Ouch! You, Me and Bumble: All Innocent but all at Risk

     It is not a new dilemma. Every iconoclast knows that one of Charles Dickens’ characters, Mr Bumble, described the law as an ass. Some may have forgotten, however, that what led to his outburst was a lawyer’s explanation that he was responsible for his wife’s unlawful behavior. “The law supposes that your wife acts under your direction,” he was told. That was one straw too many, If the law supposes that, Bumble explodes, the law is not only an ass  but also a bachelor.