First up, we had the muppets ....
now we have the parrots........
A Dean Martin (no not that one!) was up before Tom O'Donnell at Limerick District Court. He was cleared of calling a Garda Denise Haverty from Henry Street a parrot back in April, whilst she and a colleague were trying to arrest a drunk individual on Cruises Street. Apparently there was a bit of an altercation on Cruise's Street and he was accused of threatening behaviour.
Havery alleged that Dean Martin stuck his ore in and said "Do you have a problem?" She then alleged that she walked towards him and he then became abusive towards her. She apparently asked him for his name a couple of times, to which his reply was.....
"Are you a parrot?"
(oh this just cracks me up! I can just picture that scene now!)
She alleged, that he also alleged that "Frank Sinatra" was standing beside him!
Dean Martin denied the allegations and maintained that he was joking when referring to Frank Sinatra.
"It was a joke, some guards can take a joke and I didn't know she wasn't going to be able to take a joke,"
He admitted that he had stared at the gardai while they were trying to arrest the inebriated individual but insisted that he didn't use bad language or become abusive during the incident.
Tom O'Donnell dismissed the charge saying..
"I would have to have some slight doubt, it was smart and cheeky but it was not criminal in my view."
and his advise to Dean Martin....
"My advice to you would be to give a civil answer when you are stopped by the Guards from now on."
Seriously though, what an effin waste of taxpayers moola eh, to bring something like that to court!!! Jazus some Gardai get their nickers in a twist over nothing! and it's probably the poor craters on the street drunk, not harming anyone, that will end up behind bars, and not the scum running around stabbing and shooting and threatening people!
In the words of Jack Sparrow...... funny ole world innit!
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so if you call a Garda a muppet get you two months in prison and calling a Garda a parrot gets you off. I must remember that. same judge.
ReplyDeleteBloody farcical.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if that gurl in blue is a relation of Mr. Cotton! :>)
not related to your post but might be of interest as you write a lot about corruption and things.
ReplyDeletenew head of newcastlewest gardai
http://www.live95fm.ie/news/news-item/new-head-of-newcastle-west-garda-district/9b52a5f5-a81d-4518-a73d-e4438e40b452
i wonder why? lot of reshuffling going on.
hmmm christie, now that's interesting!! Jim O'Connor has only been Super there for nigh on two years I'd say. From what I've seen and heard, a lot of, lets say, untoward boys in blue located in Newcastlewest! ya get my drift? One or two local laddies used to engage in a few nixers, working part time in the the local nighclub and pub. A bit of bouncing!
ReplyDeleteinspector cluedin and christie. dont be surprised if there's a headline on the limerick looser haha limerick leader anytime soon along the lines of new hot shot superintendent in charge of fighting increasing crime in newcastlewest. theres usually a reshuffle when they are trying to get a point across and usually a reshuffle when someone has upset the apple cart along the line somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI'd put money on it that that parrott was blond! If its yer one I'm thinking of, wouldn't be the first time for her to bring some stupid issue before the court. A badge and a uniform goes to some peoples heads.
ReplyDeletedonegal IS alive in limerick
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