Why are some of the comments here defending the deletion of facts? If it's a fact that you've stabbed someone and there is a police record to uphold that then you should not have the right for that to be forgotten.

It's in the interest of other people to know if you have done something like this previously (that warrants a police record) and also serves as a deterrent to other potential perpitrators.

This article is interesting because it's an example of how the original intention of the law is being exploited. Surely, this can just be refined with an amendment.