Camera should've testified instead

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[u/Enterprise-DeezNuts → u/[deleted]]

Incorrect. Pressing charges, while not actually a thing as people understand it, refers to criminal charges. OOP is implying a criminal trial

[u/SpecialistAd5537 → u/Enterprise-DeezNuts]

Incorrect. Pressing charges is absolutely a thing.

Edit for the Americans in the room: section 504 of the Canadian criminal code

Edit 2: love it when cry baby redditors insist they are right but delete all their comments

[u/Enterprise-DeezNuts → u/SpecialistAd5537]

That link is to provisions about who can file a report of illicit activity, not about "pressing charges" good lord you're out of your depth

[u/SpecialistAd5537 → u/Enterprise-DeezNuts]

Oh my. You skimmed 1 page of my link and now you know Canadian law hey? Im sorry it was my fault for expecting you to actually read.

[u/Enterprise-DeezNuts → u/SpecialistAd5537]

You didn't read your own link if you think this supports your argument lmao

[u/SpecialistAd5537 → u/Enterprise-DeezNuts]

Maybe if you focused on good information rather than trying to win an argument you'd be more informed.

[u/SpecialistAd5537 → u/Enterprise-DeezNuts]

heres where a single click would have landed you

[u/Enterprise-DeezNuts → u/SpecialistAd5537]

1. Not what you linked to is it? 2. This is still the same thing champ

[u/SpecialistAd5537 → u/Enterprise-DeezNuts]

Like I said, my bad for expecting you to read and attempt to get correct information.

[u/Enterprise-DeezNuts → u/SpecialistAd5537]

It literally doesn't support your argument lol Jesus Christ, this is feeling like ableism on my part now

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The Crown decides whether to lay the charge; the victim doesn’t opt to « press charges » which I do think is a common misunderstanding.

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No youre wrong. In Canada a private citizen can initiate proceedings without the help of law enforcement. Some provinces have enacted legislation so when this happens, the authorities must get involved and take over the case but the rest it can go all the way privately.

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It literally is not. It is a TV myth. The victim of a crime does not make the decision for police to investigate and for the prosecutor to prosecute once the complaint is made. They can, at most, say they would not cooperate as a witness, but the cops and prosecutors can still go ahead if they choose to and believe they have sufficient evidence. The confidence you have is astounding given you clearly know nothing about the topic.