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Football fans to be breathalysed before matches

shirty5
shirty5 Posts: 19,231
in Other Football and Sports
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/11578118/Football-fans-to-be-breathalysed-before-matches.html

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    If you've been drinking the Fosters at our ground you'd be alright, you'd probably need to consume about 800 pints of that stuff to be over the limit !
  • CAFCspooney
    CAFCspooney Posts: 562
    Total bollocks imo. I do not believe there can be any legal basis to this. Reagarding the use of breath testing in repect of driving, there is a clearly defined limit, as well as being guilty for refusing or failing to provide a sample. I cannot see that, with regard to entering a football ground, you can be found "guilty" for being unable to provide a sample by claiming reaons such as respiratory problems.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    CAFCspooney said:

    Total bollocks imo. I do not believe there can be any legal basis to this. Reagarding the use of breath testing in repect of driving, there is a clearly defined limit, as well as being guilty for refusing or failing to provide a sample. I cannot see that, with regard to entering a football ground, you can be found "guilty" for being unable to provide a sample by claiming reaons such as respiratory problems.

    Presumably you can be found guilty of trying to enter a sports stadium whilst intoxicated which is against the law.

    I wouldn't worry too much though, I can't see this actually happening.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    If it does, will anyone actually be allowed into the rusty toolbox on match days ?
  • mickc
    mickc Posts: 573
    Miserableoldgit said:

    If it does, will anyone actually be allowed into the rusty toolbox on match days ?

    Will they be allowed out?
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    se9addick said:

    If you've been drinking the Fosters at our ground you'd be alright, you'd probably need to consume about 800 pints of that stuff to be over the limit !

    Why do we provide Fosters and John Smiths ? Both horrendous
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,841
    wmcf123 said:

    se9addick said:

    If you've been drinking the Fosters at our ground you'd be alright, you'd probably need to consume about 800 pints of that stuff to be over the limit !

    Why do we provide Fosters and John Smiths ? Both horrendous
    Because we ran out of Watneys Red Barrel


  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    What a load of blithering nonsense
  • mickc
    mickc Posts: 573
    Stick with your Party 7
  • LuckyReds
    LuckyReds Posts: 5,866
    I wonder if Cambridge United considered the impact on alcohol sales with people potentially skipping their pre-game drinks in the local pub and, instead, having a few extra once they're already in the ground?

    Cynical? Me?
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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    I have thought for years there should be a breathalyser.

    If people turn up at the turnstiles and are Negative ?

    Don't let them in :-p
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants to be happy" (Benjamin Franklin).
  • jonseventyfive
    jonseventyfive Posts: 3,354
    My hipflask wouldn't pass any testing(thankfully)

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