We're sure the other park-goers feel much safer now

Having solved all of the other youth crime in England (like, say, the young mother of two in Leeds who had bleach poured over her head, injuring her seriously and possibly permanently damaging her vision, all because she had the temerity to ask a group of out-of-control feral youth to stop making noise during the latest Harry Potter movie, as her kids couldn't hear the dialogue), a cop in Gloucester saw fit to give a 9-year-old visitor from Germany a ticket for climbing a tree in a public park:

"'A report was made to us by a resident who complained of rude and anti-social behaviour from a group of children playing in a nearby tree.

'A PCSO was sent to talk to the children who explained to them that their behaviour had upset one of the neighbours, and that it would be better if they played further away from the houses to avoid any further upset.

'It was explained that no criminal offence had taken place and that they were not in trouble but, in accordance to national policy, they had to be given a Stop and Account form to show where and why they were spoken to.'" (Emphasis mine)

The boy can't even speak English, for cripe's sake. How is he supposed to understand what the cop is telling him, much less comprehend that he's now officially considered "anti-social" and "rude" in that country for doing something that comes naturally to all kids?

Maybe it's the busybody caller who should have been given the "Stop and Account form", in order to shame them into minding their own business when there's normal behavior (that's obviously not worth calling the police about) going on in their neighborhood.