Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.
At last night's GRA Conference in Limerick, PJ Stone, General Secretary, Garda Representative Association (GRA) advised that Gardai who are struggling to pay debts 'could' be vulnerable to corruption ! He stated that international experience has shown that low paid forces are susceptible to 'being got at'. He warned that Gardai who are not being paid enough are at risk of becoming corrupt.
Cash strapped Gardai want to overturn current regulations banning them from taking part time jobs.... Nixers !
"There is always the likelihood - and it has been proved in other countries where you pay police forces at a rate of pay that puts them in a vulnerable place - that there is a risk of people being got at and that's a fact of life," he said
You can't squeeze them on the one hand, where they're not in a position to pay their debts, and then on the other side of that introduce a strict discipline code which could effectively mean they might lose their jobs as a result of that difficulty," said Mr Stone.
If it's a case that some financially strapped Gardai can be 'got at' , then get rid of them, they shouldn't be in the force in the first place, right!
Wasn't it Indira Gandi that once said... One must beware of Ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money!
