... the actus reus to be proved. The defendant can be found guilty even if they did not mean to commit the offence or they didn't have a guilty mind for all their actions. The four reasons for strict liability are: * In some cases mens rea is just to difficult to prove (see examples below) * The public's best interests are taken into account over the inconvenience to the defendant. * The consequences of the defendant's actions were serious so a tough line must be taken. * Having such an offence as an example makes other pre-offenders more careful in their behaviour. There are many cases, which show strict liability in action here are some of them below. R v Prince (1875) The defendant ran off with an under-age girl. He was charged with an offence of taking a girl under the age of 16 out of the possession of her parents contrary to s55 ...

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