Hi.
I'm not 100% sure of the facts regarding ASBOs, but as I understand it the Police can't just go arround handing out ASBOs willy nilly. Just as with any other sentance the thing has to go before the courts and relevant evidence presented.
I can't see a court handing out an ASBO without there being compelling evidence that a person has repeatedly acted in a manner likely to cause grave offence.
It sounds to me as if the local constabulary are using scare tactics here, to be honest unless Jo Public is involved I suspect the police will just ignore it as far as prosecution is concerned. Police resources are pretty thinly stretched these days and unless there is a chance of an easy conviction I cant see them wasting time money and manpower on a few doggers.
The previous post is correct Mr D . ASBO's are issued by the courts and not by the police . Its just another scare tactic - it takes repeated persistant antisocial behaviour to illicit one and its really very unlikley that they would bother spending the time issuing one unless you were habitual and absolutely piss taking in the way that you do your dogging . Apart from anything else , like most other sanctions that are threatened by the police regarding dogging , although it is possible to the letter of the law it stands very little chance of a positive result without at least one 'injured party' making a complaint.
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