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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

ASBOs

BBC NEWS | Magazine | Asbowatch VII: Turn it up loud. The BBC reports on the progress of ASBOs1. The particular case that caught the Gorse Fox's eye:
It was when the 15-year-old miscreant was hauled into court that the problem was first noticed.

Angered by his unruly, boozed-up behaviour, police had hoped magistrates would punish the youth for breaching his Asbo. He hadn't.

Closer examination revealed that he had mistakenly been ordered not to be in public "without" alcohol and that he was also duty bound to act in a threatening manner likely to cause harassment, alarm and distress to others.

1. Anti Social Behaviour Orders

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