Originally Posted by BAAS

Hi Siouxie,
Yes, I realise that there is a slight difference here, but you appear to have a little experience in this area. I have 2 summary convictions, although they were both dealt with as such, they were offences which could have been dealt with by either indictment or summary proceedings (hybrid)...... Does the fact that they were dealt with by way of summary bear any significance?

Many thanks.

Originally Posted by Dexter and his parents

I was arrested for refusing to leave a bus (I'd suggested the driver allow some students on for free, as it was snowing and late, and he didn't like, told me to get off the bus (the students had gone by then) and, when I refused, having paid my fare, he called over the police, who were a few feet away and in a rotten mood- there had been a demonstration earlier in the day) and was subsequently physically and verbally abused by the police over a 12 hour period. My lawyer thought I should fight the case/go for wrongful arrest and assault, but, as I wanted the nightmare over, and didn't want to have to go to court, so I accepted a caution for 'causing distress'. (The worst bit of that was that I had to state that I didn't remember what happened, when in fact I remembered every minute.) I paid no fine, never went to court, and received no punishment, so it didn't fit with the criteria on the cic website for making an appeal/the whole 'rehabilitation' thing.This caution has turned up on my UK Police Report. I've sent it in with letters from my employer, my doctor (who examined the bruises and injuries left by the police) and my partner's coworker (who works for the police) which all attest to my good character (and my boss and doctor also gave details of what happened to me/the distress I'd endured) and I enclosed a copy of the details I sent to the IPCC (as I'm still making a complaint, despite my accepting the caution, about my treatment while in custody.) We had not expected the caution to appear on the report. I have never been in any sort of trouble in my life. What will this do to our chances of immigrating to Canada???