Who let the dogs out?

This morning I heard on the news that one of the London boroughs (I think it was Camden) was going to only allow dogs of the leash in dedicated "dog-walking" areas.

Can anyone else hear the sound of a knee jerking?

Just because over the past year or so there have been one or two dog attacks, now ALL dogs must be punished?

Ridiculous, but I think they've got the bones of an idea, here.

What needs to be done, is expand upon this thinking. If it will work for dogs, it can work for "Chavs" and other teenaged (and older!) louts.

So my idea is to only allow these sorts of people (i.e. those with "hoodies", people who wear trainers costing more than £50, people who drive Citroen Saxos with huge speakers and neon lights underneath, those with unneccessary amounts of cheap jewellery, those who drink super-strength lager etc) in specific "yob" areas. In these areas they will be allowed to drink, fight each other and litter as much as they like. There could even be a branch of McDonalds and a KCF in these areas. But, if they need to be taken through public areas, they must be put on a leash.

So there we go. I've now solved our yob culture problem. Somebody really should put me in charge.

Of course it'll never work because of human rights. Funny thing is, most of the time animals have more rights than us. Try comparing legislation on transporting cattle vs the number of people on trains and tubes in the morning.