Today the Evening Express led with a story on Grampian Police instigating a dispersal order in an area of Torry near Balnagask Road, following more than 300 calls about troublemakers in the last 12 months. This is only the second time Grampian Police have used dispersal powers since the Scottish Labour government gave them the powers in 2004.
Why? The current SNP government don't like them, and discourage the police from using them. Just like the SNP don't like prison sentences of six months or less (along with the Lib Dems). It's through the SNP government's laid back attitude on justice that Scotland has become the 'worst in the UK for fighting crime', according to the Herald. Astonishingly, in 2009-10 there were 241,000 antisocial behaviour complaints.
With your votes in May, we can turn this around. Scottish Labour has pledged to be tougher on crime, including introducing a a mandatory jail sentence for anyone caught carrying a knife. You shouldn't be intimidated in your own home, like some of the residents of Torry. Scotland deserves better.
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