frost5al
frost5al t1_jdu5q8g wrote
Reply to comment by AutoModerator in [WP] Years ago, your mentor said, "Kid, there's a small secret when it comes to magic. You can literally make shit up and it'll usually work. Makes the guys who actually take it seriously really pissed off." Today, you're one of the least respected, and most powerful, mages in the land. by Prompt_Dude
This is how Sovereign Citizens think Law works.
frost5al t1_jdtzsua wrote
Reply to comment by PandaJ108 in Actor Jonathan Majors arrested in NYC for allegedly choking woman by NYY657545
TL:DR Arrest Charges and Arraingment charges are not the same thing and journalists should be better
I can explain the apparent discrepancy. “Charging” is a two step process, and each step is done by a different agency. The first is the Police, who make the arrest. On the police paperwork they will put what they arrested you for. Now, generally, the police are going to put the highest charges they believe fit the facts of what they know right in the moment. Also, Police Officers are not attorneys.
After this we move to the second step, which involves the second agency: The District Attorneys Office. A prosecutor is assigned the case, and will interview both the police officers involved, and the victim. At this point, an actual lawyer reviews the facts, and makes the decision as to what appears on the document put before the judge.
So, what happened here (and this is all base speculation) is the police responded, they have a female complainant with visible injuries, and making statements. They arrest Mr Majors based on that and charge what they can in the moment. Once the case got the the DA office (probably between 6-10 hours later), a lawyer took a look at what they had, and reduced the charges accordingly.
This isn’t meant to be an apologetic for the system, but this is how both of those statements you identified can be true.
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Reply to comment by drpvn in Bronx Defenders hit city, NYPD with two separate police misconduct lawsuits — Bronx Times by BronxTimes
Hey, more guns, more shootings, more bodies, more business for them.
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Reply to NYC is in store for a ‘cold and snowy’ winter, according to Old Farmer’s Almanac by fe2sio4
My guy it’s 45 rn
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Reply to comment by casanovaelrey in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989
>come up with a policy devoid of politics
>policy
>devoid
>of politics
lol