Price is of course correct . On occasions however the personal circumstances may form part of the mitigation and warrant mention etc . Be guided by your solicitor. Without presenting myself as interesting ( I’m not) , there was a potential additional gossip value in my case . Indeed , it had to he moved out of local area. I was obsessed / terrified re being in the paper. I wasn’t .The press pick it up where you appear in court. Then they often share this with the local paper where you live, especially if there is some 'human interest.' involved, which is why it pays to say as little as you can about your personal circumstances in open court.
Without conferring any special / inappropriate treatment a good solicitor may be able to manoeuvre you into a quiet court. Talk to them about your concerns.Price is of course correct . On occasions however the personal circumstances may form part of the mitigation and warrant mention etc . Be guided by your solicitor. Without presenting myself as interesting ( I’m not) , there was a potential additional gossip value in my case . Indeed , it had to he moved out of local area. I was obsessed / terrified re being in the paper. I wasn’t .
Please consult a solicitor. You will be able to discuss everything with them . You are understandably worrying about every aspect of the matter and this will overwhelm you. It will be a matter of the Magistrates being presented with sufficient info by way of context / mitigation to help your case, without it becoming too newsworthy. I wasn’t in the paper. My solicitor was great at reminding me that I wasn’t as interesting as I seemed to think I might beThis terrifies me as well! Let’s say by some chance the press are not in the court that day. How much detail are they typically able to obtain from the court. I know there are lists, but do these explain your mitigation? Your job? Your history or just name age address and charge. Without being in the court would the press know that I blew 135 roadside even through the charge will be failure to provide at station? Or if not what lengths would they have to go to to get this info. I’m hoping I’m just on one of the summary lists in the paper of ‘look who’s been in court’
CJ to answer your question, your local newspaper has fobbed you off. Google only catalogues content available elsewhere, you would need to put a request to unpublish into the local newspaper with a cover letter perhaps explaining where your life was then, where you are now, how long you've been sober for and ask for personal reasons if they would help you close that chapter. Once they delete the article, it will dissapear off Google. Now, they will likely say no and cite freedom of the press. But you never know the symaties of the person who your letter may land Infront of.
Grice
Thanks for the reply. It was the lady editor I contacted via e-mail back in April - I did highlight a couple of your own points, but she told me as it was on Google, her paper has no control over it!!!! The paper in question is owned by Johnson Press, who are based in Falkirk, Scotland. I believe they own several local/regional newspapers, I am just wondering whether it would be worth contacting them as I have had no joy with the local Editor?
CJ
Take it your talking about the FH which has unfortunately become no more than the local mans Daily Mail...Grice
Thanks for the reply. It was the lady editor I contacted via e-mail back in April - I did highlight a couple of your own points, but she told me as it was on Google, her paper has no control over it!!!! The paper in question is owned by Johnson Press, who are based in Falkirk, Scotland. I believe they own several local/regional newspapers, I am just wondering whether it would be worth contacting them as I have had no joy with the local Editor?
CJ
Take it your talking about the FH which has unfortunately become no more than the local mans Daily Mail...
The story is being hosted on the local newspaper's website, google search does not host any content. Google searches the internet using a crawler programme and catalogues what it finds. Once the host page is gone, google has nothing to link to and it simply dissapears from the search as the only hit for your name effectively dissapears. It could be that the editor is not tech savvy so I would first follow up with an explanation that Google is not a host and you are making a formal request to de-publish. In kind works suggest that they enquire with the newspapers IT team who will be able to explain hosting and search engine linking to them.
Failing that I would go down the route of contacting Johnson Press who will definitely know what you're talking about.
I was incredibly lucky - twice. First time I blew 124 driving on a Friday afternoon. The arrest next weeks local newspaper, but there was no name, merely that a 60 year old man had been caught drink driving. Stupidly what annoyed me was that I wasn't 60, only 59. Go figure. I was kept in custody over the weekend and went to court on Monday morning. With a reading this high, even though no one had been injured and I hadn't crashed, I fully expected it to make the local newspaper, but thankfully it didn't.
Yes, and I'll bet that everyone of that community who drinks has driven while over the drink driving limit. They just haven't been aware of it as they have never been caught. Don't beat yourself up.the community I live in all know and have been gossiping since it happened. I just can’t face any more if I’m honest. X
Thank you Luna. I’m still gutted but learning to be kinder to myself xYes, and I'll bet that everyone of that community who drinks has driven while over the drink driving limit. They just haven't been aware of it as they have never been caught. Don't beat yourself up.
I found that I was judged the hardest by those who have since also shown to have a drink issue.Yes, and I'll bet that everyone of that community who drinks has driven while over the drink driving limit. They just haven't been aware of it as they have never been caught. Don't beat yourself up.
That is usually the case. The people that were most understanding were those who had known me for decades and realised that for about 7 years I had been going through a hard time and started drinking far in excess of what I normally did.I found that I was judged the hardest by those who have since also shown to have a drink issue.