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Whatever next? How can we have the situation where the public are telling the police how to do their job? People aren't 'victims' from a legal point of view until a conviction has occurred. Make the system better so that complainants don't feel victimised by the system by all means, but what about those who are hauled to court by a complaint that isn't even a crime, but as a matter of policy?
Those people are victimised twice - once by the inappropriate complaint and investigation, and again by the court system that doesn't exonerate them properly.
Something should be done about that!!!
Whatever next? How can we have the situation where the public are telling the police how to do their job? People aren't 'victims' from a legal point of view until a conviction has occurred. Make the system better so that complainants don't feel victimised by the system by all means, but what about those who are hauled to court by a complaint that isn't even a crime, but as a matter of policy?
Those people are victimised twice - once by the inappropriate complaint and investigation, and again by the court system that doesn't exonerate them properly.
Something should be done about that!!!