On 11/3/05, John Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is a rare thing for a public prosecutor to apologise publicly. I like > to think that the officious officer was given a severe dressing down for > wasting public money.
you're right on both counts, john. however, i can almost guarantee you that the apology was made on the advice of the police force's lawyer, to mitigate damages a little bit on the anticipated lawsuit. -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
