Do SYP Have A Fair Point ?

[millmoormagic]

Police numbers and tactics at games are determined upon the basis of the risk associated with the the two groups of supporters together with any specific intelligence surrounding the fixture.

After being generally low, I understand that the risk associated with Rotherham supporters was upgraded a few years ago following an incident at an away game. I don't know what it is currently regarded as.

It isn't possible to have a blanket policy of keeping away supporters in the ground after a match - it would leave the police and club liable to pay damages for false imprisonment. In law it can be justified only if the police have an objectively held belief that it is necessary to prevent a breach if the peace.

So in short then they can fully justify a short 'lock in' for every game, and especially when the away team have large numbers.

[gm_gm]

Police numbers and tactics at games are determined upon the basis of the risk associated with the the two groups of supporters together with any specific intelligence surrounding the fixture.

After being generally low, I understand that the risk associated with Rotherham supporters was upgraded a few years ago following an incident at an away game. I don't know what it is currently regarded as.

It isn't possible to have a blanket policy of keeping away supporters in the ground after a match - it would leave the police and club liable to pay damages for false imprisonment. In law it can be justified only if the police have an objectively held belief that it is necessary to prevent a breach if the peace.

This isnt a consistent argument though Kerr as it happens on some occasions and not others, and without a time machine its often unknown whether it will kick off or not. We have had a few flash points that anyone on here could and did predict but SYP for some reason either choose to ignore or didn't react