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Based on the article, this also appears to be miscarriage of justice. A lawyer recommending an innocent person to plea guilty sounds like a lawyer not doing the
by madsbuch 3y ago
Based on the article, this also appears to be miscarriage of justice. A lawyer recommending an innocent person to plea guilty sounds like a lawyer not doing their work properly.
- guappa 3y agoThey didn't have access to the full documentation, let alone be able to review the software itself.
- madsbuch 3y agoThey have access to the suspect. If the suspect don't understand whether they did it, it should call for a full-scale investigation of the software so at least somebody understands exactly why they are guilty. In Denmark the police thoroughly investigates cases also when the accused plead guilty. In a country that has a rule of law, punishment is not negotiation. I do realize that it is up for interpretation for the Anglo system due to its over-commercialized legal system.
- guappa 3y agoThey weren't investigated by the police at all. It seems that the post office in england can do their own investigations and prosecutions… the prosecutor wasn't even the same you'd get if you steal from a non-post office.
- gmac 3y agoAgreed. Although, as I understand it, this also happens to be a staple of the US legal system: https://stfrancislaw.com/blog/whats-a-plea-bargain-and-how-does-it-impact-the-justice-system/ https://stfrancislaw.com/blog/whats-a-plea-bargain-and-how-d...
- quickthrower2 3y agoOr they know they are up against a kangaroo court.
- madsbuch 3y agowhixh would be an even more serious matter for something trying to resemble a first world country.