' Teenager gets 5 year Football Banning Order '
Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:13 am
Scunthorpe teenager who threw smoke bomb towards Doncaster Rovers fans gets football banning order
By david_scun
Wednesday March 23, 2016
A Scunthorpe man has been given a football banning order after throwing a smoke bomb in the direction of Doncaster Rovers supporters
A TEENAGER who threw a smoke bomb towards away supporters after Scunthorpe United's home match against Doncaster Rovers was postponed last month has been given a five-year football banning order.
Jack Potts, 18, of Searby Road, Scunthorpe, admitted causing alarm or distress by using threatening or abusive words or behaviour on February 6.
He was sentenced at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court.
A Humberside Police statement said: "The court heard the incident happened as fans waited to board a train at Scunthorpe Railway Station and that the device had landed at the feet of the police.
"The terms of the banning order prevent him entering a designated area for four hours prior to and six hours after the kick off of any home match.
"When Scunthorpe United play away from home, he is also banned from entering the home club’s town or city for four hours prior to and six hours after kick off.
"If that match is taking place in London, he is banned from going within a five mile radius of the stadium concerned.
"He was also given a six-week curfew and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay £85 costs, along with a £60 Government-imposed victims’ surcharge.
Football officer PC Paul Hurrell said: "This is another positive step in combating this kind of behaviour and sends a clear message that it will not be tolerated."
By david_scun
Wednesday March 23, 2016
A Scunthorpe man has been given a football banning order after throwing a smoke bomb in the direction of Doncaster Rovers supporters
A TEENAGER who threw a smoke bomb towards away supporters after Scunthorpe United's home match against Doncaster Rovers was postponed last month has been given a five-year football banning order.
Jack Potts, 18, of Searby Road, Scunthorpe, admitted causing alarm or distress by using threatening or abusive words or behaviour on February 6.
He was sentenced at North Lincolnshire Magistrates' Court.
A Humberside Police statement said: "The court heard the incident happened as fans waited to board a train at Scunthorpe Railway Station and that the device had landed at the feet of the police.
"The terms of the banning order prevent him entering a designated area for four hours prior to and six hours after the kick off of any home match.
"When Scunthorpe United play away from home, he is also banned from entering the home club’s town or city for four hours prior to and six hours after kick off.
"If that match is taking place in London, he is banned from going within a five mile radius of the stadium concerned.
"He was also given a six-week curfew and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay £85 costs, along with a £60 Government-imposed victims’ surcharge.
Football officer PC Paul Hurrell said: "This is another positive step in combating this kind of behaviour and sends a clear message that it will not be tolerated."
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Re: ' Teenager gets 5 year Football Banning Order '
Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:17 am
Draconian doesn't begin to cover it. He's a teenager furfuxsake.
Re: ' Teenager gets 5 year Football Banning Order '
Wed Mar 23, 2016 9:33 am
Jock wrote:Draconian doesn't begin to cover it. He's a teenager furfuxsake.
Why should his age matter..................... he could have injured someone of any age?
Re: ' Teenager gets 5 year Football Banning Order '
Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:09 am
Jock wrote:Draconian doesn't begin to cover it. He's a teenager furfuxsake.
Fella, he THREW a smoke bomb towards opposing fans!
Have a serious think about that (and the potential consequences) for just one second!
Re: ' Teenager gets 5 year Football Banning Order '
Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:36 am
It was not an explosive and unless your an asthmatic it's not going to do a lot of harm.
Re: ' Teenager gets 5 year Football Banning Order '
Wed Mar 23, 2016 10:53 am
Last sentence in the OP says it all for me,hard on the kid but I'll bet all his mates get the message.