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Ahern to Use Undercover Kids

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    #122
    Earthhorse
    Registered Users Posts: 14,714 ✭✭✭✭Earthhorse


    Snow-Monkey wrote: »
    whast he playing on paying them with orieos and gummy bears ?
    Why? Are they American teenagers?


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    #123
    brummytom
    Registered Users Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    I know a lad who does this for the police, dickhead.


    It I wasn't the one who wanted the drink, I'd think it was a good idea, it's just common sense.


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    #124
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    Earthhorse wrote: »
    Why? Are they American teenagers?


    you can get orieos over here now :pac:


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    #125
    Owwmykneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭Owwmykneecap


    Pace2008 wrote: »
    When I was about 16, a few of my mates were caught with weed on them. The cops let them off on condition that they did a sting on the small-time dealer who'd sold the wares.

    Maybe they'd implement something similar here, thought to be honest, I don't know if that kind of thing is really by the book.


    If that's true, and I'm not saying it is, it's an absolute disgrace.

    I've linked this a few times but it seems no one clicked it or did and didn't care.

    Civilians should not be part of police operations.
    Owwmykneecap wrote: »
    Why that's a terrible idea:

    Rachel Hoffman.

    More here.


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    #126
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Owwmykneecap wrote: »
    If that's true, and I'm not saying it is, it's an absolute disgrace.

    I've linked this a few times but it seems no one clicked it or did and didn't care.

    Civilians should not be part of police operations.

    You're not really comparing like with like now, are you.
    Tallahassee police officials are on the defensive after the killing of a young Florida woman who was serving as a confidential narcotics and weapons informant in a sting operation that ended with her death.


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    #127
    Owwmykneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭Owwmykneecap


    Oh so being coerced into only mildly dangerous situations by trained negotiators is fine?


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    #128
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    I don't see how you can even compare being a narcotics & weapons informant, and going to an offie and trying to buy some cans.


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    #129
    Owwmykneecap
    Registered Users Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭Owwmykneecap


    eoin wrote: »
    I don't see how you can even compare being a narcotics & weapons informant, and going to an offie and trying to buy some cans.

    I'm comparing the use of civilians as pawns by police. In this case minors.


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    #130
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,256 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    No, you're just throwing out over-the-top terms and comparing the concept to a completely irrelevant incident in the States.


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    #131
    Euro_Kraut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,957 ✭✭✭Euro_Kraut


    Wagon wrote: »
    Really wish the useless fúcker would actually target crime, and not waste his time on this nanny state bullshít.

    Is selling alcohol to underagers not a crime?

    Also, in what sense is enforcing legislation that has existed for 50+ years 'nanny state bullsh:t'?


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    #132
    colly10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭colly10


    Owwmykneecap wrote: »
    Oh so being coerced into only mildly dangerous situations by trained negotiators is fine?

    Different, if I was a teenager and I was sent down to Cork to try buy drink thats not dangerous. If I was asked to be a weapons and drugs informant that is dangerous, I wouldn't consider doing that regardless of what I was paid.

    With the drink your dealing with one guy in another county that isn't being careful enough about who he's selling to. With the other case your potentially dealing with a highly organised and ruthless criminal gang and it's members have already shown their dangerous (by dealing narcotics/owning illegal firearms)


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    #133
    colly10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭colly10


    Owwmykneecap wrote: »
    I'm comparing the use of civilians as pawns by police. In this case minors.

    You are, but your not using similar situations as a comparison. The guards themselves tend to be afraid of dealing with armed drug dealers so it's no surprise that getting involved with that is dangerous.

    Its like saying ratting up a guy for stealing 2 packs of hunky dorys is very dangerous and backing it up with a story of what happened to a mafia informant


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    #134
    colly10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭colly10


    Euro_Kraut wrote: »
    Also, in what sense is enforcing legislation that has existed for 50+ years 'nanny state bullsh:t'?

    To an extent I think it is, they have bigger fish to fry than some 16 year old having a few cans. The same people calling for these measures are also calling for an increase in drink prices/earlier pub closing times to save us from ourselves


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    #135
    Gigiwagga
    Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭Gigiwagga


    This reminds me of the TV licence vans that used to drive around years ago with the radar dish on the roof 'patrolling the country', all three of them. Hoping everybody would be so petrified they'd all rush to buy a tv licence, didn't work.
    This is typical FF lazy policing, Aherne couldn't be arsed putting in place real constructive measures to help deter underage drinking, involving social services in the matter etc...oops forgot Ireland doesn't really have social services does it.


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