Nice to see some one else jumping on one of my hobby-horses! This is from Spiked
ASBOs: Politicians behaving badly Why 'kids hanging around' in hoodies have become a key focus for public policy.
by Dolan Cummings
Magistrates
in Manchester, in the north of England, on 3 November 2004 served a
17-year-old with an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) banning him from
engaging in various kinds of unruly or abusive behaviour. The order
also prevents him from publicly associating with more than three
people, and in particular with five named friends, on pain of criminal
penalties of up to five years in prison. Read on
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