Garda threaten to rape woman

Friend | 05.04.2011 18:37

Gardaí (police) in Co Mayo, Ireland have been recorded talking about threatening to rape a woman in their custody. The Gardaí, including a Sergeant, have been prominent in policing protests against Shell’s inland gas refinery.

http://vimeo.com/21952231

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Link to full article about this!

05.04.2011 19:28

This has become a really big news story in Ireland< with even the BBC covering it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12972855
however, for the full story including audio links and transcript

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/99445

Roowyrm

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Obviously a joke

05.04.2011 21:44

I've heard worse on Little Britain

lol

Obviously a joke

05.04.2011 21:44

I've heard worse on Little Britain

lol

No joke

05.04.2011 22:11

"Jokes" like this are never funny. To dismiss these "rape" comments like that is showing a lack of understanding of the issues that affect women on a daily basis. That they come from people whose duty it is to uphold the law (including incidents of rape and sexual assault) is indicative of the depth of the problem. That the Gardai feel at ease with these comments, and about the ways that they can "bend" the truth to suit themselves is indicative of a wider malaise within the Irish Garda, and in particular with those policing the Corrib Gas Pipeline alongside Shell's own private squad IRMS

Roowyrm

Lttle Britain - ffs!

06.04.2011 08:57

The comment about "hearing worse on Little Britain" beggars belief. The fact of the matter is, Gardai officers have been caught joking about raping women who they have just intimidated and arrested. Funny? It's no big surprise that they did this, unfortunately - police everywhere are misogynists and bullies - it's just that they caught on tape. Police threatening "canteen culture" is no laughing matter, when these pigs have carte blanche to bully protestors as they see fit at Rossport. It's not a joke, because the police *do* do very nasty things to people, in Rossport as everywhere.

Peter

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