Covid crisis and spat in a cop’s face just days after being released from prison, a court heard. A sheriff told Craig Elwood that the spitting incident had to be seen as an extremely serious matter given the high risk of infection.
Sheriff Douglas Kinloch commented: “In a judgement given on 27 April the High Court confirmed that spitting on police officers when they’re in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic is not just unpleasant and disagreeable behaviour, it has to be seen as a serious matter which will usually justify a prison sentence. “More than that, it has to be more than just a short sentence because of the danger spitting causes and the worry it causes to people concerned.”He said the guidance issued by senior judges led him to.
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