September 5, 2009

The nanny-state that was England

From the UK Mirror:
Gardeners banned from using barbed wire in case they hurt vandals
Gardeners have been banned from using barbed wire to stop allotment vandals - in case the yobs hurt themselves.

The council blocked the allotment holders' bid to increase security because it was afraid the criminals would sue.

Property has been damaged up to three times a week at the Muddy Bottom East Allotment in Southampton. In one attack 15 sheds were smashed, water butts overturned and taps left running.

But when plot holders asked the council to put up the wire, it said no for fear of legal action.

Grandfather Mervyn Hobden, 67, who rents several plots there, blasted the decision as "crazy".

He said: "The fences are easy to climb. We asked for four lines of barbed wire to put on the top, but the council said they have a liability towards the trespasser.
Council needs to grow a pair and the gardners need to take turns at night with a pump-action shotgun filled with rocksalt... Posted by DaveH at September 5, 2009 12:37 PM
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