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Garda shoots dog in Longford

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭nc6000


    BBFAN wrote:
    Do you claim a dog wasn't shot?

    I would like to see some evidence of the shot dog. You don't see it or hear it in the video. I find it strange that a dog grabbed the Garda by the tie.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 119 ✭✭emptyhouse2222


    BBFAN wrote: »
    Hilarious. Did you have to think about that for a long time from your smelly bed?
    Im on your side


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    Well then your issue is with the Traveller who caused the dags death by setting it on an armed guard.

    No, my issue is with the person who killed the animal. It's fairly simple really. Only one person killed the animal.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    seamus wrote: »
    Virgin Media news just played it. It's the same video. There is no clearer video

    Are you ****ing serious? What was archer22 on about then? Not sure if it's drink or drugs but I want whatever he's on!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭Ninthlife


    BBFAN wrote: »
    No proof. I'm asked for proof in AH then I want proof for every other post.

    Use google..youll find plenty of proof


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    He's not unstable as evidenced by the fact he is armed. I suggest you look up the requirements and qualifications needed to be armed. You really are making a clown of yourself now

    Seriously? You trust EVERY single Guard in this country. You really need help.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭archer22


    Ok saw it again on Virgin 2, I got it incorrect earlier that he held the gun two handed..the other hand was holding his tie.
    But nowhere do I see the Dog attacking him and certainly not when he fired.

    Firing a pistol single handed like that is a bit reckless in itself...in fact the whole thing looked unwarranted.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭TCM


    Thank god that all of our guards are not armed & for mobile camera phones. That idiot Charlie Flanagan very recently wanted to ban the videoing of garda when on duty. Talk about a blue shirt fascist state. Whether those people were acting the maggot no shots should have been fired. The guard should have retreated & sought assistance.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    BBFAN wrote:
    No, my issue is with the person who killed the animal. It's fairly simple really. Only one person killed the animal.


    The guard acted in self defense no case to answer. Go to your local Garda station and make a complaint if you wish. Tell us how you get on.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    Ninthlife wrote: »
    Use google..youll find plenty of proof

    Proof of what? And no, I don't use google as my source of proof for anything thanks.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    BBFAN wrote:
    Seriously? You trust EVERY single Guard in this country. You really need help.


    Did I say I did or can I assume you are spouting more baseless crap?


  • Registered Users Posts: 164 ✭✭richiepurgas


    No sign of dog ?


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    archer22 wrote: »
    Ok saw it again on Virgin 2, I got it incorrect earlier that he held the gun two handed..the other hand was holding his tie.
    But nowhere do I see the Dog attacking him and certainly not when he fired.

    Firing a pistol single handed like that is a bit reckless in itself...in fact the whole thing looked unwarranted.

    What do you think is happening in the first 10 seconds of the video. Btw, it’s the same video. What’s the story with yer mans right hand side of his body?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,387 ✭✭✭h2005


    TCM wrote: »
    Thank god that all of our guards are not armed & for mobile camera phones. That idiot Charlie Flanagan very recently wanted to ban the videoing of garda when on duty. Talk about a blue shirt fascist state. Whether those people were acting the maggot no shots should have been fired. The guard should have retreated & sought assistance.

    What happens the guy in the van if the cop retreats and lets the assault continue?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    Did I say I did or can I assume you are spouting more baseless crap?

    You claim the Guard acted in self defence? What are you basing that on so?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    TCM wrote: »
    Thank god that all of our guards are not armed & for mobile camera phones. That idiot Charlie Flanagan very recently wanted to ban the videoing of garda when on duty. Talk about a blue shirt fascist state. Whether those people were acting the maggot no shots should have been fired. The guard should have retreated & sought assistance.

    So if the scum bag had beaten the **** out of the guy in the van while the garda retreated what would you have said??

    It’s amazing that people like you leave the aggressors off the hook completely, and not just in this case either


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    h2005 wrote: »
    What happens the guy in the van if the cop retreats and lets the assault continue?

    He gets the crap battered out of him like the rest of us do when we call 999?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    archer22 wrote: »
    Ok saw it again on Virgin 2, I got it incorrect earlier that he held the gun two handed..the other hand was holding his tie.
    But nowhere do I see the Dog attacking him and certainly not when he fired.

    Firing a pistol single handed like that is a bit reckless in itself...in fact the whole thing looked unwarranted.

    Isn’t it possible that the dog was grabbing the garda’s Tie?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭Anthracite


    BBFAN wrote: »
    You claim the Guard acted in self defence? What are you basing that on so?
    Presumably your position is that his tie had become possessed and was, of its own initiative, pulling the Garda's neck and choking him.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,387 ✭✭✭h2005


    BBFAN wrote: »
    He gets the crap battered out of him like the rest of us do when we call 999?

    OK, so now we have a guard willfully ignore an incident of assault?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    archer22 wrote: »
    Ok saw it again on Virgin 2, I got it incorrect earlier that he held the gun two handed..the other hand was holding his tie.
    But nowhere do I see the Dog attacking him and certainly not when he fired.

    Firing a pistol single handed like that is a bit reckless in itself...in fact the whole thing looked unwarranted.

    But did you see the full 1 minute clip where the traveller is holding and trying to control something low to the ground. And did you hear the garda say "I'll shoot it in the head, get him off of me"
    Apologies if you are on dial up and unable to use youtube.

    Also he could only use the pistol in one hand as he was using the other to prevent himself from being strangled.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    Panch18 wrote: »
    Isn’t it possible that the dog was grabbing the garda’s Tie?

    So what if he was? Do you feel that anyone pulling a persons tie should be shot dead?

    If you do I think you should worry.


  • Registered Users Posts: 449 ✭✭RobbieMD


    BBFAN wrote: »
    You honestly think we should be proud of an obviously unstable individual killing a dog?

    But I thought you were of the belief there was no dog?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    h2005 wrote: »
    OK, so now we have a guard willfully ignore an incident of assault?

    Ah stop, you think the guard just coincidentally came across this incident?

    Pull the other one pal.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭Anthracite


    BBFAN wrote: »
    So what if he was? Do you feel that anyone pulling a persons tie should be shot dead?

    If you do I think you should worry.
    A person attacking an armed officer could take the officer's weapon and kill him or her with it. So yes.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    RobbieMD wrote: »
    But I thought you were of the belief there was no dog?

    Nope, don't know where you got that belief from? You'll have to look back.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭MactheKnife90


    BBFAN wrote: »
    So what if he was? Do you feel that anyone pulling a persons tie should be shot dead?

    If you do I think you should worry.

    What is your major malfunction BBFAN??


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,387 ✭✭✭h2005


    BBFAN wrote: »
    Ah stop, you think the guard just coincidentally came across this incident?

    Pull the other one pal.

    I’ve no idea, I can only go by the video. Is there evidence otherwise?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,619 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    tuxy wrote: »
    But did you see the full 1 minute clip where the traveller is holding and trying to control something low to the ground. And did you hear the garda say "I'll shoot it in the head, get him off of me"
    Apologies if you are on dial up and unable to use youtube.
    Ŵ
    Also he could only use the pistol in one hand as he was using the other to prevent himself from being strangled.

    If that is the case then he had no choice. I love dogs and have two but a dog should not be used as a weapon to bite people. Simple as that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭Infini


    Water John wrote: »
    Yes, I have owned dogs but we are becoming nearly like the English and valuing a dogs life higher than a human's.

    Arguably in some cases the dog life is actually more valuable than certain humans who are little more than stupid, regressive, predatory parasites with no interest or hope for bettering themselves and are intent on inflicting as much misery as possible on others.

    I would be honest depending on the individual some individuals from the travelling community would better off being disposed off because all they will ever do is rob, steal, scam and terrorize other people. They would be the kind of people that would give those travellers who actually are honest enough not to get involved in crime a bad name by association and are beyond all hope of salvaging and will never change unless they're either locked up for the rest of their pathetic lives for doing something really stupid or they go too far and get dropped Paddy McNally style for pushing someone far enough.

    The irony is alot of this hate would be far less if people had enough confidence in the system to properly remove and incarcerate the dregs of that community from society entirely so they cant ruin things for everyone else including the law abiding ones.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭archer22


    Panch18 wrote: »
    Isn’t it possible that the dog was grabbing the garda’s Tie?

    Well its possible..but when he shoots he's holding his own tie.

    Anyhow the Dog catching his silly tie is hardly an excuse to go into full Rambo mode.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭n97 mini


    Panch18 wrote: »
    Isn’t it possible that the dog was grabbing the garda’s Tie?

    No. The younger man in the video was clearly shown to be holding onto something with his right hand. This was out of shot, so while we didn't see it, it was obviously a sack of potatoes from Lidl. He later attached this sack to the garda's tie.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    archer22 wrote: »
    Well its possible..but when he shoots he's holding his own tie.

    Anyhow the Dog catching his silly tie is hardly an excuse to go into full Rambo mode.

    You do realise it’s not just have bit of a play or fun with the guard don’t you?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 538 ✭✭✭cuppa


    The dog has a string of convictions for pooping on footpaths and even stole sausages from the local butcher and no licence, spent time in the pound.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,789 ✭✭✭✭BattleCorp


    TCM wrote: »
    Thank god that all of our guards are not armed & for mobile camera phones. That idiot Charlie Flanagan very recently wanted to ban the videoing of garda when on duty. Talk about a blue shirt fascist state. Whether those people were acting the maggot no shots should have been fired. The guard should have retreated & sought assistance.

    And what then, watch yer man in the truck getting battered to death?

    Fcuk that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,619 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    A bit of research shows that the traveller lives in the same road where the recent chop shop was discovered and has the same name as the owner. Enough said.
    Explains why the armed garda was there.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    BBFAN wrote:
    You claim the Guard acted in self defence? What are you basing that on so?


    When he used the words "tell him (referring to the dog) to let go" . It's on the video Mrs Speilberg posted also the words " watch him Toby" command words given to a guard dog.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    archer22 wrote: »
    Well its possible..but when he shoots he's holding his own tie.

    Anyhow the Dog catching his silly tie is hardly an excuse to go into full Rambo mode.

    You're still making it sound like you are watching a different video than the rest of us. The full 1 minute clip with dialogue is available and you can even slow down playback to get a better idea of what may have happed.
    I can assure you he is holding his tie to prevent someone or something from strangling him. He is NOT trying to adjust his tie because it's not straight.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭BBFAN


    A bit of research shows that the traveller lives in the same road where the recent chop shop was discovered and has the same name as the owner. Enough said.
    Explains why the armed garda was there.

    Proof?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,984 ✭✭✭McCrack


    The Garda doesn't come across professional but in any event I anticipate his actions were completely justified if he was getting attacked or about to get set on by a dog.

    It's just unfortunate the bullet ricocheted into yer mans foot and not yer ones mouth that was recording it


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,619 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    BBFAN wrote: »
    Proof?

    Research it yourself seeing as you won't provide any answers to questions asked of you,
    Clue - social media and more than one. Name supplied on it too, initials JS.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,116 ✭✭✭archer22


    tuxy wrote: »
    You're still making it sound like you are watching a different video than the rest of us. The full 1 minute clip with dialogue is available and you can even slow down playback to get a better idea of what may have happed.
    I can assure you he is holding his tie to prevent someone or something from strangling him. He is NOT trying to adjust his tie because it's not straight.

    So lets assume his tie was pulled by the Dog...good thing he never got a job as a Postman then.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Mod- Forgot to reopen this. Sorry. At least it's given people time to cool down.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭Zorya


    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/armed-officers-protect-gardas-house-over-threats-after-man-shot-in-leg-37596535.html

    Wonder how long this man and his family will be protected, or even will have to be protected.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,789 ✭✭✭✭BattleCorp


    Can anybody confirm if there was a dog just outside of the camera angle?

    Fcuked if I could see or hear a dog.

    And media reports mention that the dog has now vanished?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    According to The Sun the injured man is Blondie Stokes and a big shot U.K. lawyer has been in contact offering his services.
    Kerching kerching!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 451 ✭✭hurler32


    Every time one hears about travellers these days it’s nothing but trouble or compensation claims ... and Fine Gael love them as long as they don’t live in Donnybrook or Dalkey !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭Gravelly


    Zorya wrote: »
    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/armed-officers-protect-gardas-house-over-threats-after-man-shot-in-leg-37596535.html

    Wonder how long this man and his family will be protected, or even will have to be protected.

    Have a look at Margaret Cash's facebook page. Picture of him there. If this man is harmed or threatened, it is a direct challenge to the power of the state, and should be treated as such.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,603 ✭✭✭baldbear


    Edgware wrote: »
    According to The Sun the injured man is Blondie Stokes and a big shot U.K. lawyer has been in contact offering his services.
    Kerching kerching!

    Better than a winning streak appearance.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,653 ✭✭✭✭Plumbthedepths


    Edgware wrote:
    According to The Sun the injured man is Blondie Stokes and a big shot U.K. lawyer has been in contact offering his services. Kerching kerching!


    Is he a member of the group that had a chop shop nearby?


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