Garda Bikers

Funfair

Anyone see the 9.0 clock news and the get-up of those Garda clowns in the bikers gear heading into Waterford Court to face charges for beating up some guy..all of them over weight and each fell off the bike that brought em there.. lol :P

jayboi

Yea I saw it I didnt know if they were part of some gang/cult or big Daft Punk fans.

Sully

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neveah

I saw it too, it looked really bizarre! Have they been advised by their superiors to go into court like that?? I thought it looked shocking to be honest. They made themselves look guilty as if they got something to hide. Surely a smart suit and a clean-cut look would be a better image to portray. I've never seen anything like it before, very strange!

Here's the link for those who haven't seen it

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0727/holnessa.html

honeybadger

me man with the fogged up visor getting the entry door third time lucky is priceless lol a ta feic i say they were wearing there power ranger suits

mikemac

I thought maybe they had anonymity.

But the report gives their full name and rank and it's a standard assault case so realy, what was the point?

fricatus

mikemac wrote: »

But the report gives their full name and rank and it's a standard assault case so realy, what was the point?

Yeah, but maybe they don't want certain people to be putting names to faces.

Really bizarre though, all of them turning up in disguise like that...

dayshah

Weird, but I'd expect they'd have a change of clothes inside.

jonnyfingers

Covering up their identities doesn't look very good. If they're innocent and have nothing to hide then why do it?

thomasm

That just looks dodgy, like a scene from the film The General

Finnbar01

I have to say that looked very unprofessional, I can understand where they're coming from but still, it didn't look right.

Yes Boss

Would anyone else be allowed to enter the Court House with a crash helmet on?

Junior

Looks like the same bike dropped them all off ?

dayshah

Yes Boss wrote: »

Would anyone else be allowed to enter the Court House with a crash helmet on?

Yes

R P McMurphy

Their superiors would want to tell them to straighten out the way they enter court. looked like a bunch of thugs

seanybiker

Hahaha that's priceless. They must feel like right numptys. The chap falling off the bike was hilarious.

Sully

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I'm leaving this open to discuss how they approached the court house and their methods to cover their identity, which is allowed.

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seanybiker

honeybadger wrote: »

me man with the fogged up visor getting the entry door third time lucky is priceless lol a ta feic i say they were wearing there power ranger suits

That's why I always have me visor up. The nitro lids are brutal for fogging up. Worse thing is though all the flies ha e great aim for your eyes when the visor is up

jimbojazz

Sully wrote: »

Mod Note

A reminder we can not discuss the case. Includes talking about innocence and guilt.

I'm leaving this open to discuss how they approached the court house and their methods to cover their identity, which is allowed.

Topic Cleaned

Sound, my apologies

dayshah

seanybiker wrote: »

That's why I always have me visor up. The nitro lids are brutal for fogging up. Worse thing is though all the flies ha e great aim for your eyes when the visor is up

How do you know a happy motorcyclist?

Dead flies stuck to his teeth

johnnykilo

mikemac wrote: »

I thought maybe they had anonymity.

But the report gives their full name and rank and it's a standard assault case so realy, what was the point?

The strange thing is that when they reported on this case when it first started about a week ago, it showed the Gardai walking into court in suits / uniforms as you'd expect. Why they all decided to change to this bike gear after this is just bizarre when anyone watching the news last week would have seen them anyway

dayshah

johnnykilo wrote: »

The strange thing is that when they reported on this case when it first started about a week ago, it showed the Gardai walking into court in suits / uniforms as you'd expect. Why they all decided to change to this bike gear after this is just bizarre when anyone watching the news last week would have seen them anyway

Are you sure? There are two cases in the media involving alleged slaps from the gardaí. Maybe it was the case in Dublin you saw? I saw that case and they were wearing normal suits.

JimmyAlfonso

I think you're confusing cases as well. Yesterday was the first day the accused in this case were shown on the news certainly and most likely in court. Last week may have been gardai going to the court but not the accused

johnnykilo

Yes, apologies I was mistaken. The previous report only showed the plaintiff and a number of random Gardai, not the defendants

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0712/holnessa.html

daenerysstormborn3

As far as I know helmets are supposed to be removed entering any government building...

Swissarmyknife

pixiebean22 wrote: »

As far as I know helmets are supposed to be removed entering any government building...

I thought that as well.
Didnt the General turn up for court a few times in the same attire!

Deisekickboxing

Tellytubbies sprang to mind

Finnbar01

pixiebean22 wrote: »

As far as I know helmets are supposed to be removed entering any government building...

I'd say they removed them once they stepped inside the door.

gman2k

Unmasked here anyway
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0729/holnessa.html

Sully

Assume they were told to cop on.

seanybiker

Sully wrote: »

Assume they were told to cop on.

Haha I see what you did there.

I suppose they where guarding their identities. :pac: