1 Mar
2001
1 Mar
'01
10:40 a.m.
At 10:47 AM 3/1/01 +0000, Ken Brown wrote:
Though I bet that if you asked a late mediaeval lawyer about the philosophy they'd tell you that it is because a crime is something that threatens society. Murder, theft, rape, arson, treason & all those things are threats to us all and should be pursued by the courts even if victims don't wish to follow them up.
FWIW: Here in the states, it is becoming a trend for prosecutors to file domestic-violence charges even if the battered spouse declines to file.