When considering the injustice caused by strict liability, it is also important to take into account the seriousness of the offences. In general strict liability offences are those of a less serious nature, such as regulatory offences relating to public safety. For some offences the prosecution would have a difficult time proving the defendant had the necessary men rea, if the offence was not a stict liability case, this results in many guilty defendants escaping conviction. If the defendants had some sort of mens rea such as knowingly or recklessly then it would make convictions very hard. For example, if a person could only be convicted of speeding if the prosecution could prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the defendant was aware he was speeding, then it would be almost impossible to convict. However, enforcing speed limits, as with many other strict liability offences, is done in the interest of public safety and as such can be seen as important to protect the public from
When considering the injustice caused by strict liability, it is also important to take into account the seriousness of the offences. In general strict liability offences are those of a less serious nature, such as regulatory offences relating to public safety. For some offences the prosecution would have a difficult time proving the defendant had the necessary men rea, if the offence was not a stict liability case, this results in many guilty defendants escaping conviction. If the defendants had some sort of mens rea such as knowingly or recklessly then it would make convictions very hard. For example, if a person could only be convicted of speeding if the prosecution could prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the defendant was aware he was speeding, then it would be almost impossible to convict. However, enforcing speed limits, as with many other strict liability offences, is done in the interest of public safety and as such can be seen as important to protect the public from