This is a complete joke. We've got 152 banning orders - the police love to publish these figures in an attempt to justify their presence at football matches , yet when you look at why people are really banned it makes a mockery of the whole process.
--- On Fri, 27/2/09, Mark Humphries <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mark Humphries <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] At last we are top of the league............ > To: "'Sean Emmott'" <[email protected]>, "'Terry Emmott'" > <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], "'Ted'" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 7:30 AM > If a copper is "A PERSON LIKELY TO BE CAUSED > HARASSMENT, ALARM OR DISTRESS" > from the use of a naughty word then I suggest they move > into a more suitable > line of work! > > I would personally feel more alarm, harassed or distressed > if someone walked > past in a shell suit. > > As the law seemingly doesn't include need the > 'person' to be offended, then > I wonder if the law is being used in the right way here - > ie for threatening > behaviour rather than a passing verbal.. > > > got off the train and saw one of these lads being > arrested and, in his > > words "roughed up". So he said to the > police "leave him alone you > > jobsworth cunts". They jumped on him, took his > details and let him go. > > Told him he would prob get a written warning but not a > summons. but he > > got a summons for "THREATENING ABUSIVE OR > INSULTING WORDS OR BEHAVIOUR > > OR > > DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR WITHIN THE HEARING OR SIGHT OF A > PERSON LIKELY TO > > BE > > CAUSED HARASSMENT, ALARM OR DISTRESS THEREBY.", > according to the charge > > sheet. > > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > administrators accept no liability for the personal views > and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > Sorry Macca - it's the curse of Bates old lad _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Sorry Macca - it's the curse of Bates old lad
