I suspect most people would agree that spitting in public is a disgusting habit. Frankly I find it revolting, and I get slightly angry when people do it, as if it were a sign of manliness. I’m also utterly unconvinced that it is a necessity for people engaged in sport. As reported here, in what is thought to be the first UK case of its type to be successfully taken to court, two men have been fined £160 each for spitting in the street. The judge effectively classed spitting as a form of littering. I suppose that is to be welcomed, but one question occurs to me: what about we guys who dribble? Of course I’m sure most would say the difference is obvious, but when you think about it where do you draw the line. Many, albeit narrow-minded people, don’t understand how hard it is for us guys with cerebral palsy to control our drool, and object to it as they would those who spit. Might we therefore be open to persecution or prosecution because of this ruling? I admit the chances of such an absurdity happening are infinitesimally small, but I just have to raise a pessimistic eyebrow at he notion that it could now be possible.