13 year old boy pushed into a river and drowned. No prosecution. AIBU to think this was not a ‘prank’,

[RopeyRuby]

Just seen this and remember the story.

The culprit knew he couldn’t swim and was old enough to understand the consequences IMO. One of the reasons for not prosecuting was it harming his ‘life chances’! What about poor Christopher who lost his? No trial so no closure for his mother.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60104439.amp

AIBU to think this is not right or just?

Horrific to think of the fear Christopher went through.

@CailleachGranda

Notallpeoplearenice There is no evidence the drowning victim was trying to "horseplay" there is no evidence that he threw one of the murderers into the water first.

Are you still talking about this case, or another one?

What case are you talking about? There isn't a murderer in the case the OP is about never-mind murderers plural

Such a sad case and it’s irrelevant that a court case would ruin the boy’s life.

I think the outcome should depend upon the real intentions of the boy in question, though very difficult (maybe impossible) to prove. If he were really a friend who saw Christopher on the side in his trunks and thought “Come on Christopher, get in and have fun with the rest of us”, then this should be seen as just a tragic accident. However, if he were actually more malicious and did it with bad intentions (e.g. I can finally get one over on that black boy) then he should have the book thrown at him and it would be in the public interest to prosecute.

[quote HopefulProcrastinator]@Divebar2021 South Wales Police right off the bat, but pretty much all official UK institutions...hence the use of the term "institutional racism"

The prevalence of disproportionate punishment/arrests for people whose skin colour identifies them as a target mixed with the complete apathy the same authorities have for the very same people if injustice/a crime is committed against them could fill several books and would need to be constantly updated. There are facts freely available to support this perspective and it's something that all police forces are criticised for, frequently.

Also a fair number of users on this thread. I'd sincerely doubt the support for a bullying thug who ended someone's life would be as substantial if the bullying thug was black/asian/middle eastern heritage.[/quote]
Actually my answer would be identical regardless of the respective races of both boys.