Alasdair shook his head "I havent looked at his file. It must be archived with the rest of the non current incidents. Most of the paperwork gets archived by our spare constable on duty. Constable Crane is a good lad, guys like him are the future. While there will always be a need for some brute force at times. There's a greater need for understanding. I'm big on hearts and minds. Drunk and disorderly. If theres no harm done then why can't we just take them home and get them out of harms way. 9 times out of 10 they live on that beat. I don't want to have constables tied up on petty paperwork when there's real crime on going"

Alasdair paused for a moment "we were all kids, we've all done past mistakes but I tell you what. If John is interested. Theres a place on the Constabulary for him. I need someone with a bit of firearms knowledge if he's interested and we can look at sorting that file of his"

He leaned on the table "between you and me Bill, if I hadn't binned that report. It would go to court and be thrown out by the magistrate as soon as they found out it one it was in a pub, and two there was drink involved. So it would be a waste of time for yourself and also financially there would be a loss. I've also gotta send the constable who was on duty so everyone losses out over something that will be thrown out"

He soon finished his dinner and asked the constable on spare to bring a couple of coffees. "You've given me a name bill and I'll keep him on my radar, but leave it be. You might not get him but you will protect people in the long run"