On a rare evening run the other night I spotted a police officer on his bicycle. It reminded me of a story I read recently.
Apparently 18-year-old Benjamin Harrison (no, not the 23rd President of the United States) was convicted a few weeks ago of repeatedly targeting a cyclist, trying to force him off the road and shouting death threats.
But Martin Melvin, the cyclist, was a “bit of an unfortunate choice of victim”: Melvin, it turns out, is a detective inspector with the local police.
Still, Harrison got off lightly. Nine months in jail suspended for two years, with 12 months supervision and 100 hours unpaid work. He was also banned from driving for two years and fined.