Wasting police time

And the courts

But if you're a woman who's a bit dim (putting it politely), you'll get away with it every time

A MAN jailed for a violent assault on his partner admitted being in breach of a restraining order by meeting up with her after his release.

He violently assaulted his partner in such a manner that he received a jail sentance. Unless you offend someone on Twitter, it's quite difficult to get sent down these days, so he must have given her a fair good going over

So when he gets out, what's the first thing she does? Goes to meet up with him

Blackburn magistrates heard the meetings were cordial but after one, at Blackburn Railway Station, she was bombarded with abusive and threatening text messages.
The court was told James Patrick McInerney accepted breaching the restraining order by meeting his former partner but denied all knowledge of the messages which were sent from his mother's phone.
Richard Prew, defending, said the basis of his client's plea was that since his release from prison he and his partner had been in contact.
"It was mutual and with her consent," said Mr Prew. "She confirms that she continued to see him hoping he had changed."

It really is about time the courts made restraining orders mutual. If a woman decides to maintain contact with a violent toe rag after the police have already dealt with him, just because she naively and mistakenly believes 'he can change', she should be on her own as far as the police and courts are concerned

People like this don't deserve the time and effort