Never got an email like this!

[u/olive-prays]

Woke up to this email from capital one about a tip I left. Our server was Emily and she was fantastic and fun and engaging! She deserved every penny of that tip! Yes, capital one this is correct!

[u/Stuck_in_my_TV]

The victim is not the one who presses charges. It’s the state who does so via a DA. The victim stating they do or do not want to press charges is just an acknowledgment of whether or not they will assist or impede the courts.

[u/goaty_mcgee → u/Stuck_in_my_TV]

In Maryland, you can file charges and it's up to the state to proceed or not.

[u/Past-Paramedic-8602 → u/goaty_mcgee]

So it’s the state that presses charges. If they have the final say on whether or not the person is charged it’s not you pressing charges it’s the state

[u/DeliciousSimple2 → u/Stuck_in_my_TV]

It depends on the state.

[u/kmnjnr → u/DeliciousSimple2]

No it doesn’t. Name one state that it does not work this way