Garda assaulted

I think the female Garda did all she could here, likely if it was another male Garda, he'd have been on the ground also getting a kicking, they'd be just overpowered. The real problem is they are not armed, being properly armed evens the field in terms of female/male physical abilities, the scrotes would know this also.

It’s not just about stopping guards from being killed it’s to protect them from assaults like this. Why should that guard have faced a beating like this? I don’t believe this would have happened if both those guards had guns. And if a scumbag oversteps the mark and gets shot I’m ok with that.

I believe Ireland is 11th in the EU for  police-recorded offences per 100k population.

Would you take a walk or drive into large parts of Dublin at night alone with the protection of those stats in mind?

Not arming regular officers with Tasers or Gas and sending them into a volatile situation like what happened in Ballyfermot isn't making parts of the city any safer. And i'm no expert like most on here but in other jurisdictions i'm sure two unarmed officers wouldn't be sent in without armed backup...

the number of rapes reported has skyrocketed by 23%

Figures released by gardaí show a 23pc increase in the reported instances of rape in the first six months of this year when compared to 2021. It also represents an 11pc rise on 2019,

So 11% rise on 2019.

The increase in sexual offences figures may relate to a change in reporting behaviour whereby victims are increasingly likely to report sexual crime.

“Furthermore, ongoing efforts by An Garda Síochána regarding improvement of data quality and recording may be a contributing factor to the upward trend in recorded incidents of both sexual offences and crimes against the person in recent years.

“It therefore cannot be concluded that the increase

in sexual offences is solely due to an increased level of incidents occurring.”

Where did I say Ireland doesn't have criminality?

I said statistically they are one of safest countries in the world, it's not my opinion.

Because of common sense ,

If someone is willing to assaults a Garda a person of power who can arrest you & are part of the process which can take your freedom , Then what would they be willing to do to your average man/women ,

A Garda's job is to up hold the law if someone is willing to assault them while they are trying to do so there should be hashers sentences, Just like if they assaulted a paramedic or Fireman ,

Also again from a common sense human point of view t people who become Garda & take the job need to feel some what more protected , They need to have a sense of security in the work they are asked to carry out if not why would people sign up ,

Many of the gardai I notice are over weight slobs, horsing back chicken fillet rolls and crisps at lunch time. Out of breath going for a stroll of the town. If they don't take their job seriously, why the fcuk would anyone else.

How often do these gardai get trained in unarmed combat?

Do they keep themselves fit? Are they held accountable to be fit. Is there a universal standard?

AGS is partly to blame, as is the government but so too are the gardai themselves, especially the ones who do nothing to upskill themselves.

There's a fair chance you'll be involved in many altercations, therefore prepare and train yourself for that.

Why then are so many trying g to get I to the guards?

If there were old style men there the story would have been about 'police' brutality and pub goers being put in hospital!

Size mattered in these situations..

The main problems at play here are:

1) Scumbags getting away with their many crimes.

2) Minister for justice more concerned about words than actual crime.

3) Garda recruitment is a shambles. Sorry, but an average lad and a 5 foot whatever girl were lucky to get out of there alive. Traditionally a Garda had to be tall and would be able to handle themselves. Woke politics has turned our police force into a rotten circus.

RTE Garda spokesman said 179 injuries and off work in the last month alone!