UK: Seven in Ten Children Ignore ASBO Warnings
4th August 2011
ASBO stands for ‘Anti-Social Behavior Order’ and is apparently one of those mini-fascist penalties you can get in Britain for Not Playing Well With Others.
Almost three quarters of ten to 14 year-olds handed the court orders in the last decade have breached them, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said yesterday.
Two thirds of older teenagers also broke their conditions.
The breach rates are far higher than adults, half of whom ignored their asbos, and calls in to question the effectiveness of Labour’s flagship initiative.
Yeah, the Labor Party, standard-bearers of the Nanny State, don’t seem to be too successful in getting everyone to march arm in arm toward the future.
Asbos were designed to prevent young people descending in to a life of crime by addressing nuisance but not criminal behaviour at an early stage.
I guess the traditional spanking was out of the question. Oh, I forgot, that violates their individual human rights.
Asbos were first unveiled by Tony Blair in 1998 and formed a key part of his “respect” agenda.However, they soon became the subject of ridicule, with some offenders claiming them as a “badge of honour”.
My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.