Court 'circus' backfired on the family

IT amazes me that Brian Carroll, deputy editor of the Irish Examiner, still does not grasp the point of the public outrage following Tim Allen's court appearance.

Nobody wants a hanging but it would be nice to think that all citizens are treated equally in our courts regardless of their financial status.

In his article on January 22, Brian Carroll asked how many people had heard of Tim Allen prior to the case. This is precisely the point.