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Originally Posted by steeljack
more and more often whenever I read in a news report from the UK about the police making an arrest after some crime the accused are released on Bail while inquiries continue, even before a court appearence ,not just petty stuff like shop lifting and drunk and disorderly , but sometimes pretty serious stuff including knife crime ......has the law in the UK been changed so much that an appearence before a Magistrate is no longer neccessary ? I thought it was the courts who were supposed to decide if there was a case to answer, and then decide on Bail or Remand and not the Police.  |
This sounds kinda dumb .... do you mean that there is no bail hearing!
I find it hard to believe .... but that doesn't mean it can't be so.
