Outrage after dad and mom fined for letting kids play soccer in metropolis sq. | EUROtoday

The dad and mom of a bunch of youngsters have been fined for permitting their kids to play soccer outside in a public sq. in Venice, native media reported.

The households of 14 kids between the ages of 12 and 13 have been fined €50 for allegedly “creating a disturbance to the public peace and a danger for people in transit”, in line with an official discover printed within the Italian press.

The boys had been enjoying soccer earlier this month within the Pino Signoretto sq. in Murano, an island within the Venetian lagoon the place 4,500 inhabitants stay. A resident, irritated by the noise, reported them to the police, in line with native media.

The resolution has brought about native outrage, with one native councillor, Marco Gasparinetti, arguing on social media that it was a disproportionate response.

“Fourteen people were summoned to the barracks by the police. Box snatchers? Pickpockets? Burglars? Drug dealers? No, they are the parents of several boys (12 and 13 years old) identified for playing with a ball on the field at 3pm.

“Question: wasn’t taking the ball away from them (as was once the practice in these cases) enough? Telling them to stop, explaining why, wasn’t a more educational option? “

One parent, Antonio Trampus, told Printing: “My son called me in tears. The police wouldn’t listen to reason. They could have called us parents and asked us to take our children home. Instead, they immediately took their names and addresses.”

He continued that they might not pay, after they have been warned that the high-quality might rise to €500 if not paid in 60 days. Instead, the group is planning to attraction and take the matter up with the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro.

Football in public areas is restricted by police and concrete safety to kids as much as the age of 11, in line with Corriere del Veneto. An inventory of forbidden areas was up to date in 2019 and Murano permits for kids to play on the San Bernardo discipline.

Local media steered that the issue with the kids in query was that they have been over the age of 11.

In 2018, 4 households have been fined over €66 every as a result of their kids performed in Campiello Pisani, on the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory.