floofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAnti-whaling activist Paul Watson could face up to 15 years’ prison in Japan if convictedwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAnti-whaling activist Paul Watson could face up to 15 years’ prison in Japan if convictedwww.theguardian.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squarefoxymulder@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agodoesnt japan have a near 100% conviction rate too? they dont prosecute offences if theres a chance of not winning?
minus-squarethedirtyknapkin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoi mean “don’t prosecute until they have a solid case” is one way of looking at it, the other is “the courts always side with the police”
doesnt japan have a near 100% conviction rate too? they dont prosecute offences if theres a chance of not winning?
i mean “don’t prosecute until they have a solid case” is one way of looking at it, the other is “the courts always side with the police”