New policing bill: Criminalising traditional fan behaviour?

[rob_fmttm]

This could be a serious problem for Football fans - Amanda Jacks from FSA blogging about why the new bill could criminalise fans for simple things like walking to the match in a big group, fans singing and chanting in the streets or spilling out of pubs onto the street.
Any action that could be interpreted as "serious distress, serious annoyance, serious inconvenience or serious loss of amenity, " could lead to banning orders and criminal convictions.
Amanda does tell us that "the Joint Committee on Human Rights has concerns about the Bill and is inviting submissions allowing people and organisations to articulate their own concerns ahead of the Bill proceeding through Parliament."

New policing bill: Criminalising traditional fan behaviour? - Football Supporters' Association

There’s been a lot of talk recently about the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill currently making its way through Parliament – here FSA caseworker Amanda Jacks discusses its potential impact on match-going fans…

thefsa.org.uk

 

[rob_fmttm]

Here is a link to the public consultation..

Protect Duty

We are seeking views on how the Protect Duty can make the public safer at publicly accessible locations.

www.gov.uk

 

[Borobuddah]

Interesting, I hadn’t thought of that consequence

 

[FartingGnome]

Interesting, I hadn’t thought of that consequence

Neither will the blll authors. If they ever went near a football match it'd be in a limo.

 

[boroboy6872]

I can imagine a traditional walking route to the ground being stopped because of this bill if someone is annoyed by the noise.

You`ll eventually all be funnelled to the ground through a police designated route, failing to comply.......you're banned

 

[BlindBoyGrunt]

Attempting to police something like this would cause greater problems than those they are trying to avoid.

 

[rob_fmttm]

Attempting to police something like this would cause greater problems than those they are trying to avoid.

Yes it would but it could become a real problem for away fans.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Fans singing in the street can be intimidating for non footballer goers and is used to goad other fans which in turns cause violence. Don’t see the issue

 

[Borobuddah]

Fans singing in the street can be intimidating for non footballer goers and is used to goad other fans which in turns cause violence. Don’t see the issue

I genuinely don’t know where to start with this

 

[r00fie1]

 

[atypical_boro]

Over the last year it’s been, at times, illegal to have a cup of a coffee on a park bench, on your own. Can’t say stuff like this shocks me. I’m not saying it’s all part of a big conspiracy but society is really tying itself in knots at the moment with what should be “allowed”.

 

[rob_fmttm]

But there is an opportunity to have your say.