Hard to see this being even almost enforced properly.
Sure half the guards would be off the road big culchie coke heads on them.
Prob end up testing less than 5% of the total force.
Anecdotally you could see 20% or 30% of guards under 40 immediately suspended for drug use particularly cocaine.
About time!!! Guards need to be held to a higher standard then the rest of the public as they enforce the law. Guards likely use recreational drugs like cannabis and cocaine at the same rates as the general public. Yet they also arrest and potentially ruin peoples lives. Hopefully this will make more guards talk up about how ridiculous our drug laws are. I personally know 2 guards and both regularly use cocaine when out. And this is in a fairly rural part of Ireland. Cud be worse in cities, I don’t know.
The Ban Garda trying to mace Ur man in Bray last night was eyeballs level of Xanax defo
No details on how the tests will take place, their spontaneity or predictability.
Sorry this hasn’t been the case already? I just always assumed they would have to have been.
Well they have some time to get clean or find ways to get clean piss at least. Wonder how many male gardai will test pregnant…
Gardai know their drugs & know where the quality is at, their bags be testing pure!
What’s the pass mark? 40%?
This’ll be as successful as GAA PED testing.
Someone must of sent them the video of the garda stopping whilst under the influence.
> we do not oppose random drug testing of our members but we must ensure that any such policy would be carried on in a fair, measured, balanced and appropriate manner without infringing on members’ individual rights.
🤣 🤣 Some amount of “de force” are regular users of the stuffs. Delighted for them. However, will it be enforced?
Any bets there will be a scandal involving the falsifying of drug test results ??
Bit mad the army have it and the guards don’t.
Do they have to test them all? I would draw the line at coke, heroin or crack would be a no-no.
Gardai to begin resigning in earnest….
Or how about we grow the fuck up, legalise drugs and stop trying to ruin people’s lives for enjoying themselves?
I see some positions opening soon for new recruits 😃😂
Mad that it’s taken so long to introduce considering the Defence Forces have had it in place for years.
I’m sure it will be properly and thoroughly implemented …
Theres a guard in my area who is known for unashamedly doing cocaine in the middle of pubs on nights out.
Ah sure yeah I’d say so. Good idea if we want even fewer gards on the street.
In America, law enforcement agencies got together and formed unions that then lobbied our government to make this illegal
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I wonder if the sniffer dogs will be tested too
Hard to see this being even almost enforced properly.
Sure half the guards would be off the road big culchie coke heads on them.
Prob end up testing less than 5% of the total force.
Anecdotally you could see 20% or 30% of guards under 40 immediately suspended for drug use particularly cocaine.
About time!!! Guards need to be held to a higher standard then the rest of the public as they enforce the law. Guards likely use recreational drugs like cannabis and cocaine at the same rates as the general public. Yet they also arrest and potentially ruin peoples lives. Hopefully this will make more guards talk up about how ridiculous our drug laws are. I personally know 2 guards and both regularly use cocaine when out. And this is in a fairly rural part of Ireland. Cud be worse in cities, I don’t know.
The Ban Garda trying to mace Ur man in Bray last night was eyeballs level of Xanax defo
No details on how the tests will take place, their spontaneity or predictability.
Sorry this hasn’t been the case already? I just always assumed they would have to have been.
Well they have some time to get clean or find ways to get clean piss at least. Wonder how many male gardai will test pregnant…
Gardai know their drugs & know where the quality is at, their bags be testing pure!
What’s the pass mark? 40%?
This’ll be as successful as GAA PED testing.
Someone must of sent them the video of the garda stopping whilst under the influence.
This was [opposed last year](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/garda-representative-bodies-express-concernsover-random-drug-tests-for-gardai-40496737.html) so expect a very small percentage being tested.
> we do not oppose random drug testing of our members but we must ensure that any such policy would be carried on in a fair, measured, balanced and appropriate manner without infringing on members’ individual rights.
🤣 🤣 Some amount of “de force” are regular users of the stuffs. Delighted for them. However, will it be enforced?
Any bets there will be a scandal involving the falsifying of drug test results ??
Bit mad the army have it and the guards don’t.
Do they have to test them all? I would draw the line at coke, heroin or crack would be a no-no.
Gardai to begin resigning in earnest….
Or how about we grow the fuck up, legalise drugs and stop trying to ruin people’s lives for enjoying themselves?
I see some positions opening soon for new recruits 😃😂
Mad that it’s taken so long to introduce considering the Defence Forces have had it in place for years.
I’m sure it will be properly and thoroughly implemented …
Theres a guard in my area who is known for unashamedly doing cocaine in the middle of pubs on nights out.
Ah sure yeah I’d say so. Good idea if we want even fewer gards on the street.
In America, law enforcement agencies got together and formed unions that then lobbied our government to make this illegal