Teenagers with no value for life and no care for repercussions - **Read OP**

I’m glad to see they are getting some attention and help which might make the difference.

A lot of the time these thugs think they are invincible within their group of peers, terrorizing anybody who looks at them sideways.

Collective bravery of cowards.

I have seen it first hand for 20 years on the dart.

First day of summer holidays is always a good one. Guaranteed to be a Garda called that day.

But some of the time there are serious unexpected consequences to their actions, but they are too stupid to realise it.

Working minimum wage delivering food and then having to physically stave off a good beating from these thugs would have been a big ask for anybody.

Broad daylight, grand canal dock, zero f**ks given. They run around, do what they like and we all pay to keep a roof over their heads.

What did I do for entertainment, engagement as a kid ? Ohhhh yeh…

played football - with a team and with friends on the green.

played tennis - competitively with club and with friends.

swam - for leisure / fitness and competitively.

music - member of a youth orchestra, practise daily, tutored Monday, with band every Saturday.

they can afford the leisurewear evidently so it’s not like any of the above will cost an arm and a leg, it doesn’t…

Have to admit, I rarely leave the house without something on me.

Im aware a poster sent on stats confirming the homicide rate has reduced (I think, apologies if I read that wrong or mis remembering) but since lockdown and things opening up I've felt immensely unsafe walking around the city centre and certain areas. There's a massive intimidation from these youths whereby there will be gangs of them all looking for trouble and have frequently been called something or provoked when walking by them which is not only threatening but embarrassing. Obviously we all just pretend to ignore them and hope they leave us alone but I, like many in this thread, have been dealing with this all my life.

There's also the other element that in the event it does get violent, if you hit them back the optics looks worse for you (man hitting a teenager) which the judge (won't name him but one judge is notorious for doling out light sentences) and youths solicitor will exploit. In my eyes the gardai and system won't look after you so in the event you can't run away, you have to look after yourself.

A lot won't agree with me on this but I don't really care, no one else is going to look after me but me

hahahaha, people are fcuking mental, no, this will simply not work! human behavior does not work this way, particularly in relation to dysfunctional human behaviors....

I suppose you want them out digging ditches or breaking rocks like they have in america, or maybe just shoot them?

With respect, you're being a bit disingenuous regarding the karate comment, I dunno what the solution is to stop these youths acting feral and intimidating people but all I know is the gardai and system isn't going to give a **** about me getting battered so I'm going to take care of myself

The scrote get out of jail free card works again

Push an innocent civilian under a train causing them a brain injury, nothing to see here.

Fùcking unbelievable

Martin Nolan again. Surprise **** surprise. This country will be far better for it when he retires or is removed from the judiciary.

An absolute moron of a judge.

What a joke. Little tw@t should of paid for what he had done... now, him and his grey trackie wearing, scruffy, smelly oiks will think it means nowt and carry on regardless... FFS

The judges should be banned from taking previous behaviour or family background into account. Totally irrelevant. Just punish the actual crime they commit.