Comments on: Dispersal order on Rose Hill http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/ Thoughts of Antonia, Labour activist and feminist in Oxford Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:50:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Adele http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/#comment-13505 Adele Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:36:50 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/#comment-13505 Dispersal orders do work. The council uses them in Manchester along with ASBOs and investing in facilities and working with young people they can make a real difference for the whole community. Dispersal orders do work. The council uses them in Manchester along with ASBOs and investing in facilities and working with young people they can make a real difference for the whole community.

]]> By: Antonia http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/#comment-13357 Antonia Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:46:31 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/#comment-13357 Tam - I'm surprised you haven't seen the trouble at the Lock. There have been at least two older people pushed in the river, fights between pleasure boaters and young men, and abuse of passers-by. The young people causing the trouble are known by name and appearance to the officers, so other young people won't be unfairly tarred with the same bruch. Having spoken to our local police team, I know that they view the order as one more tool, and not *the* solution. Tam - I’m surprised you haven’t seen the trouble at the Lock. There have been at least two older people pushed in the river, fights between pleasure boaters and young men, and abuse of passers-by. The young people causing the trouble are known by name and appearance to the officers, so other young people won’t be unfairly tarred with the same bruch. Having spoken to our local police team, I know that they view the order as one more tool, and not *the* solution.

]]> By: Tam http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/#comment-13350 Tam Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:09:42 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/#comment-13350 Wow... I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I'm not so keen on the gangs of kids who loiter around the local fish-and-chip shop or smoke and drink on the green behind my house. On the other hand, the kids I've met down at the Lock have always seemed like a friendly lot, and I've never had a bad experience with them down there (I go running there five days a week for the past year.) I've always thought it was really good for them to be getting out of those rotten estates into the fresh air by the river, on their bikes or fishing or recently in the heatwave, swimming! (Devoutly hope they're not letting the water in their mouths though... ugh.) Hopefully the police will be judicious with their dispersal orders, and not tar all the kids with the same brush... It would be a shame. Wow… I’m not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I’m not so keen on the gangs of kids who loiter around the local fish-and-chip shop or smoke and drink on the green behind my house. On the other hand, the kids I’ve met down at the Lock have always seemed like a friendly lot, and I’ve never had a bad experience with them down there (I go running there five days a week for the past year.) I’ve always thought it was really good for them to be getting out of those rotten estates into the fresh air by the river, on their bikes or fishing or recently in the heatwave, swimming! (Devoutly hope they’re not letting the water in their mouths though… ugh.)

Hopefully the police will be judicious with their dispersal orders, and not tar all the kids with the same brush… It would be a shame.

]]> By: Louise http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/#comment-13296 Louise Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:22:36 +0000 http://www.antoniabance.org.uk/2006/07/22/dispersal-order-on-rose-hill/#comment-13296 Lib Dems taking credit for something that they didn't do? Shocking!!!! Next there will be a bar-chart about the success of Lib Dem dispersal orders. Lib Dems taking credit for something that they didn’t do? Shocking!!!! Next there will be a bar-chart about the success of Lib Dem dispersal orders.

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