Certainly....in terms of drawing the line i am convinced and understand that to go back in time prior to the point where many laws were amended is the place where we need to be.

This particular set of allegations clearly demonstrate the dangerous situation that successive governments have created.

As i pointed out, there has for too many years been an undercurrent that "too many criminals have been getting away with it"

What is so perilous when such a frame of mind is allowed to take hold is that over time the burden of proof that the police require to make an arrest has been lowered to such an extent that only word of mouth is required to ensure this.

From here a hearing in front of the local magistrate is the result of word of mouth.

Magistrates at the request of the CPS , who are an arm of the police service will in many case remand in custody and refer to the higher court.

All of this on the basis of someone elses word...in too many cases the the person who's word is relied on usually somewhere along the line does indeed harbour some form of grudge or have an axe to grind, so to speak.

Frighteningly, the burden of proof really has been lowered to the degree that we have recently seen and every member of the population should be feeling concerned at this.