Operation Quest

[philipkntz]

These are professional gangs, they carry firearms and why would any Guard risk their lives and for what. It so much easier and less life threatening work out there to be getting on with

Yeah. Much easier to stake out an apartment block and watch out for punters discretely sneaking in for some consensual nookie, than to spot a hulking big excavator and low loader parking up outside a bank and ripping a hole in the wall.

[FranknStein]

Post reported for fucking up my rant.

But still this was psni not gardai.

Yeah but these ATM robbers are cross border internationalists.
Wouldn't surprise me if some of them are dissident Republicans.
And digger owners should be keeping their machines better secured at night.

[FranknStein]

leave our ATM's alone and I'm sad they are being abducted

That ATM must be for the pink pound.

[FetishCherry]

but you are missing the point here, what being rich social housing and poverty got to do with anything. you cant compare them, the survey is being done on something that is against the law, illegal activity, the other you mentioned is not illegal, its just very poor management and passing the buck, its always how its been from one government to the next, its how it is Cherry

My point was that there are more places where this money can be used then to stop people and ask about sex work . And about illegal... excuse me there are more biggers illegal things happening around then paying for sex.

[johnwin530]

The Garda, under pressure to show it is enforcing a controversial 2017 law targeting the sex trade, questioned 36 people over the weekend for allegedly paying for sex.


It is understood the so-called “Days of Action” was ordered by senior Garda managers who were unhappy with the level of enforcement of the new legislation.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crim...laws-1.3875503

[johnwin530]

SWAI Ireland



Press release from 29th April

Gardaí questions 36 men but many more sex workers have been arrested says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland
Gardaí should protect the most vulnerable. Instead, our laws put marginalized people in danger and waste precious Garda resources.
36 men have been questioned over the purchase of sex in the past few days and, while this is a huge number this is still far less than the 55 workers who have been prosecuted for working together in safety*, so called brothel-keeping #DecrimForSafety
* From statistics we got from the Central Statistics office we know 55 people have been arrested for brothel keeping since the law was introduced in 2017 #SupportSafeSexWork
Of these 36 men, we don’t know how many, if any, will be prosecuted. All the while there has been a 92% increase in violent crime against sex workers since the 2017 laws came in. This is where Garda resources should be directed uglymugs.ie/wp-content/upl…
While we don’t know the details of the cases, the press release from the Gardaí reads like there was mass surveillance on workers. The outcome of this will mean that clients will not use their real names or phone numbers to evade detection #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety
This puts workers at very real risk as they will be less able to screen predators. They may also insist that workers come to them, taking the worker out of their security zone and into somewhere unknown #DecrimForSafety #SupportSafeSexWork
Sex workers are now forced to work in isolation, which puts them at further risk of violence and exploitation. Ultimately sex work will be driven further underground, which does nothing to help the minority of trafficked people working in sex work in Ireland #SupportSafeSexWork
There is nothing in the Garda statement about the workers. We don’t know if they are safe, or whether they were coerced or consenting adults. Sex work is a particular type of work that people do when they have few other options #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety
The law does not help them. Workers will be forced to take risks to make ends meet. Questioning and arresting clients is, in fact, not support for sex workers and is a terrible use of stretched Garda resources #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety
Mass surveillance of sex workers leads to distrust in the Gardaí, making workers less likely to report when they have been assaulted #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety
The bottom line is these actions reported today are not supported. The actions by the Gardaí over the past few days and the resources spent on them do nothing to help sex workers, should they want to leave sex work #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety
In the past, we have worked with the Gardaí and workers who were violently attacked to bring those perpetrators to justice #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety
During the period of escalated violence that has followed the 2017 change in law, SWAI has been increasingly involved on the ground with helping workers on the ground in emergency situations #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety
In our interactions with the Gardaí, even when they are dealing with workers who have been attacked, it is clear that they are overstretched. We fear that actions such as those reported today will mean a loss of trust in the Gardaí #DecrimForSafety #SupportSafeSexWork
We would like to see Garda efforts focus on actually helping sex workers when they are the victims of a crime, instead of meddling with their means of survival #DecrimForSafety #SupportSafeSexWork
We, the only sex worker-led the front-line organization in Ireland, want to see sex work decriminalized. Studies have shown that where any aspect of sex work is criminalized it means increased violence and adverse health conditions for the worker
Associations between sex work laws and sex workers’ health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies
Lucy Platt and colleagues provide qualitative and quantitative evidence demonstrating the extensive harms associated with criminalization of sex work.
https://journals.plos.org/plosmedici...l.pmed.1002680
The 2017 law does nothing to address the precarity and lack of security that can lead to human trafficking #DecrimForSafety #SupportSafeSexWork
One of the big reasons we need full decriminalization in Ireland is to improve relations with Gardai so that those on the ground - sex workers and clients alike - can easily report exploitation, abuse, and trafficking without repercussion #DecrimForSafety #SupportSafeSexWork
We ask that misinformed politicians listen to us, the very people who are materially affected by these laws. Who are these laws helping? #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety
Sex workers want to be safe, like everyone else #SupportSafeSexWork #DecrimForSafety

[Stonie]

my point was that there are more places where this money can be used then to stop people and ask about sex work . And about illegal... Excuse me there are more biggers illegal things happening around then paying for sex.

so where you think the money could be used to help further their cause then cherry?

And as for illegal and bigger illegal things happening, that is true but with the bigger things it become more dangerous and i don't think the Guards are paid so much that they are going to risk their lives, very few clients are going to whip out a loaded gun, not coming from seeing an escort anyway

[FetishCherry]

Very true ._.Like for instant a new gym and relaxation suite in garda hq._._._.They even have Guinness on tap.

They need to keep in shape to can run after the old man who come out from a girl )) Btw why many young people work for Garda? very rare i have seen older ... why is that? most of them around 30 i see ... one single time i have seen one older garda on a motor bike aand i was blown away by his leather trousers... very sexy didnt know i have this fetish for garda in leather trousers jajaja u discover all the time new things in life

[FetishCherry]

so where you think the money could be used to help further their cause then cherry?

And as for illegal and bigger illegal things happening, that is true but with the bigger thing become more dangerous and i don't think the guards are paid so much that they are going to risk their lives, very few clients are going to whip out a loaded gun, not coming from seeing an escort anyway

I dont know how much they are paid but for sure not any wedges will worth to put your life in danger... but then... why u choose to be a police man? U know very well is dangerous and everybody hate u lol. Public hate u, criminals hate u If they dont want to put their lives in risk then criminals can do their illegal activities not disturb isn't? I agree with the danger but if not Police to catch them who else? Me?

[FetishCherry]

so where you think the money could be used to help further their cause then cherry?

And as for illegal and bigger illegal things happening, that is true but with the bigger things it become more dangerous and i don't think the Guards are paid so much that they are going to risk their lives, very few clients are going to whip out a loaded gun, not coming from seeing an escort anyway

Clients coming from escorts are happy guys and the only gun they will wear will be an unloaded one