not in China.
there’s an official conviction rate of over 99%.
i know you asked “ever”, but an acquittal never occurs because of something like evidence or legal maneuvering.
Single party states, where power is highly centralized and unilateral action is possible, lack the expectation that justice will be executed unmolested since the system responsible for executing it lacks the autonomy and authority to do so.
People sometimes complain about the constant “tug of war” that naturally occurs in more Republican governments but that’s simply a byproduct of the “Separation of powers”. It can make things long and drawn out but it at least helps prevent things like a legal system with a 99% conviction rate when there’s no conceivable way 99% of the defendants are actually guilty.
Wikipedia has an article about this topic. In both China and Russia, the conviction rate is over 99% although this seems to be a quirk of the respective systems. In both countries, it seems to be common to dismiss a case (before or during a trial) when an acquittal is likely. For Russia this brings the overall conviction rate down to about 70-80% which is similar to the US. I‘m too lazy to find numbers for China but I’m sure if you follow the sources in the article you can get there.
I guess one of my subquestions is do they ever really need to dismiss or is an acquittal they don’t want actually possible?
I don’t want to be rude but the way you phrase your questions sounds a lot like you have a certain opinion about Russia and China that you want us to confirm.
I don’t think we have an expert on Russian and Chinese law here so all we can do is google stuff for you.
From the Wikipedia article it seems like at least Russia has a functional legal system (though one that works slightly differently from the ones we might be used to). The expectation that the government decides who is guilty regardless of the truth sounds like an exaggeration born out of an „us vs. them“ argument, similar to „democrats kill babies“. I‘m not an expert though, so don’t listen to me and instead look for independent sources.
Are stereotypes ever wrong?
Thats how we find out to what extent they are stereotypes, by asking about them and seeking clarification, my friend 🥺
The thing is that the way you phrase those questions sounds like you are seeking confirmation rather than clarification.
I rephrased title
„Does chease_greater sometimes manage to not shit their pants?“. Doesn’t matter if you phrase it as „ever“ or „sometimes“. Either way you imply an expected norm.
