Wrong

Leafing through the criminal record of one of today's defendants I realised that I had, as often happens, been handed the full print, from front page with summaries to non-conviction disposals at the back. So far, so routine, but yet again I was infuriated to spot a recorded caution for Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm. That is a serious crime of violence and should be dealt with by a court, not a hurried and secretive stitch-up in a police station.