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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by beowulfey on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @06:56AM (#35452069)
If the police are not arresting, they were the ones who made the decision not to prosecute… not the DA. They may blame the DA, but really they just didn’t want to do the paperwork.
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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by danso on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @07:46AM (#35452476)
The DA is the entity who decides to pursue charges against a suspect or not. The police can only arrest and recommend.
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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by jprete on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @07:57AM (#35452585)
The prosecution and the arrest are independent. In particular, the DA can charge someone with a crime and then get the police to arrest them because they’re a flight risk, a danger to the community, or they don’t show up for court dates.
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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by lern_too_spel on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @08:08AM (#35452705)
Without an arrest, the DA can't file criminal charges. They need the paperwork that SFPD refuses to file.
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