The fact that the Scottish Police Federation think it’s a good idea for every derby or high profile match is indicative of their mindset .They also thought the Offensive Behaviour Act was a great piece of legislation ! It appears anything that gives the Police unconditional and unchecked powers seems to be a great thing for policing but not so much for the public .
It appears that Police Scotland view football fans as an enemy rather than people going to watch their team .
There are more arrests at Transmt than the average football game . However the politicians and the police seem to want to antagonise and criminalise the average person who goes to a football game .
The whole attitude can be summed up by John Swinneys comments regarding alcohol at football. .He apparently has evidence that shows this can’t happen for the ordinary fan but no one has asked him to produce it .
He is happy for corporate and hospitality to have alcohol at the football .
Every other sport can have it and having attended rugby matches I can safely say that if a football fan acted in the way some rugby supporters do then they would either evicted form the game or arrested .
The difference in attitude towards everyday football fans and any other sport or outdoor concert is staggering.
The whole attitude is we can’t be trustee but those nice people that go to other sports and concerts are fine .
It’s a class based attitude and is based on preconceptions with very limited evidence
Well said. I’m not a fan for everything the GB does, but this is an arbitrary demonisation that is 100% counter-productive never mind just wrong. What is it about the authorities in this country that view football supporters as some sort of criminals in waiting?
The fact that the Scottish Police Federation think it’s a good idea for every derby or high profile match is indicative of their mindset .They also thought the Offensive Behaviour Act was a great piece of legislation ! It appears anything that gives the Police unconditional and unchecked powers seems to be a great thing for policing but not so much for the public .
It appears that Police Scotland view football fans as an enemy rather than people going to watch their team .
There are more arrests at Transmt than the average football game . However the politicians and the police seem to want to antagonise and criminalise the average person who goes to a football game .
The whole attitude can be summed up by John Swinneys comments regarding alcohol at football. .He apparently has evidence that shows this can’t happen for the ordinary fan but no one has asked him to produce it .
He is happy for corporate and hospitality to have alcohol at the football .
Every other sport can have it and having attended rugby matches I can safely say that if a football fan acted in the way some rugby supporters do then they would either evicted form the game or arrested .
The difference in attitude towards everyday football fans and any other sport or outdoor concert is staggering.
The whole attitude is we can’t be trustee but those nice people that go to other sports and concerts are fine .
It’s a class based attitude and is based on preconceptions with very limited evidence
It's also a reflection of society's fear of young men who are organised and risk upsetting the status quo.
If having away fans means Police Scotland can't cope with S60 powers, there's an easy solution.
With you...
Well said. I’m not a fan for everything the GB does, but this is an arbitrary demonisation that is 100% counter-productive never mind just wrong. What is it about the authorities in this country that view football supporters as some sort of criminals in waiting?
Spot on.