One after another, we’re seeing stories from Old Blighty about truly nonsensical rulings and actions, and this appears to be one.
A group of youngsters have fallen foul of the law for playing hopscotch.
West Midlands Police community support officers asked parents in Spring Street in Halesowen to remove chalk markings after complaints about them.
Several children were involved in the games resulting in several markings on the pavement.
Police said they were also investigating complaints of anti-social behaviour. But mother Lisa Mangan said their action was “extreme”.
She told BBC News: “I think it is pretty extreme.
“With what is going on in the world it is pretty extreme for a few chalk markings on the pavement which will be washed away.”
