I believe so, although I only dealt with the feller. After all the facts were revealed he got a discharge and no order for costs.
I should make it clear that I don't think they were "scumbags", but it's what a lot of people would think, given the behaviour.
I was there, didn't see the gesture, didn't abuse CKR and I believe it's in the public interest. Assuming I'm not alone, how many people does it need before it's worth it in your eyes ?
FWIW, prosecutions for stuff like this happen every day, I dealt with one last week, a section 4 public order...
Quite so. Far more people at a football match.
Who would undertake the "sanity check" ? A qualified and experienced lawyer or a van driver on an Internet forum ?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not in favour of prosecuting everything just because an offence might have been committed, sometimes it is...
All you legal experts who are saying its a waste of money are, of course, aware that if found guilty he will be ordered to pay the cost of bringing the prosecution, aren't you ?
As far as I am aware, justice doesn't come with a price tag and the justice system isn't (yet) run by accountants. The...