SnowballWycombe RoyalSnowball
I'm simply making the point that he was NOT charged with carrying an offensive weapon
Christ, I thought I was pedantic and argumentative........
Look, the original post clearly implied that Bignall
had been carrying an offensive weapon (eg a knife)
Anyone know anything about Nicholas Bignall being in trouble with the law?
There's a guy listed at Reading Crown Court soon of that name with the same date of birth
for AOABH and having an offensive weapon alongside two other guys.
that sort of "carelessness" shouldn't go unchallenged.
Unchallenged it ends up as "accepted fact" even though
(a) Bignall WASN'T charged with having an offensive weapon
(b) The charge against the other guy (for carrying a weapon) was shelved.
It's not "pedantic" to want the truth, especially when it might
involve a 20-year old's freedom or imprisonment.
The Running List for Reading Crown Court on August 6th listed the three names with the stated charges. Whether the charges all applied to each individual or not was not stated; it may be that Bignall was only ever up for AOABH or it may be that the weapon charge was dropped before he next appeared. As long as the people involved in the trial make sure they actually know what is going on, then a mention on an internet message board is not really going to impact upon a 20-year-old's freedom or imprisonment, is it? Having actually SEEN the Crown Court listing that I was referring to, I know what it said. Having worked with those Crown Court listings day in, day out, I know at least roughly what I am talking about. I don't see how it could be taken as an accepted fact that Reading FC's Nicholas Bignall was facing those charges from what I said. I merely asked if anyone knew anything about any incident as someone of his name and date of birth was listed. At the same time, people are on those lists for a reason, it is not the same as UR&G.
