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    $\begingroup$ Comments have been moved to chat; please do not continue the discussion here. Before posting a comment below this one, please review the purposes of comments. Comments that do not request clarification or suggest improvements usually belong as an answer, on Worldbuilding Meta, or in Worldbuilding Chat. Comments continuing discussion may be removed. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 9, 2025 at 8:43
  • $\begingroup$ Re "Part of committing a Crime is that one has to know that what you are doing is wrong.", There are strict liability crimes and torts where this isn't necessary. e.g. Copyright infringement in the US $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 9, 2025 at 21:56
  • $\begingroup$ @ikegami - Good point - although most of that would be covered under Criminal Negligence $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 9, 2025 at 22:02
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    $\begingroup$ "in our current legal system, The Police are the ones who charge". No, that's completely wrong. The police investigate, while The State (specifically, the State Attorneys, whatever your country calls them) charges. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 10, 2025 at 2:10
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    $\begingroup$ > In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories. < Law and Order. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 10, 2025 at 10:21