!!

Can I keep the bitchin-ass-whuppin one that I already have & just send in me iodine tab?

On second thoughts...a dropsy back-up might be handy to have

:cool:

acb121 · 20-11-2015 12:49AM

Whats this Iodene tab business.

A scumbag with an AK47 and enough ammo in a shopping centre could take out hundreds of people before the police even knew about it.

I would have no problem in attempting to infringe his human rights.

The_Valeyard · 20-11-2015 01:09AM

We have plenty of a experience in dealing with the lads up North and cross border illegal activities and armed groups. I'd say we would actually handle the situation in an effective and quick manner.

lakesider · 20-11-2015 01:29AM

As long as the attack doesnt take place during the water meter installation hours we will be grand:rolleyes:

seriously though we couldnt cope with a tinkers feud never mind an ISIS attack!:o

KingBrian2 · 20-11-2015 01:37AM

The bomb disposal unit is sent in dozens of times to deactivate suspicious devices and plenty of the drug gangs in Dublin and around the border pack hardcore weaponry. They are increasingly shipping in sophisticated side arms.

Fukuyama · 20-11-2015 01:38AM

No country can defend against random attacks with automatic weapons. Except via intelligence route which hopefully the guards and G2 have handled.

If it gets to a point where guys are shooting on the street there's going to be a high death count.

Guards could respond. Plenty of detectives and ERU. I don't think most people realise how many guards are armed. Every station in Dublin would have guns/uzis, and the ERU are always around.

As for a hostage or ongoing event: army and Army rangers would be well able.

KingBrian2 · 20-11-2015 01:43AM

Fukuyama wrote: »

No country can defend against random attacks with automatic weapons. Except via intelligence route which hopefully the guards and G2 have handled.

If it gets to a point where guys are shooting on the street there's going to be a high death count.

Guards could respond. Plenty of detectives and ERU. I don't think most people realise how many guards are armed. Every station in Dublin would have guns/uzis, and the ERU are always around.

As for a hostage or ongoing event: army and Army rangers would be well able.

I was watching Question Time from the UK, all talk of war drums. By starting another war they will only cause more Islamist groups to form.

Fukuyama · 20-11-2015 01:59AM

KingBrian2 wrote: »

I was watching Question Time from the UK, all talk of war drums. By starting another war they will only cause more Islamist groups to form.

There'll be no war a la Iraq or Afghanistan.

Air Strikes and special forces - how it should have been fought in 2001. That's all that has been happening (via UK for special forces) and all that will happen.

Track the ****ers iPhone and guide a missile onto his house.

ISIS now have the capabilities of a state. Weapons, infrastructure, cities and, crucially, money. These need to be eroded. Can't think of a better way than a 300lb bomb.

Europe should continue to accept refugees and acknowledge the fact that this will not be the last terrorist attack. There will be more. The key part is that we don't let them win by dictating to us our thoughts about muslims.

We also need to prop up Assad. I wouldn't have said that 2 years ago. But we need an ally who can actually stand up and fight. The Iraqis don't have it in them. No sir, we need Syria and Iran.

Hammer89 · 20-11-2015 03:58AM

acb121 wrote: »

A scumbag with an AK47 and enough ammo in a shopping centre could take out hundreds of people before the police even knew about it.

If it's the Jervis Centre we could get Tommo the rapper to stab him with a syringe, or spit lyrics at them so they say 'f*ck this' and detonate before their target.

Weatherproof79 · 20-11-2015 04:00AM

You're watching too much tv

long range shooter · 20-11-2015 04:04AM

Fukuyama wrote: »

No country can defend against random attacks with automatic weapons. Except via intelligence route which hopefully the guards and G2 have handled.

If it gets to a point where guys are shooting on the street there's going to be a high death count.

Guards could respond. Plenty of detectives and ERU. I don't think most people realise how many guards are armed. Every station in Dublin would have guns/uzis, and the ERU are always around.

As for a hostage or ongoing event: army and Army rangers would be well able.

No the best defence is not to let them in at all.

Peregrinus · 20-11-2015 04:16AM

Fukuyama wrote: »

No country can defend against random attacks with automatic weapons. Except via intelligence route which hopefully the guards and G2 have handled.

This.

The US has a high police-to-people ratio and all police are armed and, as we know from a variety of recent incidents. they're frequently trigger-happy.

And yet it also has a strikingly high rate of spree killings, multiple murders in public places, etc.

The fact is that the desire of willingness of people to perpetrate attacks on random strangers, and not care if they die doing so, is not a problem that can be solved by even the most sophisticated and highly-resourced policing methods. This may be an unpalatable truth, but it's a truth.

We have a fair bit of experience in dealing with terrorism in this part of the world. Intelligence before the event is useful. A quick and heavy response afterwards, not so much. Ultimately only political action can address the factors which give rise to terrorism.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 20-11-2015 05:11AM

long range shooter wrote: »

No the best defence is not to let them in at all.

Mother of God...

Anita Blow · 20-11-2015 10:23AM

Our hospitals can barely cope in peacetime, let alone with a big disaster like a terrorist attack. We just wouldn't have capacity to deal with the ~300 or so injured in the Paris Attacks.

lawlolawl · 20-11-2015 10:36AM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

We have plenty of a experience in dealing with the lads up North and cross border illegal activities and armed groups. I'd say we would actually handle the situation in an effective and quick manner.

Jihadists are a completely different kind of terrorist threat to anything we've dealt with before.

cajonlardo · 20-11-2015 02:18PM

There was an rte documentary a few years ago about muslims in ireland. It was very positive and showed strong integration in Irish society through community and sport etc.

A very short segment showed a clip of film of a joint Garda / Army surveillance of Al Queda members who apparently believed they could fly into Ireland and hold a meeting without arousing suspicion. Have to say it was extremely impressive. The subjects were under surveillance from when they got off the boat and planes until they left the country. There was even recordings of their conversations.

Seriously, the days of Irish Keystone cops and Dad's army, if they ever existed, are dead and gone.

Son Of A Vidic · 20-11-2015 02:27PM

We certainly have one very unique portable defense system than no country can match.

opiniated · 20-11-2015 09:51PM

Hemerodrome wrote: »

I still have my iodine tablets. The rest of yis are bollixed.

Ahem. You better check the expiry date.....

I dumped mine a few years ago - and they were a few years out of date then.........:D

KingBrian2 · 20-11-2015 10:55PM

All those Shi'ite massacres taking place in Iraq went unnoticed and allowed the terrorist organisations to grow and merge into ISIS. As did the Jihadi terrorists in Gaza that even Hamas could not control. The major powers refused to look at the innocent lives being killed in all these Arab states and only by going after these groups with local forces can you flush these Jihadists out and eradicate their safe houses.

sjb25 · 20-11-2015 11:14PM

We grand we have these boys to look out for us

JustTheOne · 21-11-2015 12:41AM

http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/paris-terror-attacks-ireland-warned-4951989#ICID=sharebar_facebook

Surely the use of Shannon is worth a discussion.

These boys dont care if we say were neutral.

Have to start thinking like they do and in their eyes we are helping the slaughter of innocent Muslims.

Irish Praetorian · 21-11-2015 01:02AM

Samuel Ancient Signpost wrote: »

Mother of God...

What you think it's bad because it wouldn't work or because it would make us feel bad?

(and yes, I am bored and in need of an outrageous debate to distract me)

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