If someone offered me 50k to be looking over my shoulder for the rest of my days I know where I’d tell them to stick it…

5 million would be a different matter, I’d sing like a canary… I think relocation would be in order…

Sounds great in theory but it has a number of issues.

First off there would be a massive privacy issue around such a ill thought out suggestion.

Even if this could be overcome…. And it wouldn’t, then you have cost, battery life and technical issues to overcome.

Standard issue in the uk

Gardai are lucky to have cameras in their stations to take photographs of arrested people, since Shatter destroyed them with his cutbacks.

Arbitrasure, No they shouldn’t and the public wouldn’t accept those either. Speedy Justin, Just because other countries like “the uk” use them doesn’t mean we should replicate and jump on the bandwagon – we are an independent country with different rules and protocols. It would also risk the abuse of power.

Red Ed,

They can take YOUR photograph the next time you get caught speeding/jaywalking: works both ways.

Obviously not aimed at decent citizens but fellow criminals who might give them up.

I’d say its aimed at anyone who may have any kind of information!

Well said!

Fully agree Donal . Money should not come into it .

Rest in peace Detective and thank you for your service to the Irish People .

Jimbohs, Adrian was killed for €4k.

Jeff, it is more important because the police, judges etc put themselves in danger for our safety and we decide that it’s more important. There’s no doubt that people are indeed far more upset at this cold blooded murder than other murders.

Willie, that is hyperbole. Nobody should be given special treatment just because they work in the civil service: everyone is equal. For “our safety”?? Speak for yourself willie.

Reggie, Jeff has 48 red thumbs and only 14 green ones. I have 15 green v 6 red so I’m not speaking for myself. Are you seriously saying that you think the population at large agree with Jeff? Well Reg? How is my comment hyperbole? Do you know what the word means, Reggie?

William – you’ll most likely find that those who are objecting to the Gardai having extra surveillance equipment, and being treated with the respect they have earned and deserve, are themselves ‘shady characters’ and afraid of being caught. If they have absolutely nothing to hide, then it doesn’t matter what the Gardai see, they have a job to do on our behalf – to protect us, including the ‘shady characters’.

The Gards make the same effort in every murder case even for criminals obviously this is a bit different its one of their own people are coming on days off and working for free etc etc because he was their friend

@Denzil
You contradicted yourself there. The gardai put in equal effort in every murder case but put in extra effort for a fellow garda?

Regonald, how exactly can he have been given “special treatment” considering he is now dead??

What murder are you talking about where they didn’t put an effort in Jeff?

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