On 08/09/10 14:47, Mizter T wrote:

On Sep 8, 12:50 am, Roy wrote:

All I was suggesting was that the defence of 'I unwittingly ran out of
credit' being presented is probably far more common than of it
actually happening.

Yeah, I'm sure it is. What I find unnerving is the (recent?) practice
of prosecuting a first offence. I had always understood, perhaps
incorrectly, that prosecution was traditionally used as a means of
dealing with repeat offenders.

-roy