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Imagine being the prosecutor presenting the case to the judge...and NOT laughing while doing so.
Prosecutors 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.
Police bring charges not people here (for criminal) so it wasn’t even up to the neighbour
The judge can have it thrown out
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.
Weird, on American tv they ask if the person wants to press charges