Australia - Do we live in a police state? What happens when the law takes the law into their own hands?

Question

In Australia, if a statement is made by an alledged victem of crime the police can then press charges against the offender regardless of wether the victem wishes to persue the issue or not. Does this sound fair? This means if you and your best mate have a fight and some-one calls the police, you will be asked to make a statement and your friend could face criminal charges at the police's decision! This means if some-one makes a false statement, the police will charge you and there is nothing you can do about it. The explanation to this is to stop excessive call outs for domestic disputes, which is pathetic because once charges are laid they spend more time in the court room and doing paperwork than protecting the innocent. I thought the Police were meant to enforce the law and the determination of wether a person is guilty was meant for the courts? Charges should only be laid at the request of a VICTEM not the police. What do you think?

Answer 1

Ever deal with a battered women? Should some creep that beats his wife get away with it because she is to afraid to press charges? The accused still needs to be convicted which is still very hard if the victim does not cooperate.

"I thought the Police were meant to enforce the law and the determination of weather a person is guilty was meant for the courts? "
If the law says charges can be pressed solely on the basis of witness statements then the police are following the law. And the police are not finding them guilty by pressing charges the courts will decide that.