NorthamSteve Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 The Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) will host a free event in Portsmouth on Thursday 20th October (7pm). Watching Football Is Not A Crime! gives fans the chance to question a panel of policing, stewarding, and legal experts, and will be hosted by former Pompey, Saints, and Republic of Ireland star Alan McLoughlin. This event is open to fans of all clubs. Watching Football Is Not A Crime! takes place at The Rifle Club, Goldsmith Avenue, Portsmouth, PO4 0AW. Thursday 20th October 2011. Doors 7pm (7.30pm kick-off). For more information follow this link or email your name/club to: register@fsf.org.uk http://www.fsf.org.uk/news/FSF-event-in-Portsmouth-Watching-Football-Is-Not-A-Crime.php?id= I'm nothing to do with it, before someone calls me a spammer, just passing it on... S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 Should be very interesting. Might look at heading over and writing it up on here. Particularly i'd like to ask questions with regards the policing at the Pompey game, and why I see batons being used freely in most clips of football violence whilst it took full-scale riots to break out in London before they were even considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 Should be very interesting. Might look at heading over and writing it up on here. Particularly i'd like to ask questions with regards the policing at the Pompey game, and why I see batons being used freely in most clips of football violence whilst it took full-scale riots to break out in London before they were even considered. Wear your Saints top in the rifle club and you'll see first hand why batons are drawn!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 There are plenty of issues that need addressing that don't get any coverage. The police have had a free rein to crack down and treat football fans as they like with no group standing up and opposing them. i think the biggest issue of civil liberties is that police forces are now using civil courts to issue banning orders to people who have not even been convicted of a football related offence, but instead based on the Police opinion that said fan is a "risk" the football banning order statistics has created a situation where the police go out of their way to make arrests at football that would barely warrant a caution on a friday or saturday night, they do this as they are rewarded with statistic of number of "banned fans". arrest someone on a nightout and they get a £50 caution, do it at football and they are taken to court given a £100 fine and a 3 year banning order. It is disproportionate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordswoodsaints Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 Watching football is not a crime but paying to watch Pompey whilst sitting in that ****hole of a ground should be made illegal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 Would like to know why Saints seem to be one of the only clubs that don't hold certain away fans back after the game. In recent years there has been plenty of violence at home fixtures against the likes of Charlton, Millwall and Leeds. Why couldn't these games be singled out and the away supporters allowed to leave the ground 5-10 minutes following kick-off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 Should be very interesting. Might look at heading over and writing it up on here. Particularly i'd like to ask questions with regards the policing at the Pompey game, and why I see batons being used freely in most clips of football violence whilst it took full-scale riots to break out in London before they were even considered. I think you're confusing batons (long sticks) with baton rounds (plastic bullets). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 Saints fans will be "welcome". Hmmm, not so sure about that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 I think you're confusing batons (long sticks) with baton rounds (plastic bullets). Not at all. The first tactic used by the police when the riots started were to stand in a line behind shields and back away slowly when people didn't actually disperse. Whereas at football, they're more than happy to get stuck in. It's like you're a lower class of citizen for the period of time you attend a football match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 28 September, 2011 Share Posted 28 September, 2011 Not at all. The first tactic used by the police when the riots started were to stand in a line behind shields and back away slowly when people didn't actually disperse. Whereas at football, they're more than happy to get stuck in. It's like you're a lower class of citizen for the period of time you attend a football match. Fair enough. I remembered discussion about the use of baton rounds during and after the riots, but not of batons. As you say, policing often seems overly heavy at football matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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