tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post2903048948464101278..comments2024-03-29T00:09:28.302+00:00Comments on 99% is ....... The Barnet Eye: Stalinism is alive and well in Barnet (Part 37)Rog Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-49180809471458197102012-06-19T13:43:52.437+01:002012-06-19T13:43:52.437+01:00There are already laws for harrassment. Being a bl...There are already laws for harrassment. Being a bloke and being pissed in the park isn't something which should be illegal. My guess is, and this is purely a guess, you are probably far more at danger from completely sober males who are on their own, if they really intend doing bad things. Most groups of drunken blokes are good natured, if inappropriateRog Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215006984353817373.post-22237685089009406812012-06-18T23:42:48.152+01:002012-06-18T23:42:48.152+01:00It is a very complex issue, and there is another s...It is a very complex issue, and there is another side to this, especially if you are, for example, a woman who has had the misfortune to be harrassed by large groups of blokes pissed in the park, and no not the habitual street drinkers, or live in a road where gangs of kids congregate, drink & intimidate residents. But the real problem, and I suspect the reason for the ban IS the street drinkers, whose antics waste so much police time in town centres. Sadly, arresting them, which happens anyway, is the only option as there are no resources for any real alternative. Brnet will never fund any outreach schemes. There is then a cycle of arrest,detention, prison, and out again. The idea is to move them on, if possible to another area, rather than resolve it. I think the ban is probably unenforceable anyway: another Barnet cock up,in short.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.com