Comment on Alan Bates considers private prosecutions of Post Office bosses
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 months agoWhy the fuck do private prosecutions still exist?
Because you probably don’t want the state to have monopoly on prosecutions
Comment on Alan Bates considers private prosecutions of Post Office bosses
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 months agoWhy the fuck do private prosecutions still exist?
Because you probably don’t want the state to have monopoly on prosecutions
NateNate60@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes I do. Of all the options available, this is the best one. Any other option is worse by comparison.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 months ago
Interesting, so why would you prefer to live in a world where the Crown decided not to prosecute and Alan Bates was prevented from doing so?
NateNate60@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes, because for every one Alan Bates case, there are ten cases of billion-pound companies abusing this right
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 months ago
The ones bought by the post office weren’t typical private prosecutions - the Post Office is one of a handful of bodies allowed to directly bring prosecutions alongside the CPS. Yes, very happy to have those organisations lose they right.