Bus drunk jailed for racist abuse

Single Incident Alert DateFebruary 16, 2011 Country: Ireland Address: Dublin District Court, Dublin General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Arabophobia, Nationalism, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Muslims Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Anti-racism Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet, Newspaper
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Indian, Pakistani
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Irish
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age 36-45
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

A drunken bus passenger who has 29 previous convictions has been jailed for 3 months after calling a Dublin bus driver a "P**i bastard" after he was asked to put out his cigarette. Judge Dunne said that this showed "racist and ethnic prejudice" and that one could only "speculate of the fear, upset and anxiety that passengers would have felt when confronted with this strong, robust individual in an enclosed environment in such a heavy degree of intoxication."

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