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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Imagine being the prosecutor presenting the case to the judge...and NOT laughing while doing so.

[–] rhombus 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Prosecutors have the discretion to not bring charges, which just makes this situation even more ridiculous.

Edit: I missed the part where this was in Canada, I’m not sure if prosecutorial discretion is a thing there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Police bring charges not people here (for criminal) so it wasn’t even up to the neighbour

The judge can have it thrown out

[–] rhombus 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Regular people don’t bring charges in the States either. The Prosecutor will sometimes take what they want into account, but it’s not required.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Weird, on American tv they ask if the person wants to press charges

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Karen strikes again!