Persecutors have the monopoly on getting people charged with crimes.
I had to look this up and I’m surprised that in most states private prosecution is barred. In the UK it’s still legal, if expensive and uncommon.
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marcos@lemmy.world 1 day agoIt doesn’t matter if there are entire battalions of lawyers looking for it. Persecutors have the monopoly on getting people charged with crimes.
The other question you can ask is: why isn’t the entire press on fire complaining about government workers committing crimes all day over all over the country?
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 day ago
marcos@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ouch, I never even considered the idea of private prosecution in criminal courts. Looks like a remedy that is worse than the disease.
SolacefromSilence@fedia.io 1 day ago
Who owns the press and who benefits from the crimes? This is why there were laws preventing media consolidation and extensive corporate ownership before they were dismantled over the last 50 years.