Thursday, July 05, 2007
ASBO's - The Inevitable Happens
What happens when you create a form of punishment that doesn't involve having to be found guilty of anything? Correct - innocent people are punished, and inevitably, this is what has happened with ASBO's. In case you didn't know, you don't need to be found guilty of anything to receive an ASBO.
A woman given an Anti Social Behaviour order (Asbo) based on false allegations made against her is to be compensated by the council that issued it.
Manchester City Council will pay the woman £2,000 for what the Local Government Ombudsman called an "abuse of power of nightmarish proportions".
A woman given an Anti Social Behaviour order (Asbo) based on false allegations made against her is to be compensated by the council that issued it.
Manchester City Council will pay the woman £2,000 for what the Local Government Ombudsman called an "abuse of power of nightmarish proportions".
