So if you are assaulted with no witnesses then having bruises, stab wounds, and other injuries shouldn’t be enough for the police to take any action?
Because that is the physical evidence that the police routinely dismiss.
Between charges and a trial is a criminal investigation. If that doesn’t give enough reason to proceed to trial, charges are dropped.
A better stat would be %age of accusations that result in an investigation. That should be a lot higher, but police shouldn’t be trying to prosecute cases that have nothing but an accusation to court.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
brown567@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
That’s because they’re not looking for evidence that shows a crime was committed, they’re looking for evidence of who committed the crime
Your injuries are evidence of a crime, but not necessarily evidence of a specific perpetrator
Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
They aren’t processing evidence, so what else can they prosecute with? Vibes?
www.endthebacklog.org/what-is-the-backlog/
Look up statistics for your area.
wewbull@feddit.uk 1 day ago
More capacity to process rape kits is something I can get behind. More evidence is good. It would stop people clamouring for convictions based on accusations alone.
Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Alright I said in another comment, these aren’t convictions based on accusations. They are based on witness testimony, which has been cross examined. Plenty of opportunity for defence.