A frail 81 year old pensioner is accused of assaulting two burly, young PCs and they radio for back up assistance! Why did this case even come to court in the first place? Secondly, why has it dragged on for so long? He was accused of being drunk whilst driving, when all he had drunk was a sip of communion wine. Haven't the police got better things to do than harass this old codger? "Pc Steven Cole told Medway magistrates' court that Mr Gibson had grabbed his thumb. "It hurt. He twisted it back and I noted down in my pocket notebook that I let out a yelp. There is no way else of describing it." More a case of the police wasting police time, methinks. "The officers said that they were so traumatised by the OAP's actions they called for back-up before arresting him".
Plodberry: This reminds me I must make a blackberry pie with the blackberries I picked the other day.
Hat-Tip to Charon QC.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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