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Spotted my "neighbour" drink / driving. Malahide Garda "unable to do anything"..

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  • 03-04-2012 3:59pm
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    oldscoil
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    Hi Folks,

    I spotted my "neighbour" walking around our apartment complex drinking an open can of Budweiser at 18:00 on a Monday evening.

    Although, at this time I did not know he lived on our complex, so I kept an eye on him (as he was hanging around the underground car park).

    I went down to the car park to see him getting into a car and driving off (behind the wheel).

    I rang Malahide Garda Station, because I thought he had maybe stolen the car.

    I gave them as much detail as I could: car description, registration plate, a description of himself etc.

    Anyway, half an hour goes by and I’m going out myself, when he drives back into the complex and parks the car.

    I immediately rang Malahide Garda station with an update, i.e. he did not steal the car, he does live in the complex, and he is there now.

    The Garda on the other end just told me: “well there’s nothing we can do about that!! We have to catch him out on the road in order to do anything!”

    Is that just lazy police work?

    Surely they could have “run the plates” and called on the residence to have a word?

    Any thoughts on this Folks?


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    Cardinal Richelieu
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    oldscoil wrote: »
    Hi Folks,

    I spotted my "neighbour" walking around our apartment complex drinking an open can of Budweiser at 18:00 on a Monday evening.

    Although, at this time I did not know he lived on our complex, so I kept an eye on him (as he was hanging around the underground car park).

    I went down to the car park to see him getting into a car and driving off (behind the wheel).

    I rang Malahide Garda Station, because I thought he had maybe stolen the car.

    I gave them as much detail as I could: car description, registration plate, a description of himself etc.

    Anyway, half an hour goes by and I’m going out myself, when he drives back into the complex and parks the car.

    I immediately rang Malahide Garda station with an update, i.e. he did not steal the car, he does live in the complex, and he is there now.

    The Garda on the other end just told me: “well there’s nothing we can do about that!! We have to catch him out on the road in order to do anything!”

    Is that just lazy police work?

    Surely they could have “run the plates” and called on the residence to have a word?

    Any thoughts on this Folks?

    Sipping from a can of Budweiser is drink driving?


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    oldscoil
    Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭oldscoil


    Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »
    Sipping from a can of Budweiser is drink driving?


    Read the full f*ckin thing before you post please!!!


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    View Profile
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    Id report him for drinking shi.te beer!


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    Mr. Presentable
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    oldscoil wrote: »
    Read the full f*ckin thing before you post please!!!

    Wow, you need to meditate before posting ;)


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    charlemont
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    Great neighbourly love there.:)


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    Cardinal Richelieu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Cardinal Richelieu


    oldscoil wrote: »
    Read the full f*ckin thing before you post please!!!

    Nice language, Why don't you keep it for Adrian Kennedy later.


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    oldscoil
    Registered Users Posts: 574 ✭✭✭oldscoil


    Mr. Presentable wrote: »
    Wow, you need to meditate before posting ;)

    It took me three hours to right this post, cos my boss is sitting three feet away from me... So apologies for being ...touchy.... :)


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    LeoB
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    He may not have been over the limit? He may not have drank a full can?


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    oldscoil
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    LeoB wrote: »
    He may not have been over the limit? He may not have drank a full can?


    True.

    But thats not the issue, the Garda said he was unable to do anything.


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    Opinicus
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    You wanted them to call to his house because you spotted him drinking a can of bud. Seriously?


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    SunnyDub1
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    he was only sipping from a can :/ hardly falling around the place causing obstruction - kind of over reacting !

    generally the guards don't ever give a sha*t, if ya ask me !
    To be honest the prob had more serious issues to be dealing with..


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    ElleEm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭ElleEm


    oldscoil wrote: »
    True.

    But thats not the issue, the Garda said he was unable to do anything.

    They have no evidence (other than your word) that he operated the vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

    You also don't know whether he was over the limit or not.


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    veetwin
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    oldscoil wrote: »
    True.

    But thats not the issue, the Garda said he was unable to do anything.

    What did you expect them to do? Call to a man's private home and arrest him for an offence that someone said he committed some time ago? Wag their finger at him? Give him a warning about an offence he may or may not have committed? I know if they called to my door with this nonsensical story I'd be telling them where to go!


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    Kells...
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    How are they suppose to prove it was him driving?
    It's not like he was drunk and was driving like a mad man.
    What was the Garda suppose to do?
    Drive down to his house and say "Have you been drinking and driving"
    Also you reported a stolen car with no possible reason?


    Also not really a DCN thread?


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    Cardinal Richelieu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Cardinal Richelieu


    TroutFisher wrote: »


    Also not really a DCN thread?

    More of an AH thread material especially as OP post is giving out about lazy policing while spending the last 4 hours in work writing his original post and responding to this thread while trying not to alert their boss:rolleyes:


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    Beasty
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    TroutFisher wrote: »

    Also not really a DCN thread?
    Agreed


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