Member

However, it would not be appropriate for us to be emotionally blackmailed by the suggestion that, if we are opposed to some of these anti-social behaviour orders being brought in, it is because we do not care about ordinary people suffering anti-social behaviour. It is not that we should be told to shut up and put up. I am not satisfied that respect orders will help. They certainly will not help increase the amount of respect in society, particularly of young people respecting authority or what have you. There is a danger that the orders themselves could become a scourge. Using the civil level of proof, on the balance of probabilities, respect orders are too problematic to keep in the legislation without a real challenge.