So it is perplexing and bizarre that these things should be bracketed within the perfectly normal hanging around that is part of many young people's growing up. Yet this is what the Home Secretary's antisocial behaviour bill does.
Police officers and community support officers will be able to fine young people, including 16 and 17-year-olds who don't disperse when told to do so. A group, which can be just two young people, can be told to move and not come back for 24 hours. They do not need to have committed any recognisable offence, such as those outlined in the rest of the bill.
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