[spindritf]

> In some countries (e.g. UK) the prosecution service

Which is several layers above the poor bobby actually carrying out the raid. It's more of an illustration to dagw's post than a counterargument.

[jiggy2011]

That's just standard separation of concerns, expecting individual police officers to make judgments about each case would make law enforcement very inconsistent.

People who are skilled at making arrests and beating down doors are not necessarily also skilled in analyzing data and crime statistics in order to decide which cases to persue.