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18.1K ViewsMembers of the public are deliberately filming Gardaí while on duty in an effort to provoke them, a senior officer has warned. Inspector Amanda Flood says certain citizen journalists aim to antagonize Gardaí and later share edited footage of the incidents online, reports The Mirror.
Philip Dwyer, pictured above, is one of the best known citizen journalists in the country.
“Citizen journalists are entering high-pressure, emotionally intense, and potentially dangerous situations, deliberately provoking members to get a reaction, then clipping that reaction and uploading it in the hope of it going viral,” she said.
Inspector Flood, who is stationed at Store Street in central Dublin, made the comments at the annual Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors conference in Killarney, Co Kerry. The conference is due to discuss a motion calling on Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan to tackle the growing influence of citizen journalists and the challenges they pose to policing, reports The Mirror.
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