> recklessly exposed the vulnerable 17-year-old to grave danger by flipping him upside down while handcuffed resulting in a fractured skull
One year seems wildly insufficient for attempted murder
I know there were two assaults but two years seems fairly excessive for a heat of the moment thing with seemingly no long term impact.
But maybe the fact Guards are meant to be held to a higher standard played a role.
“She said the teenager did not have a good record but this was not known to Garda Murphy at the time and none of it justified the level of force he used.
She said he had used unnecessary force against a light, intoxicated youth who was powerless while lying face down in handcuffs.”
Where do gardai who get jail time go? Is there a special unit for them somewhere?
>The matter was referred by a Superintendent to the Garda Ombudsman now known as Fiosrú, after another garda said he was concerned there may have been an assault and the teenager had suffered a head injury.
Fair play to the other garda. I hope there are many other Gardaí reporting their colleagues for overstepping their boundaries.
> The trial heard the garda had “spear tackled” and used a “leg sweep” to bring the teenager to the ground after arresting him while trying to clear crowds who were drinking on a Dublin city centre street during Covid restrictions in 2021.
Cunt.
Bully boy with orders from above to clear out the rabble for the crime of being outside during a completely ridiculous lockdown.
Too harsh harsh, a wake up call was def needed for this guard
We have much better police than most in the world by far and keeping them held to account is important in this. Look at France and America, their police are shocking.
Saying that, dealing with teenagers and intoxicated people everyday , i can see someone cracking and flicking a switch. This case it was a 2 in one, if i remember well, the kid refused to drop a bottle and it was crowd of them vs 2 guards. Saying that, the guard, at the station, he should of def calmed down. I’d rather he got suspended for a year and have to go through anger management training if he wants the job after a year, but not a guarantee.
After all, You are a cliff weathering a storm every day with these types of jobs, plus these teenagers, wankers on coke .. etc are getting worse. Expecting people not to crack is naive as a society, but neither is tolerating it when it happens.
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> recklessly exposed the vulnerable 17-year-old to grave danger by flipping him upside down while handcuffed resulting in a fractured skull
One year seems wildly insufficient for attempted murder
I know there were two assaults but two years seems fairly excessive for a heat of the moment thing with seemingly no long term impact.
But maybe the fact Guards are meant to be held to a higher standard played a role.
“She said the teenager did not have a good record but this was not known to Garda Murphy at the time and none of it justified the level of force he used.
She said he had used unnecessary force against a light, intoxicated youth who was powerless while lying face down in handcuffs.”
Where do gardai who get jail time go? Is there a special unit for them somewhere?
>The matter was referred by a Superintendent to the Garda Ombudsman now known as Fiosrú, after another garda said he was concerned there may have been an assault and the teenager had suffered a head injury.
Fair play to the other garda. I hope there are many other Gardaí reporting their colleagues for overstepping their boundaries.
> The trial heard the garda had “spear tackled” and used a “leg sweep” to bring the teenager to the ground after arresting him while trying to clear crowds who were drinking on a Dublin city centre street during Covid restrictions in 2021.
Cunt.
Bully boy with orders from above to clear out the rabble for the crime of being outside during a completely ridiculous lockdown.
Too harsh harsh, a wake up call was def needed for this guard
We have much better police than most in the world by far and keeping them held to account is important in this. Look at France and America, their police are shocking.
Saying that, dealing with teenagers and intoxicated people everyday , i can see someone cracking and flicking a switch. This case it was a 2 in one, if i remember well, the kid refused to drop a bottle and it was crowd of them vs 2 guards. Saying that, the guard, at the station, he should of def calmed down. I’d rather he got suspended for a year and have to go through anger management training if he wants the job after a year, but not a guarantee.
After all, You are a cliff weathering a storm every day with these types of jobs, plus these teenagers, wankers on coke .. etc are getting worse. Expecting people not to crack is naive as a society, but neither is tolerating it when it happens.
Maybe there’s more I’m missing tho