Maximus LegisNov 05, 2015 7:44 PM

A small point I remembered just now on something that happened a short while back when I was about to be released after being locked up. It's All Accounting and Surety right? A young lad who I shared a holding cell with was in the dock facing the robed paedophile just before me. Whilst in the cell he explained that he had just been released from prison on the same Friday I was locked up after six weeks in prison. He was heading home and looking forward to the weekend. No sooner did he get there than two cops arrested him for non payment of an outstanding £50 fine. He hadn't a chance to pay it due to being in prison or some such story. This resulted in him being locked up all weekend and most of Monday. His lawyer gave the reason for non payment something along the lines of not having the opportunity to do so , it was hard to tell the way these actors mumble among themselves which seems deliberate. I think his lawyer was saying that the lock up period was excessive and that and that it be considered against the fine. When the lawyer finished saying that, the clerk of court mumbled to the Justice of the Peace who clearly said the words "set (or reset) to zero" A small but relevant utterance referring to the account balance, I had a little grin to myself because not that long ago I wouldn't have picked up on the significance of those words. Not a huge story but I thought I'd share it.