BUSRAGE Discussions Topic: Unmarked Garda Car

BUSRAGE Discussions Topic: Unmarked Garda Car http://busrage.com/forum/ BUSRAGE Discussions Topic: Unmarked Garda Car en Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:07:20 +0000 Eamonn on "Unmarked Garda Car" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2367#post-2405 Thu, 24 Jun 2004 08:37:04 +0000 Eamonn 2405@http://busrage.com/forum/ The police are agents of the law. No more no less. They themselves ARE NOT the law. Anyway they have a terrible job - dealing with society's problems day after day for 30 or 40 years really eats into the soul ;-) so take comfort from that. Al on "Unmarked Garda Car" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2367#post-2375 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:55:41 +0000 Al 2375@http://busrage.com/forum/ This bears repeating of my prior question: Are the Guards turning into the Gestapo?? Don't you dare let it happen. They are not the law; the people are. You start letting the Guards terrorise you, then you're allowing the country to turn into a police state. Don't let the guards ever start acting like gangsters, either, as one of our panelists is indicating... Anonymous on "Unmarked Garda Car" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2367#post-2374 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 18:07:18 +0000 Anonymous 2374@http://busrage.com/forum/ If he make's a complaint against a guard they will make his life hell.Fact of life.They are the law and my god they know it.Most are obnoxious gobs**tes with scant understanding or regard for the rules of the road.My driving day is littered with instances of gardai doing something completely dangerous on the road or worse still donig absolutely nothing when someone else does. Make no mistake,they have a badge,mess with them and they'll make his life(and that of every Aircoach driver) hell.They won't discriminate,they'll treat you all with equal contempt. [posted by: Graham] Anonymous on "Unmarked Garda Car" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2367#post-2373 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 12:28:26 +0000 Anonymous 2373@http://busrage.com/forum/ Ok so your saying the witnesses need to make thier statements to a Garda Station in person? 'cos i think they are not Irish and live in Uk or something and were on the way home. "We know where ye live"?????????????? Define what difficulties may be in store later. I am intrigued. Bear in mind that this fellow driver is quite a nice bloke. is never late or absent. keeps himself to himself and was probably almost reduced to tears by all the ranting and shouting in front of his skulls. [posted by: Aircoach Man] Al on "Unmarked Garda Car" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2367#post-2372 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:33:10 +0000 Al 2372@http://busrage.com/forum/ Are you saying that the Garda Síochána are now turning into the Gestapo? This isn't the free Ireland we grew up with. Them lot ought to be sent to New Jersey to serve as State Police...then they'll find their jobs very wearying. AlekSmart on "Unmarked Garda Car" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2367#post-2370 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:16:30 +0000 AlekSmart 2370@http://busrage.com/forum/ Tell him to be VERY calm and considerate about what his next move is. Remember witness statements are regarded as contemperaneous ONLY if they are written down and noted within 24Hrs of the occurrence. He should give due consideration to what further difficulties could lie in store for him later. Remember the old slag..."We know where ye live" Al on "Unmarked Garda Car" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2367#post-2368 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 09:23:36 +0000 Al 2368@http://busrage.com/forum/ These "guards" ought to do a term in Mountjoy for that stunt. Anonymous on "Unmarked Garda Car" http://busrage.com/forum/topic/2367#post-2367 Wed, 09 Jun 2004 08:25:01 +0000 Anonymous 2367@http://busrage.com/forum/ A fellow AC Driver had this happen to him. Picture this scenario: Driving to the airport with aprox 6 skulls onboard along old swords road thru Santry. On passing the Marriot Hotel on the left, a red car is driving in the Buslane with undue hesitation and at a speed of less than 30mph. The AC Driver then flashes his headlights at the car which remains in the buslane. The AC driver then overtakes the red car and resumes his position in the Buslane once passed. A short while later, he hears the sounds of a siren and only assumes it is the red car which is driving at a rate of knots up his arse and even then with no flashing blue lights. Turns out the red car was an unmarked Garda Car and they have threatened to do him for Driving without undue care an attention. They say that "they are the Gardai and not him", he overtook without indicating and pulled infront and slammed brakes on. Furthermore he says they were so confrontational it was almost like a civillian in a fit of roadrage except they were wearing uniforms. The AC Driver has 2 witnesses willing to give statements. Your comments please. [posted by: Aircoach Man]