http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36372446 Whether you're a 'Yes' or 'No' voter ( to stay in Europe ), it seems the French are always going to call the shots ! So much for freedom of movement in Europe bla, bla, bla. I wonder how much more trouble they'll heap upon themselves if they try to implement the ban. Bon chance mes gendarmes "We are Millwall - no one likes us - we don't care."
You're right, I just thought what the....when I heard about it...still it will keep the new generation of EU Clones happy. Maybe if they enforced the same amount of personnel and time at the Belgium border searching every car, Paris would be a safer place, just saying. But I suppose football supporters going on a drunken rampage is more of a National risk than some suicide bombers blowing you to bits.
It's all about quantity rather than 'quality.' The police can enforce rules against lone individuals. Many of them are probably doing nothing 'wrong.' But when it comes to tackling any 'real problem', they do a good impression of 'uselessness'. A few years ago, I was at Burton - high up in the stand. At half time I was drinking from a can of Coke when a steward came up and stated I was breaking the rules - and confiscated the can --- not before I told him I was going to finish the drink. I know he was technically correct, but I was a little bit disappointed that he couldn't have applied a little discretion and common sense - so I made him wait a couple of minutes - and then treated him as if he was my very own private 'dustman.' Yet he would have been able to report his 'number' to his boss on the day. On another occasion, at Priestfield, just before the game, I had just finished a cup of hot chocolate and 'dropped' the empty cup in the gangway at the front of the Gordon Road stand. I sit near the midway point - and nowhere in the stand are there any bins. I felt it would be easier for the cleaning staff to retrieve rubbish from the gangway rather than if I dumped it in the seating aisles. A steward ( Mr.Jobsworth ), came up to me and admonished me. I told him to point out the location of the rubbish bins in the stands, and I would gladly dispose of the rubbish 'properly.' He looked around and realised there weren't any bins - then he turned and skulked off. Now, it could be said that I should have kept the rubbish until after the game - and then used one of the bins - or one outside the ground - or taken my rubbish home - but - is it reasonable for me (everyone) to keep hold of the rubbish during the whole time. If I bring a bag for such rubbish, I'll only cause more inconvenience because it will be searched. I can't really be expected to leave my seat to walk through the crowd to the far ends of the ground to use one of the bins - because I'd be breaking another 'rule' -which states that fans are expected to be in their seats 30 minutes before the game starts. My point is that there all sorts of 'soft rules' - which are more of a nuisance to the general public, than any worth in reality -- all designed to achieve numerical targets when the officials try to justify their existence - but when it comes to applying 'hard' rules - the officials do nothing...... "We are Millwall, no one likes us, we don't care."
With a diminishing police force, innocent normally law abiding citizens have become subject to victimisation by men in yellow jackets and environment enforcers, while hiding behind a badge they impose rules for minor irregularities which will be painted up in some way to demean your resolve. While worse minor offences and criminal activities remain unchecked, due to 'resources'. So basically if you are an easy target, you're fair game for revenue collection.
