No more hopscotch says police
PARENTS blasted police after officers swooped on kids as young as three — for chalking on pavements so they could play HOPSCOTCH.
Lisa Badland, 30, said son Ryan, five, was “terrified” when the kids got a telling-off because a neighbour complained.
Ryan and 10 pals aged
Two cops then lined them up for a lecture on graffiti and road safety.
Lisa said: “Ryan was petrified. He saw their handcuffs and thought they were going to take him away. It got totally blown out of proportion.”
Dad Neil, 35, said: “I thought the police would have better things to do.”
Cops said they had a duty to investigate the complaint, adding: “Anti-social behaviour is a priority. What one person sees as harmless fun, another sees as graffiti.”
Believe it or not this is not the first time this has happened. I blogged about it last year here. At first I thought this story was just a recycled story but it turns out it isn’t. The police really do waste time over this.
If the police really have so little crime to deal with that they're arresting children for drawing with chalk, perhaps they should move over here.
ReplyDeleteWe could use a few more police officers.
cxxwell i bet they (pc plods) went home thinking,thats another good days crime fighting done.
ReplyDeleteThis country and those employed to uphold the law and protect us are a joke.
They have been a joke since atleast 1997 when Labour was elected
ReplyDeleteThey have plenty of crime to look afer, but the new-improved Britain makes social behavior crimes the top priority.
ReplyDeleteMight I suggest that the neighbour be cautioned for harrassment?
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