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A man who threw dogs in front of oncoming traffic has been given a five-year anti-social behaviour order.
RSPCA inspector Nick Jones said Postgate once connected two dogs with a piece of twine and made them walk down a road on opposite sides of a pavement.
the instructor said.
"If a car had come along and the driver had not seen them, it would have been devastating for the dogs,"
The terms of the Asbo prevent him from threatening residents, walking down the middle of the road, possessing drugs, obstructing traffic, urinating in public, drinking alcohol in public, carrying a wooden pole or stick and owning a dog.
Originally posted by shaolin_dragon
Personally, I think ASBO's are a bloody great waste of time. I remember when they started handing them out in wiltshire towns when I lived in the uk, to all the punks and gang kids.
Originally posted by AlphaHumana
What does this mean? Is it generally something regarded as minor as a speeding ticket, or is it more serious like drunk driving and the like?
ASBOs and ABCs are both comparatively recent developments designed to put a stop to anti-social behaviour by the individuals on whom they are imposed. But they work in very different ways, and these differences will inform the judgement of professionals on which of them may be the best option in any particular case.
Anti-social behaviour has a wide legal definition – to paraphrase the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, it is behaviour which causes or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more people who are not in the same household as the perpetrator. Among the forms it can take are:
graffiti – which can on its own make even the tidiest urban spaces look squalid
abusive and intimidating language, too often directed at minorities
excessive noise, particularly late at night
fouling the street with litter
drunken behaviour in the streets, and the mess it creates
dealing drugs, with all the problems to which it gives rise.