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[–] gota_party [S] 0 points 14 points (+14|-0) ago 

The summary/descripton of the podcast:

A civil liberties group is concerned about the use, by councils, of public space protection orders (PSPOs) to ban activities judged to have “a detrimental effect on the quality of life for those in the locality”, since they came into force in October 2014.

"In Kettering it's illegal to go out after 11 at night if you are under 18. In Hillingdon you cannot gather in groups of two or more unless you're waiting at a designated bus stop," said Josie Appleton, director of the Manifesto Club.

Simon Blackburn, chair of the Local Government Association's Safer Stronger Communities board defended the measures saying they are used to address anti-social behaviour in public.

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[–] thrus 0 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago 

I just don't get this groups of 2 side, it bans a parent and child from going for a walk, forget about a family going for a walk together.

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[–] jaceame 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Well that might displease islamists, don't want them to think that there will be more white people.

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[–] Fullmetal ago 

Oh, well of course it's not going to be used to harass innocent couples going about their daily lives. /s

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[–] Broc_Lia ago 

In practice I suspect it won't ever be applied to that, it's probably intended to be used to round up gangs of kids keying cars and smashing windows. But I don't trust anyone with a vague law they can apply to a broad swathe of the public.

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[–] White_Raven 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

What?

"You're not allowed to group together, this is to fight anti-social behavior"

Did I read that right? Isn't the very fucking point of "social" to GROUO TOGETHER?