funny how everyone has ignored the far more plausable version on there

"Unless it is a different incident we did this story some while ago. Who started what will no doubt be in dispute but so far as Pc Plod was concerned it was a "six of one, half a dozen of the other incident" and the only thing that got it into the papers was the involvement of young Mr Martin (we don't normally do Beccles punch ups, there's no market). The Mirror had a tip (and no doubt the local Chav was well pleased with his £30 if he was bright enough to ask for it and give his name and address although he won't have received it yet - the Mirror group pay two months in arrears).

Publican did 999, tables overturned, glasses smashed, Pc Plod arrives. Ambulance arrives (goes away). Pc Plod takes names and addresses and some witness statements and decides no court will ever work out who did what to whom and PS: There's too many bloody forms anyway so sod it

Result: stern (lol!) words at Police Station, cautions for several people (not just Mr Martin).

I suspect this is the same incident because if it had happened again it is unlikely he would have been "cautioned" again. A caution (which people have to sign) includes the proviso that if you commit an offence of a "similar nature" within the next three years Pc Plod reserves the right to attempt to charge you for the "cautioned" offence as well. It could happen but a second caution for the same offence has to be signed off by a Chief Inspector or higher. "

and simply chosen to believe and respond to the more sensational one with the bloke being kicked unconcious

Posted By: blindasabat, Jun 5, 09:45:59