"Get them filling potholes too": Your reaction to youth offenders keeping Lancashire’s roads clear
The proposal, which is unlikely to take effect until winter 2019/20, could see youth offenders spreading grit on the roads and clearing snow as part of their community payback.
The idea was one of a series of recommendations made by a task group of councillors exploring how Lancashire’s secondary routes can be kept safe when hit by severe weather events like last year’s so-called “Beast from the East”.
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Will not happen, too many do-gooders. And end up costing more than it’s worth. Health and safety will step in and will require all the clothing plus training.
Brian Jackson
They tried this in Accrington where it really snows bad and some do-gooder had it stopped on heath and safety just in case one of them hurt themselves.
Gill Howard
Agree on this. A bit of hard labour won’t do them any harm.
Mark Knowles
Is that not degrading for the hard-working, honest employees already doing that job?
Steve Rostron
It happens in the USA. Hard labour not a cushy cell.
Ken P Richardson
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Hide AdPut them to work and be of some use to us honest, law-abiding people.
Stephen Ramsden
All able-bodied benefit claimants should do community work for their handouts.
Billy Whizz
They are all frightened of doing hard work so this must be the answer.
Sally Taylor
It happens in Glasgow for Community Service.
Dave Magauley
Think it’s a good idea.
Janey Branston
Send ‘em out with a wheelbarrow and shovel.
Steven Wheatland
Should not take away work from paid employees.
Bill Cavanagh
Get them filling pot holes as well.
Colin Browne
Idea is there but it costs more in supervising the jobs and the job needs to be done right it’s not just throw a bit of salt here and there.
Ron Umberto
Brilliant idea!
Michelle Chadwick
They should be litter picking as well.
Rene Dutton
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Hide AdGreat idea, add sweeping up leaves and sorting recycling too.
Andrea Whitehouse
Can you imagine the kick-off they would create if they had to work for free? It’s a great idea & maybe just what some of our wanna-be gansters need!
Nic Lou Newsham