Comment on Australia will pay $27m compensation to Indonesians held in adult jails when they were children
DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year agoI disagree. The police should have very, very little discretion as regards deciding whether to prosecute. Where a crime has been committed, the reasons not to prosecute should basically be limited to a lack of evidence, or procedural issues. If the court has shown a willingness to allow this x-ray evidence then the police should not have discretion not to use it.
Police apply the law, the populace ensures the law is ethical.
Marsupial@quokk.au 1 year ago
Do you think any time a crime has been comity is, every suspect should be locked up until it can be proven they’re not guilty in a court?
That’s a fucked view mate.
DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Sorry mate I think you might have misunderstood what I’m trying to say.
In my view, police should be procedural, they should not be making decisions about what’s fair or appropriate - the law (and by extension police procedures) decides what’s fair and appropriate.
A police force running around using discretion to “do the right thing” is unable to avoid corruption, profiling, nepotism and prejudice - all the hallmarks of an unjust constabulary.
No, obviously you only charge suspects when you have sufficient evidence, evidence which courts have established is sufficient.
abhibeckert@beehaw.org 1 year ago
OK… so what evidence did the police have that a 12 year old kid was running a people smuggling operation?
DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Goodness me.
This is true of course, but they were caught in the act of people smuggling, so they need to be processed according to the law. The people of Australia elect representatives which create Legislation. The police do not and should not have the authority or discretion to choose which laws they apply.