There used to be a generally accepted rule of "common sense" that governed civil society. It didn't always work bu, like the British, we muddled through together.

Then someone decided we need to have "rights" spelt out, no longer dependent on mutual respect, but on the whims of legislators and judges.

Now we have this:

A VICTIM of terrifying domestic violence has been told she is not allowed to know the area where her paroled attacker is living because of HIS right to privacy.

Jeannie Blackburn suffered 18-months of unprovoked violent abuse at the hands of Paul Francis McCuskey, culminating in her losing sight in one eye after he dragged her from her bed and stomped on her head. McCuskey was released from prison in April – with two and a half years to serve on parole – but pleas to the Adult Parole Board and Victims of Crime Register to know the area where he is living have been denied.

In a bizarre twist, McCuskey has been informed of where Ms Blackburn lives, as he is not allowed to go near her address.