subrob1967
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ORIGINAL: subrob1967 Video doesn't matter, if a cop doesn't see the actual battery, and if the victim doesn't file a complaint, the video is moot. I don't think that's technically correct... Cops may choose to make an arrest on the spot or not. We know this. But even if cops charge and arrest someone, it is the prosecutors that decide whether or not to take a case to trial. Prosecutors can choose to prosecute crimes even if there is no arrest, and in many states there doesn't even need to be a complaint filed or an arrest for them to press charges days or weeks after an incident. You will see that a lot in domestic violence cases. I don't know about run of the mill assault and battery between two men. I suspect that would be a less common scenario, but I'm pretty sure that if a prosecutor gets hold of evidence of a crime and decides to prosecute, he can do so at any time within that crimes statute of limitations... Just sayin' -SD- Again, if the union guy declines to press charges, the video is moot. It only comes into play IF he presses charges. A prosecutor will watch the video, and determine 1) If they can convict on the evidence, and 2) What type of charges they can charge the defendant with.
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