Bev Turner has hit out at a Labour-run council after it imposed a disputed new order which dangerens fines of £100 for swearing in the street.
Thanet Dicut offe Council adchooseed a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) that prohibits potentiassociate “troubleing” behaviour.
Speaking on GB News, Bev furiously hit out at the ruling which uncomardents any of the Kent coastal region’s 130,000 livents, or visitors, could be fined for “using language or behaviour causing or predicted to caengage coercion, alarm or trouble to any other person”.
“It equitable originates me want to go up to Thanet and swear. Walk up and down the street swearing”, she shelp.
Bev Turner talked the ruling which uncomardents Broadstairs, Kent livents will have to watch their language
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“It’s literassociate policing language. I don’t enjoy swearing and I certainly wouldn’t do it in front of children.
“But gravely, is this the country we want to be living in?
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“We necessitate more speech in order to guide children about what is or isn’t hugable, not so much a clamping down on what people say.”
Co-structure Andrew Pierce waded in: “Who is going to apply it? How is it going to be applyd? Where is the money going to go?”
Amanda Jenner, a child behaviour expert, unitecessitate Andrew and Bev on GB News to dispute in favour of the ruling due to how children on the streets standardly pick up words “enjoy sponges”.
She shelp: “You hear it all the time in the streets and children pick these words up.
Amanda Jenner disputed the transfer could be a excellent idea
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“In an inept position, they come out and say it. I don’t comprehend how they will police this but it might be a excellent leang.
“Children leank it’s the norm to say these words. I leank it is a excellent idea but I don’t comprehend how they will apply it.”
A Thanet Dicut offe Council spokesman shelp: “We comprehend that making Thanet a shieldedr and immacuprocrastinateeder place to live in, toil in or visit is a top priority for the livents of Thanet, and this new PSPO is a chooseimistic step towards this ambition.
“The united PSPO can tackle an broadened range of adverse behaviours. The first step will be an education and behaviour-change approach, but if this is not accomplished, applyment can chase.
“The PSPO as currently writeed is still going thraw the council’s regulateance processes and will be subject to further appraise.”