Sartorial elegance has rarely been a factor in judges’ decisions, so Worcester magistrates caused uproar last week when they decided not to fit an electronic tag to a girl’s ankle because it didn’t match her skirt.
Could the ruling encourage others to use this fashionable defence to complain about their treatment at the hands of the state?
Judge deems tag to be unfashionable
November 16, 2005 in Community Care
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