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RTE cameraman attacked by Gardai

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RTE have filed an official complaint against the Gardai after a cameraman was injured during a protest after an anti-Islam group Pegida tried to have a meeting in Dublin.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/scuffles-break-out-at-launch-of-anti-immigration-group-in-dublin-1.2525530

An Irish Times journalist nearly got smashed in the face making this video.
https://youtu.be/jFv6ArDBEBY

In the video the Guarda can be seen goading the crowd he is clearly looking to hit someone.

Time for review of how they handle protests.

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Buffman

Here's another video of the same Garda (minus his ID number) hitting an Irish Times journalist.

ezra_pound

kneemos wrote: »

Without ID how would they know who he was?He had a professional looking camera in fairness,but so could anyone.
Crap position to be in anyway,what could he see from there only a line of Guards.

It doesn't matter who he is. If he was pat Kenny they should have still battered him. If he was uncle gaybo they should have battered him. His actions and failures to act are at issue, not his identity or affiliations.

Richard Hillman

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Whatever about the Garda, Section 8 of the Public Order Act, whether camera men should be given some special status etc...this is just...comedy gold!

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=913561958751080&id=912549568852319

They just make themselves sound like thugs (of which they are)

JustTheOne

Where's the video of them chasing the group into a store and attacking them with innocent shoppers and workers?

Shows a totally different situation with what the gards had to deal with.

LordSutch

I hear one of the protester shouting at the police "You Effin Free State basterds"....

What does that mean? and what political persuasion might he be?

Wolf Club

Saying the cameraman deserved it because of where he was positioned is ludicrous, he's a cameraman ffs, it's his job to get amongst the action, not stand on the outskirts. I can't imagine his producers would have been best pleased if he came back with no footage of the clash.

Bongalongherb

That garda was on a power trip. Hitting the cameraman proves this. He should get suspended for 4 weeks without pay and also sent to anger management classes in how to professionally deal with social situations of which he lacks the skills in.

[Deleted User]

LordSutch wrote: »

I hear one of the protester shouting at the police "You Effin Free State basterds"....

What does that mean? and what political persuasion might he be?

Free Presbyterian Republican

Wanderer78

Bongalongherb wrote:

That garda was on a power trip. Hitting the cameraman proves this. He should get suspended for 4 weeks without pay and also sent to anger management classes in how to professionally deal with social situations of which he lacks the skills in.

Yes it's possible to live in Ireland this day in age without pay for a few weeks!

Valetta

Bongalongherb wrote: »

That garda was on a power trip. Hitting the cameraman proves this. He should get suspended for 4 weeks without pay and also sent to anger management classes in how to professionally deal with social situations of which he lacks the skills in.

Guards order people to move back. NOW.

People refuse to obey the order.

People get whacked.

I don't see the problem with the guards actions.

Special Circumstances

Wolf Club wrote: »

Saying the cameraman deserved it because of where he was positioned is ludicrous, he's a cameraman ffs, it's his job to get amongst the action, not stand on the outskirts. I can't imagine his producers would have been best pleased if he came back with no footage of the clash.

You can't hit cameras cameras cameras you can't hit cameras you can't hit cameras.

Sounds very much like the favourite sport of people trying to kick trouble off - blocking people, getting right up in front of them "peaceful protest peaceful protest you can't hit me you can't hit me I can block you but you can't hit me peaceful protest peaceful Omg mammy youtube mammy have you all seen this I was hit"

phelant

Just another example of the Gardaí handling a situation badly and allowing rouge elements to get out of control.

Special Circumstances

phelant wrote: »

Just another example of the Gardaí handling a situation badly and allowing rouge elements to get out of control.

Rouge. Well la-dee-da.you make it sound so romantic when you say red in french. :pac:

kneemos

If all we have to talk about is a cameraman with a sore leg I think they can call this one a resounding success.

phelant

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Rouge. Well la-dee-da.you make it sound so romantic when you say red in french. :pac:

HaHa. Well spotted. I was talking about his love of the crimson and his effortless attempts to get it flowing.

Collie D

I think some people are finding it difficult to tell the difference between protestors and a member if the press. For their actions anyone in the locality should get it. And if it wasn't a protest by the left they probably wouldn't be on this thread.

Equally as worrying are the ones who still think a Garda is entitled to lash out because someone (in their opinion) has failed to comply to an order. Sure, who wouldn't want a police state?

The individual Garda in those videos was very much out of order. Putting on a uniform does not give anyone free rein to enforce their own version of justice.

If you wanted to be a complete cynic you might even argue that attacking a member of the press is even more sinister than anyone else. Did this Garda not want people to see what he was up to?

Mr.Crinklewood

Has the attack been edited out?

JustTheOne

http://m.rte.ie/news/2016/0206/765936-protest-pegida-dublin/

This video shows just what the gards had to deal with.

Idiots.

ezra_pound

Wolf Club wrote: »

Saying the cameraman deserved it because of where he was positioned is ludicrous, he's a cameraman ffs, it's his job to get amongst the action, not stand on the outskirts. I can't imagine his producers would have been best pleased if he came back with no footage of the clash.

That's like saying there should be camera men in the boxing ring, in the box in a football match, on the track in the 1000 m sprint.

GET REAL

JRant

phelant wrote: »

Just another example of the Gardaí handling a situation badly and allowing rouge elements to get out of control.

In all fairness I think the gardai handled the situation very well. It was one idiot with a baton, the rest did a good job.

Those rent a mob clown who seem to turn up at every protest now need dealing with asap. At the start of the video outside the shop you can hear one of those clowns saying "ah garda, it's not fair, you have weapons and we don't"!!!!

These numpties, with their freeman, free-state nonsense are so stupid they're dangerous. Looking at them it's clear their mammies still dress them in their best tracksuit and hoodie before sending them out with some pocket money for sweets.

ezra_pound

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Yes it's possible to live in Ireland this day in age without pay for a few weeks!

What day in age is this?

Bongalongherb

Everyone is entitled to protest, but the Love-Migrant Brigade started the problem, the little angry bastards that they are.

JRant

kneemos wrote: »

If all we have to talk about is a cameraman with a sore leg I think they can call this one a resounding success.

I think G103 will be doing nothing more than answering the phone for a good long spell after his carryon yesterday.

Garda HQ will want to smooth this over as quick as possible with RTE.

JRant

Bongalongherb wrote: »

Everyone is entitled to protest, but the Love-Migrant Brigade started the problem, the little angry bastards that they are.

It's ironic that the far right and far left have far more in common with each other than the avaerage person.

ezra_pound

The cops in this country are way too soft. There should have been a lot more slaps there yesterday.

Wanderer78

ezra_pound wrote:

What day in age is this?

Ah right we 've managed to abolish debt and made everything free so it's possible to live in Ireland without pay for a few weeks!

ezra_pound

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Ah right we 've managed to abolish debt and made everything free so it's possible to live in Ireland without pay for a few weeks!

Yes... But what does day in age mean?

Bongalongherb

The so-called anti-fascist movement did not allow PEGIDA to continue on a peaceful protest as they hijacked it like the criminals they are with complete disregard for the right to a peaceful protest. The so-called anti-fascist group stink to high heaven.

Bongalongherb

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Ah right we 've managed to abolish debt and made everything free so it's possible to live in Ireland without pay for a few weeks!

If a person creates their own Debt, then they have to deal with it regardless of the situation, you put yourself in that position.

Wolf Club

ezra_pound wrote: »

That's like saying there should be camera men in the boxing ring, in the box in a football match, on the track in the 1000 m sprint.

GET REAL

Utter nonsence, there's a huge difference between an organised sporting event and the chaotic aftermath of a protest. The cameraman would have been briefed to get a close up shot of what's going on. Why else would he have been in there?