• ryan213
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    6 days ago

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

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      5 days ago

      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.

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        4 days ago

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

        The judge can have it thrown out

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          4 days ago

          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.

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            4 days ago

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

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    3 days ago

    Hey this seems pretty ridiculous, but also the article only presents one side of the story so maybe it’s not as absurd as it seems.