rhombus@sh.itjust.workstoOntario@lemmy.ca•'An unfortunate waste of resources': Ontario woman facing criminal charge following water gun incident
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7 days agoProsecutors 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.
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.