The first Director of Public Prosecutions was appointed while Sherlock Holmes was living with Doctor Watson at Baker Street but Justin is correct to say that the CPS was not created until about a century later – well after this alleged crime had been committed.
Be that as it may, however, my point remains undiminished with the passing of time.
The point is not ‘Did the headmaster injure the boy?’ but rather ‘Did the infliction of those injuries constitute a crime?’
Though the age difference of 4 years meant something back then, it would mean something nowadays. It was only...
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any one remember Mr Thompson, drop-dead gorgeous at Mountfield around 1959, I remember going over his knee for sending...
The Slipper was an informal, ad hoc punishment, used by ordinary teachers for classroom misbehavior. Ordinary teachers were not...
Grandma and Grandpa were free with the money and the snacks and rides were there for the asking. The...
Unfortunately, something about his expression hinted otherwise to the experienced sitter who had seen every trick over the years....
I heard the swish of the cane withdraw from my bottom and then a louder swish and a sharp...