Drawing chalk pictures on the pavement is (and was) a rite of passage for many young children growing up. Colourful rainbow pictures and stick men can often be found scattered across local playgrounds ...

Chalk is fun to draw with, and some people even get really good at using it to make art on the sidewalk. If you don’t like tediously developing such skills, though, you could go another route.

Is drawing a simple hopscotch game on the pavement likely to land you a fine? We investigate whether innocent chalk drawings could be classed as criminal damage. We all have fond childhood memories of ...