Backbytes: Strict liability offences - they're grrrrrreat!

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Charges against bus driver accused of receiving 'extreme pornography' dropped when Crown Prosecution Service admitted the video was a fake

Politicians in the UK in recent years have become especially keen on strict liability offences*. They're ace for fining people for speeding and parking offences because guilt or intent does not nee...

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