Kellamity@sh.itjust.workstopolitics @lemmy.world•Cemetery Staffer Declines To Press Charges For Fear Of Retaliation
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21 days agoIn the UK, you can’t decide whether to ‘press charges’ or not, the decision is the CPS’s.
But in practice, saying you aren’t interested in pursuing a conviction often ends it, because:
1 - the prosecution must be ‘in the public good’ which is undermined if the victim isn’t interested
2 - a lot of the time the testimony and cooperation of the victim is key to the prosecution case
3 - the system is horribly underfunded so if they can justify dropping it they will
‘There’s no point voting against Hitler right now because the opposition is right leaning and may one day grow into Hitler’