Accepting a Police Caution

Lad comes into station to 'accept' a Caution for obstructing a PC.

CPS originally charge him but the Courts request that they Caution instead.

Lad complains bitterly that he is left waiting a few minutes.

PC arrives and hands paperwork under glass in front counter to annoyed lad for his signature. Lad signs and walks away with barely a word spoken between him and PC.

And here was me thinking that a Caution was a serious matter given to people who were left in no doubt that it was their last chance to behave in future. Well it appears it is far from being that.