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For what it's worth I have lived almost 40 years in Dublin and have wandered the streets a lot and have never encountered any trouble in all that time. The incident above is obviously shocking and intolerable but to generalise from isolated incidents like that to some overarching theory that the streets are generally unsafe seems like a gross overreaction to me.I don't feel safe on the streets of the city centre any more.
OK - I'm outta here...Has it occured to you that ...
thought there was cctv in central dublin. why dont you contact the gendarme and see if they captured it
Its getting pretty hair raising to walk down the middle of Galway after midnight these days as well. I was escorting a friend of mine across town, after a nightclub, and it looked like there was a brawl on every street corner. Now I know things weren't entirely relaxed ten years ago, but theres an element of random thuggery creeping in that was never there before and which I don't like one bit. You've as much chance of being hassled if you have your head down minding your own business as if you're roaring drunk and swaggering like a sailor.I don't think they'd do this for me to be honest. After all, it didn't happen to me, I witnessed it.
I will report the incident though Dalton, it never occurred to me to view it from your perspective.
Clubman, I think you've been very lucky to date. Last Sunday my daughter was in O'Connell St. and witnessed a woman attacked by two other women. An ambulance had to be called! When she came home telling me the city had become a kip, I disagreed and told her it was an isolated incident. Both daughters sat me down and informed me that they witness things constantly, particularly at night. I was amazed to find that the general concensus is to keep your head down and walk on!! I was of the same opinion as you but they gave me examples.
Today, I saw it first hand and I have to say, I'm worried about that woman tonight.
Its getting pretty hair raising to walk down the middle of Galway after midnight these days as well. I was escorting a friend of mine across town, after a nightclub, and it looked like there was a brawl on every street corner. Now I know things weren't entirely relaxed ten years ago, but theres an element of random thuggery creeping in that was never there before and which I don't like one bit. You've as much chance of being hassled if you have your head down minding your own business as if you're roaring drunk and swaggering like a sailor.
See thats the problem with society today. Bring back the grand arena thats what I say, let them duke it out in a struggle for life and death with arbitrary rules and weapons spectacular only for their randomness, for the pleasure of the audience, and Irish politicians expressly forbidden togas. Expressly. In liteweights case, for example, paper cup wielding tinkers could be made to do battle with siberian tigers. Everybody wins, IMHO.like the penalty points in driving, these underage thugs should build up penalty points in jail sentences and when they reach the age of 18 they serve the lot of accumulated "jail points".
"I would have slit his throat like I did with that last fellow that I left for dead" said one.
Absolutely shocking. I have three sons in their twenties. Two are back living at home. I can honestly say that I really only get to sleep when I hear the key turning in the door
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