Scottish Police Federation chairman, Les Grey has been in the papers a lot this week. First up was his, by his own admission, lubricious claim that Glesga Derbies should be banned.
Tonight on Radio Hootsmon he gave up this little nugget of information.
“Domestic violence rose 70% last night in the Strathclyde area last night” . Shocking statistic from a man in the know. He then continued: “This fixture was ok for a few years but over the last few months it’s kicked off again.“.
Neil Lennon’s derby record is P6 W4 D1 L1. Coincidence?
Les Grey should work for the Government – it normally takes them 3 months to provide any statistics, never 3 hours.
Methinks he may be making it up as he goes along! Unless, of course, he is referring to his own homestead.
A bull in a china shop springs to mind with his rantings. Engage the brain needed.
After my life sentence in the rozzers I can tell you that the polis and the Scottish parly are convinced that The Auld Firm games inspire men to knock seven bells out of their wives and girlfriends. With that in mind they set about proving it by means of the devils tool, yep, stats. Les, whom I know well, is only trotting out the party line.
The stats can be distorted to tell any story. Nowadays a person arguing with his/her partner runs the serious risk of jail, on virtually no evidence. What six or seven years ago would have been an argument is now the hottest potato in the Scottish justice system and this system demands zero tolerance therefore someone is guilty and will be jailed. A perfectly decent, ordinary guy will lie in the weekend whilst junkie car thieves, housebreakers and breach boys get liberated to attend court on a later date. And all for falling out with the wife.
The much publicised £40,000,000 cost, laid, wrongly, at the door of The Old Firm is a drop in the ocean set against the daily cost of policing peoples private lives.
Actual domestics may rise on Old firm days but this has got more to do with the fact that booze is cheap and football over the years has become inextricably linked with alcohol. That and the fact that w.a.gs hate being second to a sport, losing their men for half a day and then nag fuck out of them for it. Said supporter, well oiled, bites back, tells her/him where to go, rammy ensues and collar gets felt.
Rant over.
I completely agree with everyword you say. Mark this date as momentus. 🙂