Loss of face. They put so much money (10M+!) in they would look like idiots if they eventually decided to drop it and Assange gets to make a victory lap on the way to Paddington Station to catch the Express to Heathrow.
There was a warrant out for the guys arrest as far as I'm aware. IYO should we simply let people with arrest warrants walk free?
The correct place to answer the justice question is in a law court.
Basically you're asking the UK to [publicly and openly] forgo the rule of law.
Yes, it's highly annoying that Assange's actions have led to this cost in seeking to fulfil the warrant to have him answer for this alleged crime. But I can't see how we can maintain rule of law if we let people who have allegations to answer in court simply hunker down for a bit and avoid having to do so.
The British legal system may look like idiots to you, but that's immaterial. What they look like if the let Assange walk free is a system in which the rule of law doesn't apply to people who can muster the right social supporters.
jacquesm|8 years ago
pbhjpbhj|8 years ago
The correct place to answer the justice question is in a law court.
Basically you're asking the UK to [publicly and openly] forgo the rule of law.
Yes, it's highly annoying that Assange's actions have led to this cost in seeking to fulfil the warrant to have him answer for this alleged crime. But I can't see how we can maintain rule of law if we let people who have allegations to answer in court simply hunker down for a bit and avoid having to do so.
The British legal system may look like idiots to you, but that's immaterial. What they look like if the let Assange walk free is a system in which the rule of law doesn't apply to people who can muster the right social supporters.
test1235|8 years ago
alex_hitchins|8 years ago
josteink|8 years ago
The resource-usage is wasteful to the point of irresponsible.