For the last week or so the UK media has made a lot of noise about a recent judgment where the Queen's Bench upheld an appeal by Denzel Harvey against his conviction for using threatening, abusive or insulting words within the hearing of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress, contrary to …
Continue reading Swearing at the police can still be a crime
Only recently my colleague discussed the case of a man who fled from police who wanted to speak with him about dinner.He was charged with resisting the police in their execution of their duty — making life difficult by not hanging around to be investigated. The Magistrates' Court dismissed the charge in Hemingway v Hamilton …
Continue reading Running from the police ain't a crime when you ain't arrested
Only recently my colleague discussed the case of a man who fled from police who wanted to speak with him about dinner.He was charged with resisting the police in their execution of their duty — making life difficult by not hanging around to be investigated. The Magistrates' Court dismissed the charge in Hemingway v Hamilton …
Continue reading Running from the police ain’t a crime when you ain’t arrested
One of the iPad questions I'm often asked is what I use for note taking. I touched on this briefly in my second post on using the iPad, back in December last year, but there are a few worthy contenders out there all deserving of consideration depending on your needs.StylusesYeah, I know: properly, they're styli. …