Background: last year I had a horrible experience with a drunk/ drugged up aggressive guy coming into my business hurling abuse and making threats. His complaint was unfounded and I had already had him in the day before and said he could have his money back, just to get rid of him. He then calmed down and said he only wanted half the money (as I pointed out to him that we had done nothing wrong, and he agreed!) He signed a form to say he was happy with the agreement, but then appeared drunk/ drugged and abusive again the next night and refused to leave.
As there was only me and my younger female nurse there, we called the police, who, despite the police station being literally 5 minutes up the road and us calling them pleading them to come 4 times, took 45 minutes to arrive, by which time I was really upset, especially given the nature of some of the threats, invoking local "known" bigmen etc. I just wanted him removed, and the police did arrest him when they came. Finally. So far, ok (ish)
But then we were cited to appear in court as witnesses against him. It was a huge hassle, as I had to arrange cover (am sole proprietor and can't close the business- am a vet). The court paid costs, but it was still a huge inconvenience for my business, where most of my regular clients want to see me. But I did it, and we went to court, sat for hours to be finally told that it was "too windy" and the case had been adjourned, to April.
So last month, I went through all the rigmaroll again, arranging cover, rescheduling appts. Turned up at court again, which in itself makes me hugely anxious, as I have no wish to see this git ever again, and I'm not exactly familiar with courts. Sat for a couple of hours again, only to be really rudely dismissed, with no reason, by a rude and unpleasant court official. Later phoned Procurator Fiscal, to try and get some reason for the delay, and some way of agreeing my evidence so I didn't have to go through it all again, and discovered case didn't go ahead as he had been arrested (again) and noone knew he was in jail 
. From the sounds of it, there is more than one case pending against this lovely individual.
So! Now I have to back to court again on Monday. Again, the stress of trying to get someone I trust to cover, rearranging appts. And again the court will pay £200-odd for my locum, and God knows what else in legal fees/ other witnesses/ court time. The amount of money this case must have cost the taxpayer is staggering. And I harbour no illusions whatsoever that the punishment meted out to him will improve my, or society's, lot in the slightest.
the whole thing is pointless. Totally pointless. It's only going to serve to remind him of who I am (probably forgotten in a drugged haze) and it's costing so much money to the justice system. As well as completely stressing me out and disrupting my business, I feel as if I am being punished again and again, and I've not even done anything wrong 
I imagine that it's no skin off his nose- he doesn't strike me as a guy with much to lose, but I do, and am!
Something must be messed up with the justice system. I am just so frustrated with the whole thing