Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:44 am
Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:01 pm
"Section 27 legislation allows police to move someone from a specified locality for a period of up to 48 hours if the police say they pose a risk of alcohol-related disorder. No offence needs to have been committed for the act to be enforced and the legislation was not introduced with the policing of football fans in mind. By requesting supporters to leave cities, or even entire conurbations, the police stretch the definition of a specified locality to its limits and, some would argue, beyond."
I really do wonder where the football fan stands on a human rights issue with this. It seems a dodgy law to me and in a way I am surprised this had not be taken to the European court of Human Rights.