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Policeman schooled

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    #2
    Duggy747
    Registered Users Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    That coppa knew he was fecked and it went all very Brasseye towards the end :D


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    #3
    donvito99
    Registered Users Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭donvito99


    sounded like he was just being a prickish/nob tbh


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    #4
    Wolfe Tone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,670 ✭✭✭✭Wolfe Tone


    lol! That gave me a good laugh, but in Ireland anyway the police dont need to know the exact wording


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    #5
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    What a horrible person he knew he was in the wrong when he ran a red light, any normal human being would have just taken the ticket. Policemen can't be expected to learn off every single law ffs!


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    Jagle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 870 ✭✭✭Jagle


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    What a horrible person he knew he was in the wrong when he ran a red light, any normal human being would have just taken the ticket. Policemen can't be expected to learn off every single law ffs!

    oh god


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    #7
    TangyZizzle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭TangyZizzle


    Sounds like a right bellend.


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    #8
    CrackisWhack
    Registered Users Posts: 852 ✭✭✭CrackisWhack


    The guy seemed like an arsehole tbh, but the policeman should know the law, and shouldnt have went for his camera.


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    #9
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Dude was an arse and if he broke the light then he should have gotten the fine.


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    #10
    chillywilly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    Both were wrong :D


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    #11
    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    Hate these idiots.. there's one on you-tube of these Ayn Rand fanatics driving through police stops just so he can pull off this self important nonsense for the camera.. arseholes.


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    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Knew this had to be a law student :rolleyes:

    A policeman does not carry around the textbook definition of every law, that is what books are for.

    What a knob


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    Wolfe Tone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,670 ✭✭✭✭Wolfe Tone


    feelingstressed wrote: »
    Knew this had to be a law student :rolleyes:

    A policeman does not carry around the textbook definition of every law, that is what books are for.

    What a knob
    The voice sounds familiar, I think he is one of those "freeman" people


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    RichieC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭RichieC


    Wolfe Tone wrote: »
    The voice sounds familiar, I think he is one of those "freeman" people

    yea likely... gobsh*tes.

    why is my name in capital letters!!


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    #15
    kirving
    Registered Users Posts: 5,993 ✭✭✭kirving


    I absolutely hate pompous gob****es like that. He'll learn his lesson the hard way though when he eventually gets taken out of it by a truck after going through a red light.


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    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    The end of it reminds me of this:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvwnwBbX70k#t=0m50s


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    bluto63
    Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭bluto63


    Anyone here would do what he did if they could. I'm a cyclist, and I'm not sure in Dublin but at least here in London the lights are ridiculous. All traffic stops flowing for pedestrians and most of the time, there's never anyone crossing. It infuriates me. So I can relate to this guy. It's a victimless crime, he didn't harm anyone, nothing would have come of it.


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    #18
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    bluto63 wrote: »
    Anyone here would do what he did if they could. I'm a cyclist, and I'm not sure in Dublin but at least here in London the lights are ridiculous. All traffic stops flowing for pedestrians and most of the time, there's never anyone crossing. It infuriates me. So I can relate to this guy. It's a victimless crime, he didn't harm anyone, nothing would have come of it.

    How do you know it was a pedestrian crossing he went through? Could have easily been a cross roads.


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    ch750536
    Registered Users Posts: 3,736 ✭✭✭ch750536


    Equally how do we know he did go through a red light, everyone is assuming he is guilty until proven innocent.


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    #20
    Bassboxxx
    Registered Users Posts: 608 ✭✭✭Bassboxxx


    It's slightly disturbing the abuse someone gets for questioning authority, especially living in this country.


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    #21
    bluto63
    Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭bluto63


    Paparazzo wrote: »
    How do you know it was a pedestrian crossing he went through? Could have easily been a cross roads.

    We don't, but since everyone else is already assuming he did something I thought I'd join in.
    Also, I'm sure he knew what he was doing rather than cycling blindly into the crossing.


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    #22
    upandcumming
    Registered Users Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭upandcumming


    That guy is a complete shithead. I hope he gets mauled by a car.


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    #23
    a-k-47
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭a-k-47


    plenty of gardai here :). cop started off smug didnt finish to nicely for him. wp


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    #24
    opti76
    Registered Users Posts: 644 ✭✭✭opti76


    i love how he hasnt posted the footage of him getting away on his bicycle .. but simply typed it instead ...and were expected to believe it.

    awesome


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    #25
    youcrazyjesus!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭youcrazyjesus!


    Fair play to the cyclist imo. He might be a knobhead but he's a knobhead who defended himself perfectly legally against someone who seemingly didn't have a clue. The grab of the camera was bizarre considering the previous 2/3 minutes.

    Little guy on a bicycle 1, heavy handed state official 0.


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    davetherave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭davetherave


    bluto63 wrote: »
    Anyone here would do what he did if they could. I'm a cyclist, and I'm not sure in Dublin but at least here in London the lights are ridiculous. All traffic stops flowing for pedestrians and most of the time, there's never anyone crossing. It infuriates me. So I can relate to this guy. It's a victimless crime, he didn't harm anyone, nothing would have come of it.

    So he should just be allowed to break the law whenever he feels like it then?
    Can you quote me the exact wording of the act to back up that statement?


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    #27
    Korvanica
    Registered Users Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Korvanica


    That guy is a prick... hope something big hits him next time he goes through a red light...


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    #28
    ch750536
    Registered Users Posts: 3,736 ✭✭✭ch750536


    1. The guy didn't break the law, he was accused of breaking the law.
    2. The officer lies to him numerous times, he never lies to officer.
    3. The smug one (in the beginning) is the officer, not the accused.
    4. The officer illegally & forcefully tried to obtain the camera.

    However, we are in Ireland so I'd better join in with the usual 'how dare someone question authority, they are wrong, I want them dead' that I see every single day.


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    #29
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    heh.. he was on his way to pick his child up from school. I doubt he'd be so obnoxiously pompous if he ran a red light and got knocked down with his kid on the bike with him.


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    #30
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,397 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    ch750536 wrote: »
    1. The guy didn't break the law, he was accused of breaking the law.
    2. The officer lies to him numerous times, he never lies to officer.
    3. The smug one (in the beginning) is the officer, not the accused.
    4. The officer illegally & forcefully tried to obtain the camera.

    However, we are in Ireland so I'd better join in with the usual 'how dare someone question authority, they are wrong, I want them dead' that I see every single day.

    What's being from Ireland got to do with it? They both come across as knobs imho. And just because someone questions the law, doesn't automatically a hero. Plenty of Irish look for loopholes in the law too.
    Strange that the cyclist didn't put up the video of himself breaking the light, or getting away.


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    #31
    Hookah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 850 ✭✭✭Hookah


    He is a freeman, as someone pointed out. He's got a load of vids online.

    Fair play to him. Why should he be contributing to the money machine and lack of freedom created by statutory legislation?

    Roll on the lawful rebellion.


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