tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9904986.post3959362156890426654..comments2023-05-25T05:12:07.166-07:00Comments on Getting it Right: And another RCMP Officer caught drunk behind the wheel...but no worries; no charges have been laidUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9904986.post-11551622287454016182008-11-12T09:57:00.000-08:002008-11-12T09:57:00.000-08:00Actually the process is that a person is investiga...Actually the process is that a person is investigated (which may be as simple as a breathalyzer or as complicated as an undercover operation), if arrested they are given a court date to appear before a judge in relation to the charges that the police believe they should be charged under...BUT they are not officially charged...police recommend charges to Crown who then look at the evidence the police provide decide whether to go forward with the charges or not...no clue when the official charges occur but I am assuming it is at the first court appearance when it is written into the court record. Th point is that police do not lay the charges they recommend the charges and forward a report to Crown...but until Crown receives a report they can't do anything...The police, Crown counsel and the judiciary are all separate and independent from eachother and are not subject to political interference....People need to stop getting mad at the AG for not doing enough...whats he gonna do about it?? Nothing! simply because he can not do anything more than complain like the rest of us. His complaining may have more weight then the average Joe but the final decision is not his. There we go, my rant for the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com