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Is Leicester becoming a temperance zone?

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This kind of thing pisses me off. So if I fancy a can of beer on the walk to the football of a saturday, not harming anyone, some copper can come and ask me to get rid of it? Why not just crack down on those actually causing disturbances.

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They have changed the wording to the rules about drinking in the street. It is not against the law to sit on a bench and have a drink. A colleage downloaded the new rules and a part of it says where it would LIKELY lead to a public disturbance. So it is now up to the police what constitutes as a threat. The on the spot fine has been doubled. Non payment means appearance in court and imprisonment. Considering there are now no AA facilities this will mean an extra buren on the prison service or A&E. Funding has been cut for support services so the serious street drinkers have nowhere to go during the day.

But I expect you know this already.

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They have changed the wording to the rules about drinking in the street. It is not against the law to sit on a bench and have a drink. A colleage downloaded the new rules and a part of it says where it MAY lead to a public disturbance. So it is now up to the police what constitutes as a threat. The on the spot fine has been doubled. Non payment means appearance in court and imprisonment. Considering there are now no AA facilities this will mean an extra buren on the prison service or A&E. Funding has been cut for support services so the serious street drinkers have nowhere to go during the day.

But I expect you know this already.

On the spot fine for enjoying a bevvie on a bench? Political correctness gone mad.

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This kind of thing pisses me off. So if I fancy a can of beer on the walk to the football of a saturday, not harming anyone, some copper can come and ask me to get rid of it? Why not just crack down on those actually causing disturbances.

You actually walk along drinking cans of Stella or whatever? Classy.

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About time,might stop all the out of work people (mainly Eastern Europeans)who can be seen sitting around all day drinking and leaving their empty cans and bottles everywhere

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They have changed the wording to the rules about drinking in the street. It is not against the law to sit on a bench and have a drink. A colleage downloaded the new rules and a part of it says where it would LIKELY lead to a public disturbance. So it is now up to the police what constitutes as a threat. The on the spot fine has been doubled. Non payment means appearance in court and imprisonment. Considering there are now no AA facilities this will mean an extra buren on the prison service or A&E. Funding has been cut for support services so the serious street drinkers have nowhere to go during the day.

But I expect you know this already.

Of the plus side if drinking on the street gets you thrown in prison, at least they won't be homeless anymore.

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This kind of thing pisses me off. So if I fancy a can of beer on the walk to the football of a saturday, not harming anyone, some copper can come and ask me to get rid of it? Why not just crack down on those actually causing disturbances.

 

 

I'm assuming the Police will use their discretion when enforcing it..... And that it would be aimed at those known to be a nuisance...

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Discretion according to the police. You could be with group of friends chatting and having a quiet drink and could  be fined or arrested if a police officer believes that it could lead to you  being drunk and disorderly. And if Moose was in the uniform he would assume you were also homeless.

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This kind of thing pisses me off. So if I fancy a can of beer on the walk to the football of a saturday, not harming anyone, some copper can come and ask me to get rid of it? Why not just crack down on those actually causing disturbances.

 

Take your common sense solutions away from here. How dare you suggest that we don't tar everyone with the same brush when it's so obviously the most sensible way to deal with problems.

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