• Bigmouse@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        edit-2
        9 months ago

        Legally, it can be explained quite easily. Civil liability must only rise to the standard of “preponderance of the evidence”, meaning something like ‘more likely than not’. A criminial conviction however, must rise to the standard of “beyond reasonable doubt”. That’s the difference.

        • DandomRude@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          9 months ago

          I get that. I just don’t understand why the public prosecutor’s office didn’t at least try. But hey, maybe they will later on. I guess we will have to wait and see.