So throw them in jail for that. If you can't prove that they're vandalizing your house, how can you prove that they're a threat for saying "grass" to you?
Yes, what the kids were doing was unpleasant and threatening. But you have to draw the line on what's really WRONG somewhere, and the British government has drawn the line in ENTIRELY the wrong place. Think of how easy it is to abuse that law. Police officers and judges should NOT have that much discretionary power over citizens. That 87 year-old guy wasn't even accused of threatening anyone, or potentially doing any physical harm to any person. But he's still got a court order prohibiting him from "being sarcastic".
Under the law as written, candidates could get restraining orders against their opposition for "being mean". This is a TERRIBLE law, and ripe for hideous abuses.
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Vandalism is a crime
Date: 2004-09-05 09:52 am (UTC)Yes, what the kids were doing was unpleasant and threatening. But you have to draw the line on what's really WRONG somewhere, and the British government has drawn the line in ENTIRELY the wrong place. Think of how easy it is to abuse that law. Police officers and judges should NOT have that much discretionary power over citizens. That 87 year-old guy wasn't even accused of threatening anyone, or potentially doing any physical harm to any person. But he's still got a court order prohibiting him from "being sarcastic".
Under the law as written, candidates could get restraining orders against their opposition for "being mean". This is a TERRIBLE law, and ripe for hideous abuses.