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Why are suspects always detained in separate Garda stations

  • 19-10-2007 10:45pm
    #1
    rasper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭


    Tis a question that I've often wondered about, is it something to do with the size of holding cells and communication, maximising senior detectives in different
    locations, psychological or some other reason, don't really think its any of the above though.


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  • #2
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,473 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    I always assumed it was to stop them talking to each other and fixing their stories.


  • #3
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,244 ✭✭✭drdre


    Bond-007 wrote: »
    I always assumed it was to stop them talking to each other and fixing their stories.

    Thats also what i think.


  • #4
    Turner
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,935 Mod ✭✭✭✭Turner


    It is.

    Cells are next to each other and people in them can talk or shout to each other.

    In some cases they have been known to take apart cell blankets down to threads, attach drugs that were inside their bodies to these threads and swing the drugs attached to the threads from under one cell door to the next!!


  • #5
    johnnyskeleton
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 14,538 Mod ✭✭✭✭johnnyskeleton


    rasper wrote: »
    Tis a question that I've often wondered about, is it something to do with the size of holding cells and communication, maximising senior detectives in different
    locations, psychological or some other reason, don't really think its any of the above though.

    I take it you mean two people accused of the same or related offences? I don't think it is a general policy, but there can be several reasons. I would think that one of the most common reason is that a lot of police stations have only 1 or 2 interview rooms so can only deal with one of the accused persons at a time.


  • #6
    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    rasper wrote: »
    Tis a question that I've often wondered about, is it something to do with the size of holding cells and communication, maximising senior detectives in different
    locations, psychological or some other reason, don't really think its any of the above though.

    So that they can prepare for new in-the-shower-now love scenes!!


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  • #7
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,523 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Of course, there isn't an unlimited supply of cells in each station. If a station has 5 cells and 3 are occupied. Showing up with 3 drunk and disorderlies on a Saturday night can cause temporary pressures.


  • #8
    Trojan911
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭Trojan911


    rasper wrote: »
    Tis a question that I've often wondered about, is it something to do with the size of holding cells and communication, maximising senior detectives in different
    locations, psychological or some other reason, don't really think its any of the above though.

    No, it is a form of incommunicado to stop perps talking to each other & also to avoid cross contamination occurring...

    TJ911...


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