8 year old boy banned from playing football..for kicking his ball too loudly

[Ammi]

A mum has spoken of her outrage after two police officers quizzed her eight-year-old son for kicking a football too loudly.

Beauty therapist Janine Longworth, 39, was stunned when two Police Constable Special Officers arrived at her home following a complaint from a neighbour about her son, Bertie kicking the ball against the front wall of his garden.

The PCSOs said they were following up an 'anonymous noise complaint' and took down Bertie's full name and date of birth. They then told his mother not to let her son play out front with the ball again.

Shocked mum-of-two Janine, from Bolton, Greater Manchester says: "It's just ridiculous that police should come round over an eight-year-old playing football when there must be more serious things going on.

''I would have thought a phone call would have sufficed. At the end of the day it's the start of the school holiday and I would rather my kids be playing out than stuck in. The two officers were really nice but it was just the fact that I couldn't believe that they had been called out for a kid playing football. If he was screaming and noisy and it was a bad time of day then fair enough, but it was 5.30pm

more.......http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2012/04/04/boy-banned-by-police-from-playing-football-outside-his-house/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cuk%7Cdl6%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D103197

[Shaun]

I used to get loads of complaints for playing football in the street :bored: joyless *****.

[Mystic Mock]

That's ridiculous, where I used to live we had children playing Football all the time and they used to kick our Sky Dish, but we never reported them and im glad we didn't now after reading this.

Also neighbours need to lighten up as he hasn't broken any laws playing Football in the afternoon, I could understand more if he was intending to break people's windows with the ball.

[Omah]

Kids playing football in my street are a menace to houses, cars and pedestrians - most have been hit by balls at some point, with some suffering more damage than others ..... :mad:

[Ammi]

..he was too young to go to the park alone..so he was playing where mum could keep an eye on him
..well..not now he's banned

[Niall]

Does this woman not have a back garden that her son can play in? Repetitively kicking a ball against a fence and the noise it creates can be pretty irritating anyway IMO.

[Ammi]

Kids playing football in my street are a menace to houses, cars and pedestrians - most have been hit by balls at some point, with some suffering more damage than others ..... :mad:

..he was banned for the ball being too loud Omah

[Shaun]

Oh I was expecting some level of childhood sympathy from Omah as well

[Mystic Mock]

Does this woman not have a back garden that her son can play in? Repetitively kicking a ball against a fence and the noise it creates can be pretty irritating anyway IMO.

But the Mom can't keep taking him to the park to play Football.

Also I doubt the ball was that loud that the neighbours heard it.

[Ammi]

Does this woman not have a back garden that her son can play in? Repetitively kicking a ball against a fence and the noise it creates can be pretty irritating anyway IMO.

..yes but mum is worried about the ball going over the fence of the complaining neighbours..they're obviously not very tolerant

[Mystic Mock]

Also of all the crimes to go hard on they go hard on something that isn't even a crime.:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

The more the Tories stay in the more laughable they become.

Can some other party be running this country instead of one of the top 3 candidates please?:joker:

[MTVN]

Also of all the crimes to go hard on they go hard on something that isn't even a crime.:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

The more the Tories stay in the more laughable they become.

Can some other party be running this country instead of one of the top 3 candidates please?:joker:

Don't think this is anything to do with the Tories tbh

[Kate!]

As someone who has problems every summer without fail due to this, I agree with the action being taken, it should be addressed by councils providing more things to do/places to go for todays children. I do have sympathy for the child don't get me wrong, but it is really annoying to sit in your home and hear the repetitive thudding of balls :evilgrin: day and night.

Scroogebitch that I am :hugesmile:

[Samuel.]

I don't think it's that ridiculous. You can easily make a lot of noise kicking a ball against a wall.

[Ammi]

don't think this is anything to do with the tories tbh

...lol

[Me. I Am Salman]

People these days :crazy:

[Locke.]

Used to always happen around here, some moaning old bat around the corner always moaning and threatening to phone the police.

Them 'no ball games' signs are the worst :joker: It just makes you want to play there more.

[Brother Leon]

This is why England sucks at Football.

[Marc]

Police wasting time I see.

Though I bet that kid was bloody annoying. Still no need for police intervention though :bored:

[Livia]

The action taken was over the top. However... someone kicking a ball against a wall over and over would drive me mental. Maybe it's because I don't have kids... I believe that when some people have kids it must affect the build up of wax in their ears or something because they sometimes seem oblivious to the racket their kids make.

[Jack_]

Can some other party be running this country instead of one of the top 3 candidates please?:joker:

Well in some other thread you claimed you were a right-winger, yet you don't like the Tories, and don't like the other two main parties, so what other parties on the right are there that take your fancy exactly?

UKIP? BNP?

[Mystic Mock]

Well in some other thread you claimed you were a right-winger, yet you don't like the Tories, and don't like the other two main parties, so what other parties on the right are there that take your fancy exactly?

UKIP? BNP?

I only lean slightly towards the right, that's because of law & order more than anything else.

Also Tories are behaving just like Labour at the moment so I don't like them, and a choice between UKIP vs BNP I would gladly have UKIP run the country anyday, BNP are a bunch of psychos.

[Omah]

..he was banned for the ball being too loud Omah

Good !

[Ramsay]

bring back the death penalty!!! death to children!!

[Omah]

Oh I was expecting some level of childhood sympathy from Omah as well

What's "childhood sympathy" ..... :conf:

[Omah]

Used to always happen around here, some moaning old bat around the corner always moaning and threatening to phone the police.

I don't just threaten, I do it .... :hmph:

[InOne]

I used to get told off all the time for kicking a football at the wall. Never listened.... Kids will be kids. At least he's not going out chucking bricks at windows.

[thesheriff443]

i agree with the ban,take the ball to the park,

[Ammi]

..well ..I can imagine it is irritating to hear the ball..but I think the reaction was completely over the top..he hadn't damaged any property..and going to the park alone wasn't an option..and he was playing at a reasonable time of day...I think weighing everything up..the child's safety and need for the mother to keep an eye on him is much more impotant than irritated neighbours..it's not as if he damaged any of their property

[Locke.]

I don't just threaten, I do it .... :hmph:

Someday soon...

http://cheapest-local-glazier.co.uk/images/layout/smashed_window.jpg

[thesheriff443]

maybe there as been other stuff going on in this street that has lead to this,

[Ammi]

...I wonder how the neighbours would feel if Bertie went to the park and something happened to him........
...or maybe he should just stay indoors
..or get a yoyo...quieter

[thesheriff443]

in general people dont care unless its on their doorstep,
but not all kids are good kids,

[Omah]

Someday soon...

http://cheapest-local-glazier.co.uk/images/layout/smashed_window.jpg

It's already happened - and my car's been damaged several times, too - that's why I have no patience with little brats ..... :mad:

[joeysteele]

I think the whole thing is way over the top.if called the Police sadly have to follow things up but this is really wasting their time.

Annoying it may be, a ball being kicked off a wall for a good while but as long as it's through the day and not at night then I think some tolerance has to be the order of the day.
In my opinion being so protective as to Children,becasue I have so many Nephews and Nieces, I would far rather children be kicking a ball where they could be seen and heard than somewhere where they may end up bumping into very unsavoury characters.

[Omah]

I think the whole thing is way over the top.if called the Police sadly have to follow things up but this is really wasting their time.

So far, football damage to my property has cost me £1200, which I cannot claim off the "vandals" or my own insurance policies. The police have been very helpful and have advised me that I have done the right thing in contacting them since several other residents have, too - thus confrontations and arguments between neighbours have been avoided and the police get a "feel" for the nature and scale of the problem - in their turn they have sent PCSO's to the street to address the problem "generally", both by presence and by interaction, which has helped to reduce the potential for aggression and retaliation ..... :idc:

[Benjamin]

Does this woman not have a back garden that her son can play in? Repetitively kicking a ball against a fence and the noise it creates can be pretty irritating anyway IMO.

My sentiments exactly. Not everyone wants to hear other people's children.

[Jack_]

Also Tories are behaving just like Labour at the moment so I don't like them

Really?

and a choice between UKIP vs BNP I would gladly have UKIP run the country anyday, BNP are a bunch of psychos.

Well if you ask me it's like comparing constipation to diarrhoea.

I don't just threaten, I do it .... :hmph:

Well aren't you a bundle of joy.

On topic...as annoying as it may be, if the kid wants to play football and kick a ball he's entitled to do so. I can't stand the noise but I'd still support his right to do what he's doing. Much rather him be doing that than throwing bricks through windows like InOne said.

[Omah]

Well aren't you a bundle of joy.

Who are you to judge ?

:tongue:

[Ammi]

...I guess I'm surprised at some of the views..I'm not saying that it wouldn't be annoying..but for me the alternatives are worse..being kept indoors or allowed to go to the park..but I suppose people see things mostly by how it affects them..that's just human nature

..and..I'm only going by what is said in the article..there's no mention of previous nuisance or damage to any property..so I'm assuming that's not the case..and this reaction..from the neighbours and police seems OTT..I think the police..or someone..should act as mediators..try to help the families reach a compromise..because here there doesn't seem any solution at all

[joeysteele]

...I guess I'm surprised at some of the views..I'm not saying that it wouldn't be annoying..but for me the alternatives are worse..being kept indoors or allowed to go to the park..but I suppose people see things mostly by how it affects them..that's just human nature

..and..I'm only going by what is said in the article..there's no mention of previous nuisance or damage to any property..so I'm assuming that's not the case..and this reaction..from the neighbours and police seems OTT..I think the police..or someone..should act as mediators..try to help the families reach a compromise..because here there doesn't seem any solution at all

Good Morning Ammi, and absolutely right, all you say above.

[Ammi]

Good Morning Ammi, and absolutely right, all you say above.

..good morning Joey:wavey:

[Sticks]

Why does this woman think her son is above the law? :mad:

Lock them up and chop up the key before throwing it away :nono:

[Ammi]

..I just never feel comfortable with these kind of 'anger' actions..when people act on things when they are highly irritated..and I've we've all done it at times..when we've just had enough..but with me..I usually regret it afterwards..it's always best to take a back step..calm..and think things through..and try to see it from the otherside too..and see if a compromise is possible..and I don't know if that was done in this case or how long it was going on..but it doesn't 'read' like it did
..I know I'm on a different page to most..and I'm sure I would have had entirely different views when I was younger and didn't have children..and I'm not pulling any age card..because I'm not saying my view is the right one..it's just a different one..it has to be different because I see it in another way..from another angle...I get irritated with young children over some things..but my irritations don't mean they shouldn't be allowed to be children..and do what children do..make a bit of noise..

..waffle..waffle...waffle

This thread's starting to bug me a bit