Gotta love the Irish…

Posted on December 16, 2014 by KG

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Update: ‘Police have unreservedly apologised to the Irish after incorrectly identifying the nationality of a dangerous driver who strapped a kayak crossways to his car.
….in a statement today, police admitted the officer who stopped the tourist had assumed the man was Irish because of his accent.
…district road policing manager Inspector Freda Grace:
“Unfortunately we did not check his identity documents”
…However, Irish news website The Journal reported a New Zealand police spokesperson had said “the man’s nationality was revealed when he presented his ID to the officer who stopped him, and then confirmed by him verbally”.
Police were being sought for comment on the differing accounts…’  Link

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8 Responses to Gotta love the Irish…

  1. Oswald Bastable says:
    December 16, 2014 at 21:01

    That probably got him a search on probable cause :mrgreen:

  2. mawm says:
    December 16, 2014 at 21:17

    :shock: You can’t fix stupid.

  3. Ronbo says:
    December 16, 2014 at 21:57

    In Florida – a popular tourist destination to include the Irish – we had a saying, “The tourist leaves his brain at home when he goes on vacation.” :mrgreen:

  4. Odakyu-sen says:
    December 16, 2014 at 22:28

    I’m glad I’m not a cyclist!

  5. Mathew says:
    December 17, 2014 at 10:09

    Such a idiot, best part is the dumbass couldn’t see the reason why the coppers pulled him over.