r/nottheonion • u/PaigeWylderOwO • 4d ago

Japan's first strike! Chinese woman was prosecuted for riding an electric suitcase on the streets of Osaka

https://www.laitimes.com/en/article/6unag_7azke.html

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u/Midoriya-Shonen- 4d ago

The case will be sent to court for trial

So not prosecuted? Not even finalized yet. At the most, what, a ticket? Prosecuted is such a strong, clickbait word. What a garbage article title purely intent on outrage clicks.

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u/SirHovaOfBrooklyn 3d ago

Nothing wrong with the word Prosecute. Prosecute means to officially accuse someone of a crime or a delict. So the fact that she will be put on trial means that the prosecutor has prosecuted her because he deems that there is enough evidence to support the filing of a case. Conviction in court is a different thing in itself. PROSECUTION is not equal to CONVICTION.