The letter addressed to them, detailed their son’s behaviour and warned he could be fined £500. It read: “The parent is usually best placed to decide the most appropriate course of action. An early, positive response ensures that most young people spoken to about their behaviour do not come to further attention.”
Mr da Silva had his name, address, and date of birth taken by a police community support officer after he was spotted skating in area where it was prohibited. He said: “I laughed when I read it, but I was also quite annoyed. Someone clearly thinks that everyone who skateboards is a kid, so just sent the letter without thinking. I gave them my date of birth so they knew how old I was.”
A similar letter was sent to the parents of a friend of Mr da Silva’s, Eddie Belvedere, who is 24 years old. A spokesman for the council said: “These rules are in place for a good reason and we have now established that Mr da Silva is old enough to understand them.”
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So the spokesman couldn't even acknowledge that a mistake had been made. I wonder if it is even legal for the authorities to send this kind of notification to outsiders, even if it was public information? The parents of an adult are completely outsiders in a situation like this. At least that's how it should be.
Well to be fair- After one has finished education one has to stop frolicking.
So from ---say 25 years of age on, one has wear a suit and tie.
One has to Settle, get a serious job, marry and get children, a house, dog and garden.
And for the next 40-odd years one has to worry about things like retirement, pension, the loud noises of the neighbours, where to go on holidays, where to send the kids to and how to stop those nasty streetkids from ruining the boardwalk with unholy things like skateboards. One has to come home from work, walk the dog, put the children to bed and then either read the newspaper or watch the telly and warily say ts ts ts when the news tells about the economy going down the drain.
And one knows these skateboards from the endless fights one has with one's kids of 7 years old at best.
Now- Where's my newspaper...
Manchester City Council. New Liebore! Says it all, where the chairman of the council had to step down for an alleged assault on a 16 yo. girl!
Bastards every one of them!
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