Who Actually Decides to Prosecute?

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · May 30, 2026 · 32m

Every criminal case in England and Wales is brought in the name of the Crown, yet the monarch has never been consulted on a single charge. Across the U.S. federal system and local DA offices, the same gap persists: figureheads take credit or blame, while junior attorneys make the vast majority of charging decisions. This episode unpacks the hidden machinery of prosecution—from Grade Four CPS lawyers handling 150+ cases to the Post Office Horizon scandal’s 736 wrongful convictions—and asks whether the system’s central fiction is sustainable. Episode 3149 — myweirdprompts.com/n/3149 (permanent…