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Thanks to the Security Officers Jervis Street Shopping Centre.

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  • 14-03-2008 1:53am
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    Gerry_J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭


    It’s an odd topic to be in praise of them but however, today (Thursday 13-03-08) at 5.15pm I had my phone stolen at the Henry Street entrance by a Romanian youth and I managed to struggle with him and get it back. He scampered off up towards liffey street and due to being unwell at the time I was un able to run after him and I was in need of help and they put in a shout across their radios and as I was shouting at the top of my lungs to stop him. They were able to catch him outside M&S and handed him over; he was picked up from Jervis Street Staff an arrested. So I am thankful that they were there to help me today and I just wanted to put it out there. Gerry.

    PS: Thanks to the other people who tried to help me today in catching the guy.


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    dudara
    Registered Users Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Glad to hear all was OK in the end.

    Not really a consumer issue though - moved to Dublin City

    dudara


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    sweetie
    Registered Users Posts: 9,794 ✭✭✭sweetie


    Gerry_J wrote: »
    It’s an odd topic to be in praise of them but however, today (Thursday 13-03-08) at 5.15pm I had my phone stolen at the Henry Street entrance by a Romanian youth and I managed to struggle with him and get it back. He scampered off up towards liffey street and due to being unwell at the time I was un able to run after him and I was in need of help and they put in a shout across their radios and as I was shouting at the top of my lungs to stop him. They were able to catch him outside M&S and handed him over; he was picked up from Jervis Street Staff an arrested. So I am thankful that they were there to help me today and I just wanted to put it out there. Gerry.

    PS: Thanks to the other people who tried to help me today in catching the guy.

    janey, he told you his nationality before he robbed you :confused:


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    sweetie wrote: »
    janey, he told you his nationality before he robbed you :confused:



    Here we go the PC brigade are onto you OP..

    :rolleyes:


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    mikemac
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    sweetie wrote: »
    janey, he told you his nationality before he robbed you :confused:

    Cmon, maybe he was Romanian, maybe he was Albanian or even some other nationality but you know well what the OP means.
    Ask any person in the centre with the OP and they will say he is Romanian.
    That's just being petty now and you know it

    Fair play to the security guards, it's not a well paid job and they deal with a lot of hassle, so good stuff!

    OP, write a letter praising them to management. These things go a long way, maybe the guy will be promoted to supervisor, you never know


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    berliner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 420 ✭✭berliner


    Damn those PC brigade posters.Hate them with a passion.


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    sweetie
    Registered Users Posts: 9,794 ✭✭✭sweetie


    micmclo wrote: »
    Cmon, maybe he was Romanian, maybe he was Albanian or even some other nationality but you know well what the OP means.
    Ask any person in the centre with the OP and they will say he is Romanian.
    That's just being petty now and you know it

    Fair play to the security guards, it's not a well paid job and they deal with a lot of hassle, so good stuff!

    OP, write a letter praising them to management. These things go a long way, maybe the guy will be promoted to supervisor, you never know

    in fairness eastern european would have sufficed. the romanians have it hard enough already. if he was black would you have called him a nigerian?


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    **edit**


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    Delganys Finest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭Delganys Finest


    Fair play to them,I was walking thru the Ilac the other day and a few of the guards were getting a load of grief off some scumbag(nationality as yet unknown).I cant say I envy them the task.You should definitely do as micmclo said and write a letter.


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    Charlie
    Registered Users Posts: 9,812 ✭✭✭Charlie


    Eastern European would be tarring alot of of folk, including the Poles, who by and large have come to this country to contribute properly and earn a decent crust. We all know the OP was talking about a Roma Gypsy.

    I can't stand all of this PC lark.


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    Gerry_J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭Gerry_J


    sweetie wrote: »
    janey, he told you his nationality before he robbed you :confused:

    Sorry I should have been a bit clearer; the guy was the same Roma Gypsy, that had been kicked out of one of the shops in the Jervis Street Center that day, as he had been caught dipping into a young Chinese woman’s handbag and had run off with her purse, I am sorry if offended any one or any Romanian people reading this post. Gerry


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    Gerry_J
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39 ✭Gerry_J


    micmclo wrote: »
    Cmon, maybe he was Romanian, maybe he was Albanian or even some other nationality but you know well what the OP means.
    Ask any person in the centre with the OP and they will say he is Romanian.
    That's just being petty now and you know it

    Fair play to the security guards, it's not a well paid job and they deal with a lot of hassle, so good stuff!

    OP, write a letter praising them to management. These things go a long way, maybe the guy will be promoted to supervisor, you never know

    Dropped off a little thank you to the two main people and spoke to the supervisor the following day commending them on what they had done. Gerry


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    Doctor DooM
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 25,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭Doctor DooM


    Gerry_J wrote: »
    Dropped off a little thank you to the two main people and spoke to the supervisor the following day commending them on what they had done. Gerry

    Cool of you to do that. People are quick enough to complain when things are wrong!


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    Tha Gopher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭Tha Gopher


    sweetie wrote: »
    janey, he told you his nationality before he robbed you :confused:

    Agreed.

    For all the OP knows, he could actually have been a gypsy from Bulgaria. Or a Slovak gypsy. Or a Czech gypsy.
    sweetie wrote: »
    if he was black would you have called him a nigerian?

    If he looked Nigerian, yes.

    If he looked East African or South American black, no, I wouldnt.
    berliner wrote: »
    Damn those PC brigade posters.Hate them with a passion.

    There used to be one chap who I shant name that spouted an unholy amount of it on Politics, Humanities and AH.

    He doesnt bother doing it much anymore. Im not sure if it was because he was embarrased out of the game after I called him out for telling porkies on numerous occasions, or whether he got jumped by a gang of travellers/roma/*insert sympathy needing group* and cant bring himself to defend them anymore.


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    bobbysands81
    Registered Users Posts: 7,209 ✭✭✭bobbysands81


    Gerry_J wrote: »
    Dropped off a little thank you to the two main people and spoke to the supervisor the following day commending them on what they had done. Gerry

    Well done mate.


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    Gillo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭Gillo


    Gerry_J wrote: »
    Dropped off a little thank you to the two main people and spoke to the supervisor the following day commending them on what they had done. Gerry

    Considering the grief they get, chances are you really made their day.
    Having worked on henry street for nearly four years, I have to say I have a lot of respect for 99% of the security staff I have met, its a thankless job and they really put themselves into it.


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