I think justice was served here.

Yep. I haven’t heard any official reason for the knife carrying, other than fruit cutting being mentioned

Agreed, justice was served.

I agree with the result on the basis of all publically reported court information. The jury had even further information and I have confidence in their decision.

I haven't heard much about the young boy who was killed. Not sure of a terrible maker or just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Might even be the case, he was trying to stop a fight. I don't know but either way he didn't deserve to die but his death alone is not a reason to seek a guilty verdict.

I really do hope that this doesn't escalate the abuse those delivery riders are subjected to in some parts of the city. I live in an area where a lot of them gather due to all of the food outlets. Sweeping generalisation but they all appear to be very polite and hard working. Deliveries are professional etc. They are just people trying to make a living. I cannot stand the abuse they get in some parts.

I wish Mr Bento the best for the future.

I personally think the commentary around this sets a very dangerous precedent.

Nobody is saying one should not be entitled to defend themselves, but this man was carrying a knife on his person, and used it to stab several people, the victim twice to the chest.

our judicial and legal system found enough here to bring this man to trial for murder. They felt his actions were over the top and his using weapon to kill was not justified.

I find the commentary OTT biased here. Yes, nobody should tolerate teen scumbags and violence, but this particular incident led the DPP to get this to trial. The victim appeared to not have been the instigator. The killer had a deadly weapon and used it against several people, ending a child’s life.

Are we promoting now that folks should be fine to walk around with knives, and if they perceive any danger or threat, whip it out and kill? Is this where we want society heading?

The killer was going to stab anyone close to him at that moment, and herein lies the danger. What if an innocent stranger decides to try and defuse future scuffles like this, only to be stabbed to death by a person using a knife? Is it a case of “Sh1t happens?”

Ok, murder may be a stretch here, but he did absolutely not need to have that knife and do what he did, and here is where I agree with the state/DPP.

even the labeling of the child a scumbag is gross. Nobody knows this child, knew him. He became involved, but that doesn’t mean he was a scumbag. Circumstances could lead any teen/child into a similar situation.

Lots of people carry knives at times. I do, and I can assure you that it’s not to stab people. The delivery driver was lucky to have it on him when he got attacked. We should all eat more fruit.

He needed the knife to cut fruit I thought? Was that not accepted by the court?

The excuse given was to cut fruit.

Now this (randomly found on Amazon) could do damage.

Sorry can't edit post for some reason, here is missing link.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N4FODJP?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_98AM56GR6QGRQYBWK21R

Find it particularly interesting that you refer to teen scumbags yet constantly refer to the victim as a child? He was 16, why not refer to him as a teen?

Should never have gone to trial. As clearcut a case of self defence as you will find. If a gang of things surrounded me with intent to give me a life threatening beating I would defend myself with anything I could lay my hands on and every one of us would do the same.

Pity the guards didn't put as much effort into investigating the violent criminal gang that Dunne was part of.

Is there alot of bad blood/tension between deliveroo drivers and locals around there? there was hit & run case a few months earlier to this case in which a Brazilian driver died

This. The decision of the DPP to prosecute (for murder FFS) was cowardly.

There was a time that every young lad would have a Swiss army knife on them and used them appropriately.

That was not too long ago.

This was a small pocket type knife. Not a flick knife or jagged blade that many Dublin scum use.

These delivery drivers get continuous abuse by local scum. The gardai rarely assisted and judging by reports and Garda suspensions, the gardai would not have been seen as people who you would go to for help.

The jury was very clear by exonerating him on every single count.

Justice was served