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Did you read the article? It was not justice department (aka Crown Prosecutor) prosecuting those people. In UK private prosecution for crimes is possible. Pr

by nabla9 3y ago

Did you read the article? It was not justice department (aka Crown Prosecutor) prosecuting those people. In UK private prosecution for crimes is possible. Probably a major reason for this kind of bullshit goes on.

kelnos 3y ago
Wait, "private" meaning a non-government entity such as a corporation can prosecute someone, without any involvement of the public justice system, and send people to jail? I assume not just any private entity is empowered to do this, but still... Wow, it's bad enough here in the US that we have a private prison system, but that really takes the cake.
- nabla9 3y ago
  Yes. Really weird. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prosecution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prosecution https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/private-prosecutions https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/private-prosecutions
  - 123pie123 3y ago
    to me, there nothing really wrong with the concept of private prosecutions whats happened here is a total fuck up of justice, with many many people lying and the fact people/ judges have believed computer printouts as fact - ffs
    - 123pie123 3y ago
      I must admit I'm now leaning over to not having private prosecutions based this fuck up, the PO have 100% abused the system. which means other larger companies could do the same - maybe only CPS should bring cases
- optimalsolver 3y ago
  >I assume not just any private entity is empowered to do this Anyone can bring a private prosecution.
- foldr 3y ago
  > can prosecute someone, without any involvement of the public justice system No, it goes through the same public justice system, it’s just that the prosecution case is made by a private person or entity rather than the Crown Prosecution Service. It’s “private” in the sense that most civil suites are private. More info here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-prosecutions/private-prosecutions https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-prosecuti...

by nabla9 3y ago

kelnos 3y ago

Wait, "private" meaning a non-government entity such as a corporation can prosecute someone, without any involvement of the public justice system, and send people to jail? I assume not just any private entity is empowered to do this, but still... Wow, it's bad enough here in the US that we have a private prison system, but that really takes the cake.

nabla9 3y ago
Yes. Really weird. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prosecution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_prosecution https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/private-prosecutions https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/private-prosecutions
- 123pie123 3y ago
  to me, there nothing really wrong with the concept of private prosecutions whats happened here is a total fuck up of justice, with many many people lying and the fact people/ judges have believed computer printouts as fact - ffs
  - 123pie123 3y ago
    I must admit I'm now leaning over to not having private prosecutions based this fuck up, the PO have 100% abused the system. which means other larger companies could do the same - maybe only CPS should bring cases
optimalsolver 3y ago
>I assume not just any private entity is empowered to do this Anyone can bring a private prosecution.
foldr 3y ago
> can prosecute someone, without any involvement of the public justice system No, it goes through the same public justice system, it’s just that the prosecution case is made by a private person or entity rather than the Crown Prosecution Service. It’s “private” in the sense that most civil suites are private. More info here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-prosecutions/private-prosecutions https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-prosecuti...