I guess thr judge can impose a jail sentence now if there’s no career to salvage…
Does she have any legal options to take?
Bizarre decision to just let him walk out of court. I feel there’s a distance between the judiciary and the public in terms of what justice actually means.
So the judge decides to give him a suspended sentence because his army career is over if he jails him. Army sack him anyway.
Suspended sentence is a total joke when you read the details of the case. He attacked her because she asked him to stop calling someone a faggot. Punched her multiple times, continuing to do so even once she fell to the ground, only stopping when a passerby intervened. Did fairly serious physical and mental damage to the victim. Boasted about it afterwards to friends on Snapchat. Tried to make out that she instigated the altercation to Gardai, only admitting what actually happened when he found out they had CCTV footage of the whole thing.
How that doesn’t warrant jail time is an absolute mystery.
Disgraceful decision from the judge. Surly this will be appealed by DPP. He should be dismissed he is a trained soldier who beat a defenceless women. No place for him in the army certainly not in leadership position. Shameful beyond words how he didn’t receive a custodial sentence. The judge should be called to explain his action.
Right so back before the judge and adequate sentencing please.
Can we also dismiss the CO who gave him a glowing character reference. And the judge.
Bad press is the Armys kryptonite, they’ll throw the book at him just to be seen to be doing something.
Can we demand a do over for this since the judge was not qualified to make the correct decision?
Absolutely mad looking online and seeing people actually try to defend this absolute piece of shit.
The defense forces are, according to the article, using the court martial procedure to remove him. He could, theoretically, receive a good prison term from that. I hope they throw away the key.
I know a few soldiers that could replace the name in the article. Way way more would be disgusted at the perp, but the military attracts a small % of ppl who want power and violence.
The strict superiority of ranks, legality in killing, almost cultish loyalty will bring out the worst in those with a chip on their shoulder. That cultish loyalty or brotherhood is probably why his CO defended him. Thats fucked
Immediate dismissal should have followed 10yrs in prison but hopefully sends a message
It’s a shame cos I’ve always wanted to be an army doctor, but the constant misogyny and cases like these just push potentially better soldiers away
That’s not a soldier. That’s a thug hiding behind the honourable uniform!
First thing I did on the article was find the judges name. Not Nolan. All paedos and sex abusers in a ring together singing ring a ring a rosey.
Woman beater
Antisocial behaviour is now legal and acceptable in Ireland. Forget about Vegas and going to see the UFC come to Ireland and you’ll get the shit kicked out of ya
How can a man like that walk free? This is what we know he’s done, imagine the abuse he gives when no one’s looking.
The worst part of the court proceedings for me is that he got a character reference from an army officer.. for a misogynistic, homophobic violent woman beater??? Have the army any clue how that looks? They’ve made the organisation seem backward, and a haven for violent men. They’re trying to reel back on that now because of the backlash. Women being viewed as second class citizens in the Irish army has been widely discussed over the last number of years, and this is further proof of it
Can we dismiss the judge too?
Should be dishonorably discharged with zero compensation.
What was the judges name?
We have a long way to go when animals who do that to a woman are released on the streets. Shocking.
This lad is a scrote. He’s absolute kryptonite to the defence forces as someone else pointed out.
His career was over the minute he threw the first punch but he is subject to both civil AND military law.
The muppets on here calling for the Commandants head, display an ignorant yet sadly common lack of knowledge about the defence forces , military law, due process, the officers role in the court and the subsequent ruling that will follow from the military court.
The officer was there as a representative of his employers, not in a personal capacity, he HAS to be there as the lad is a serving member… all he could legally state was a verbatim character witness drawn from the soldiers official military records and personal interaction or recalling if he has ever come to his notice before.
If he kept his nose clean at work and was never charged with anything serious then the CO spoke the truth, looks like he had an exemplary record so yeah the truth (military records) sounds weird in light of what he did.
The key that most missed was in the officers statement, that his OTHER role is to report back to the DF about the case, the verdict and the judgement and that the DF would THEN make an INFORMED decision on what actions would follow… pending civil court ruling.
Let’s be honest… the lad is going to be launched out of the DF and into the sun. He’s finished in the army or I’ll eat my helmet.
Good news. Hope he somehow still ends up going to prison for this horrific crime.
This is sensible.
Absolutely no way someone like that should be serving.
Scumbag
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I guess thr judge can impose a jail sentence now if there’s no career to salvage…
Does she have any legal options to take?
Bizarre decision to just let him walk out of court. I feel there’s a distance between the judiciary and the public in terms of what justice actually means.
So the judge decides to give him a suspended sentence because his army career is over if he jails him. Army sack him anyway.
Suspended sentence is a total joke when you read the details of the case. He attacked her because she asked him to stop calling someone a faggot. Punched her multiple times, continuing to do so even once she fell to the ground, only stopping when a passerby intervened. Did fairly serious physical and mental damage to the victim. Boasted about it afterwards to friends on Snapchat. Tried to make out that she instigated the altercation to Gardai, only admitting what actually happened when he found out they had CCTV footage of the whole thing.
How that doesn’t warrant jail time is an absolute mystery.
Disgraceful decision from the judge. Surly this will be appealed by DPP. He should be dismissed he is a trained soldier who beat a defenceless women. No place for him in the army certainly not in leadership position. Shameful beyond words how he didn’t receive a custodial sentence. The judge should be called to explain his action.
Right so back before the judge and adequate sentencing please.
Can we also dismiss the CO who gave him a glowing character reference. And the judge.
Bad press is the Armys kryptonite, they’ll throw the book at him just to be seen to be doing something.
Can we demand a do over for this since the judge was not qualified to make the correct decision?
Absolutely mad looking online and seeing people actually try to defend this absolute piece of shit.
The defense forces are, according to the article, using the court martial procedure to remove him. He could, theoretically, receive a good prison term from that. I hope they throw away the key.
I know a few soldiers that could replace the name in the article. Way way more would be disgusted at the perp, but the military attracts a small % of ppl who want power and violence.
The strict superiority of ranks, legality in killing, almost cultish loyalty will bring out the worst in those with a chip on their shoulder. That cultish loyalty or brotherhood is probably why his CO defended him. Thats fucked
Immediate dismissal should have followed 10yrs in prison but hopefully sends a message
It’s a shame cos I’ve always wanted to be an army doctor, but the constant misogyny and cases like these just push potentially better soldiers away
That’s not a soldier. That’s a thug hiding behind the honourable uniform!
First thing I did on the article was find the judges name. Not Nolan. All paedos and sex abusers in a ring together singing ring a ring a rosey.
Woman beater
Antisocial behaviour is now legal and acceptable in Ireland. Forget about Vegas and going to see the UFC come to Ireland and you’ll get the shit kicked out of ya
How can a man like that walk free? This is what we know he’s done, imagine the abuse he gives when no one’s looking.
The worst part of the court proceedings for me is that he got a character reference from an army officer.. for a misogynistic, homophobic violent woman beater??? Have the army any clue how that looks? They’ve made the organisation seem backward, and a haven for violent men. They’re trying to reel back on that now because of the backlash. Women being viewed as second class citizens in the Irish army has been widely discussed over the last number of years, and this is further proof of it
Can we dismiss the judge too?
Should be dishonorably discharged with zero compensation.
What was the judges name?
We have a long way to go when animals who do that to a woman are released on the streets. Shocking.
This lad is a scrote. He’s absolute kryptonite to the defence forces as someone else pointed out.
His career was over the minute he threw the first punch but he is subject to both civil AND military law.
The muppets on here calling for the Commandants head, display an ignorant yet sadly common lack of knowledge about the defence forces , military law, due process, the officers role in the court and the subsequent ruling that will follow from the military court.
The officer was there as a representative of his employers, not in a personal capacity, he HAS to be there as the lad is a serving member… all he could legally state was a verbatim character witness drawn from the soldiers official military records and personal interaction or recalling if he has ever come to his notice before.
If he kept his nose clean at work and was never charged with anything serious then the CO spoke the truth, looks like he had an exemplary record so yeah the truth (military records) sounds weird in light of what he did.
The key that most missed was in the officers statement, that his OTHER role is to report back to the DF about the case, the verdict and the judgement and that the DF would THEN make an INFORMED decision on what actions would follow… pending civil court ruling.
Let’s be honest… the lad is going to be launched out of the DF and into the sun. He’s finished in the army or I’ll eat my helmet.
Good news. Hope he somehow still ends up going to prison for this horrific crime.
This is sensible.
Absolutely no way someone like that should be serving.
Scumbag