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Black Woman Handcuffed and Arrested for Not Paying Fare.

category longford | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Tuesday August 12, 2008 09:13author by Margaret O'Regan - SWP Report this post to the editors

Handcuffed/Arrested for Not Paying Fare.

A black woman was handcuffed and arrested at Longford Railway Station yesterday evening at about 6 pm for not paying her fare on a bus or train.

While standing on the platform at Longford Railway Station yesterday evening at about 6 pm, I saw a black woman, who was handcuffed, being taken away, presumably to the local Garda Station. Her crime? Not paying her fare on a train or bus - I believe it was an 8 euro fare!

There were two Gardai, and one of them had her handcuffed arms pulled over to one side, as she was placed between them when they walked along the platform. She couldn't straighten herself up, and she kept repeating, in a calm voice "You are hurting my hands - you are pinching my arm". The two Gardai ignored this.

I was shocked that this violence was perpetrated on a woman who was alleged to have done no more than not pay her fare - I believe a mere 8 euros.

Does anyone know who this woman was, and the outcome?

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Your point?     Factor 50    Tue Aug 12, 2008 13:05 
   Not really irrelevant     Albatrot    Tue Aug 12, 2008 13:41 
   disagree     tomeile    Tue Aug 12, 2008 13:57 
   A thorough explaination     repression    Tue Aug 12, 2008 14:16 
   things to do     harry potter lookalike    Tue Aug 12, 2008 14:40 
   Legal facts     Paulie McA    Tue Aug 12, 2008 17:14 
   Re: Paulie McA     Mark C    Tue Aug 12, 2008 18:33 
   all colours accepted     Chrissie    Tue Aug 12, 2008 19:22 
   OUR problem     Mike Novack    Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:26 
 10   update ?     Factor 50    Wed Aug 13, 2008 14:36 
 11   Ask     K. Harris    Wed Aug 13, 2008 19:44 
 12   What they'll do     Veteran    Wed Aug 13, 2008 21:31 


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