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I wonder if the UK taxpayer will be asking some questions about the justifications of policing the embassy? A pretty abysmal ROI. So, will the police presence
by beilabs 9y ago
I wonder if the UK taxpayer will be asking some questions about the justifications of policing the embassy? A pretty abysmal ROI.
So, will the police presence now simply disappear?
- gusfoo 9y ago> So, will the police presence now simply disappear? No. He is wanted by the UK courts for failing to appear when on bail and so will be arrested if he leaves the embassy.
- matt4077 9y agoI really don't think ROI of individual cases should be a benchmark for the justice system (or, actually, a lot of the processes of democracy). There are endless reasons against, but just to state an obvious one: prosecution should not depend on the subject's ability to raise the costs for the government–both because it would create an incentive for such shenanigans, as well further tilting the justice system in favour of the rich.
- PickledJesus 9y agoI believe they stopped actively guarding it a few years ago, but presumably still monitor it.
- ptaipale 9y agoIt's not about Assange. It's about rule of law. If they'd allow Assange to skip bail without effectively trying to detain him, they would create a precedent for others. In a system with rule of law, you can't make up different decisions, on the go, for people you happen to like or happen to dislike. Likely the police presence will not disappear, it might actually be intensified for a moment. He's now not wanted for extradition to Sweden; he's wanted for skipping bail.