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Originally Posted by GirlySports
London police had already closed the case. Do you think reopening the case and having it go to trial and having this result was worth it for all sides?
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One of the CBC experts they talked to yesterday mentioned that in most provinces, the Crown only goes ahead in criminal trials if they think there is a greater than 50% chance of conviction. Ontario has a lower bar though. They only have to think there is a reasonable chance for conviction, which can be less than a 50% chance. What's "reasonable" isn't exactly defined and can be flexible. In this case, it sounds like both the police and the Crown thought it would be difficult to get a conviction and loosened what was considered reasonable out of public pressure.
Kind of off topic, but with the way Ontario approaches it, I wonder if their justice system sees a higher rate of wrongful convictions for various crimes. If it's a low bar to get you into court and you present poorly, especially to a jury, I could see that being a problem.