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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
This is entirely incorrect. There is no such thing as "pressing charges" in Canada. The Crown prosecutes criminal offenders. All the cabbie would be is a witness, and there's video here.
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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
The crown alone chooses when charges are laid.
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I know it's different than the States and I know the Crown/law enforcement agencies have the say in large crimes, but there's got to be some qualifier. I've been in two situations and known and read about many more where the decision has come to the person who has been 'wronged'.
Maybe one of the lawyers on board can clarify?
IE, I know major crimes are often a crown issue, because they are deemed to be in the public interest, or crime against society, but this isn't always the case.