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There are an infinite number of reasons why a charge might not get up. Complainant decides not to proceed, prosecutors decline to run it due to insufficient evi
by bigfatkitten 2y ago
There are an infinite number of reasons why a charge might not get up. Complainant decides not to proceed, prosecutors decline to run it due to insufficient evidence, or the police screw up and let the statute of limitations lapse.
- A_D_E_P_T 2y agoIn each individual case, sure. But when literally >90% of arrests don't lead to convictions, that's indicative of an overall trend which says something about the nature and utility of those arrests.
- mytailorisrich 2y agoThere is no such thing as "pressing charges" in the UK. Especially in cases of online comments the evidence is basically available online so once it is reported it is for the police to decide on arrests then for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether to charge. My feeling is that the police has become quick to arrest.