Gardaí ‘taking total piss out of’ caller on YouTube video

THE GARDA Ombudsman Commission is investigating internet video footage of officers apparently making fun of a man seeking help.

Gardaí ‘taking total piss out of’ caller on YouTube video

The force’s official watchdog stressed it was treating very seriously the online broadcast posted to the You Tube website of what appears to be garda officer mocking a member of the public, from Kingscourt, Co Cavan, who telephoned the garda station looking for the sergeant.

“It would be foolish to treat this as a hoax. We are taking it seriously,” said the Ombudsman’s Head of Communications and Research, Kieran FitzGerald.

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