“the police in this country are more concerned with imposing political correctness than tackling crime and deserve the contempt of decent citizens.Providing the man's car is legal and he is not drunk and the woman is not claiming welfare whilst working and they conduct their activities discretely and don't leave behind any associated detritus; then its their business and theirs alone.”

“I really don't know why the BEP has to publish this. It has just publicised where to get sex from in Bristol. Besides it has brought shame and embarrasment not only to this man but also innocent members of his family.
The asbo says he cannot drive a vehicle in these areas. Next time he should use a skateboard.”

“when i had my garage broken into the police would not even come out to see the damage caused.and the grif that had been done. they even rang me and asked me if i had heard of any names who might
had been responseable,
. But the police have time to watch and follow a couple in a car for many miles to get a conviction which in my eyes a lot less than someone breaking into your property,”

“Reminds me of years ago when I had a kiss and a cuddle with a prostitute in Germany. I went to walk off without paying and she said "What about the Marks?" I said "9 out of 10 darling."”

“What a joke I have been tr ying to get an Abso order on a drug house which is making everybodys life hell old people ill and yet they waste OUR PUBLIC MONEY on bleeding kerb crawlers”

“I have a little omelette on my face after my last post. I went on to read the article about the police having asked for powers to move on drunks in the area. Let's hope it'll make a difference. At the very least it shows they're aware of the problem and working out how to address it.”

“I have to agree with Jonnie's comments. I can see the logic of targeting 'kerb-crawlers', but the rarity with which such token prosecutions are brought show how lightly the area is policed.

In the meantime, the Portland / Brunswick Square are suffers from appalling problems with low level criminality. Aggressive begging, muggings, disorder and drunkenness (often violent), relatively open drug dealing, criminal damage, prostitution, theft etc....

The city has permitted a vastly disproportionate concentration of social support agencies and numerous hostels to build up in the area. People should know there are drugs hostels, homeless hostels, prostitution advice services, bail hostels, alcohol support services, drug rehab support etc. etc., all providing valuable services, but all lumped into one small part of the city. The police, with their current allocation of resources, do little more than try to keep a lid on things. Anyone who lives, passes through or works in the area though is aware how these beautiful squares have become blighted by persistent low level criminality and disorder.

There is a couple of things which would help. Firstly, relocate some of these 'support agencies' and hostels so that there isn't such a concentration, a critical mass, of anti-social activity and criminality which inevitably feeds on itself. But before that, there's an easy solution - permanent police foot patrols in the area rather than the occasional visit. In a wealthy city with the resources we have, is this too much for locals residents (who pay for their policing) to ask for or expect?

The city council has allowed and perhaps even encouraged hostels and agencies into this area over the years. The people who live here are entitled to expect more than to be abandoned to a situation not of their making. Keeping a lid on the situation isn't enough ¿ especially when keeping a lid on the situation means ignoring the drug and alcohol fuelled problems in favour of arresting the occasional punter in a Vauxhall Astra! The police can do better. People are entitled to ask why they aren't.”

“What is this cuntry coming to?

A man and a woman cannot decide the terms for sex without the state over-ruling it and deciding to criminalise it.

This is nanny statism at its worst.”

“a total waste of time and public money - the police know who the pimps are who fuel this organised crime but use any excuse not to arrest them”