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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I would love to know how the SIU investigations vs. charge rate vs. conviction rate compares to that of civilians for police investigations. I would be willing to bet that the SIU gives the police more of the benefit of the doubt and express less open bias than the police give ordinary civilians when the tables are turned.
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Well, in fairness the courts have established that police just need to be acting in good faith when in the execution of their duties. They deal with a lot of unknowns. In general, a person who breaks into a home, sucker punches someone at the bar etc, knows what they are doing and probably has a bit of pre-planning done.
Also, in certain jurisdictions such as BC, it is the Crown who decides whether charges are laid or not. In BC the standard is having a reasonable likelihood of conviction, so essentially the case must be air tight or no charges.