A Waste Of Money?

[Unsureme]

Wayne Couzens, 49, has been charged by police after detectives investigated a series of alleged sexual offences.

Police have charged the former police officer with four offences, which were alleged to have taken place in the Swanley area in Greater London.

The alleged offences are:

Indecent exposure between the 22 January 2021 and 1 February 2021
Indecent exposure between 30 January 2021 and 6 February 2021
Indecent exposure on 14 February 2021
Indecent exposure on 27 February 2021
Couzens was charged on Wednesday, 23 March.

The first court appearance is Wednesday, 13 April at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

[davebro]

//Surely one reason these offences should be brought to book is to see if there was any negligence by other police officers not taking action at the time of the offence or shortly afterwards?//

I doubt if that would be gone into at the trial - surely the subject for an internal enquiry.

[choux]

dave, I understand your point and mine was that a guilty verdict would ensure that the proper internal investigation. Not to follow up a guilty verdict in that would be indefensible, imo. I think the women involved deserve for the charges to be irrefutably exhausted in all respects.

[youngmafbog]

//ymb they are reported and recorded crimes which have to be dealt with.//

Yes, I know that. However that doesnt stop me having a view. Does it?

[EdmundD]

No exceptions. Even for a whole life prisoner.

[Peter Pedant]

// Yes, I know that. However that doesnt stop me having a view. Does it?//

hasnt before hur hur hur

are we still at - every crime must be prosecuted - answer no
does every crime reported have to be investigated and or processed - nope
I think 15% burglaries are
unless " no we are not gonna do diddly squat = no we are not gonna process it" is put down/recorded as "processed and disposed of"

can this thread you know approximate to what goes on out there ?