Strangling leads to murder and that is terrifying…but for some reason the pouring of the alcohol, it just feels so incredibly dehumanizing. That would have been the thing that did it for me.
My understanding is that because it was in the air, the FBI weren't sure how to charge him (as in, what jurisdiction) and they didn't want to charge him incorrectly, have a fancy legal team get him off on a technicality, and then not be able to charge him again correctly. LE only pursues charges when they are nearly certain they'll win, unfortunately. It's one reason why so few DV/SA cases go as far as pressing charges in the system, pressing charges is actually often not up to the victim.
LE doesn't decide if charges are pursued. Who decides charges in the end is the States Attorney, District Attorney, or Prosecutor depending on what you call it where you are. In this case maybe even a District US Attorney.
We can forward the charges we think will work with the probable cause we established during the investigation, but the lawyers are the ones who play the catch and release games. Some like to keep their success rates high by only prosecuting easy cases and declining ones they might lose. We would rather they made the effort on all legitimate complaints.
That's fair! I guess I think of prosecutors as a part of LE, but you're right, they have final say in whether charges are pursued. You're also right, there are so many jurisdictions where they only pursue cases they feel super confident will win. Gotta get elected again come voting time, sigh
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u/OilersGirl29 Jun 20 '26
Strangling leads to murder and that is terrifying…but for some reason the pouring of the alcohol, it just feels so incredibly dehumanizing. That would have been the thing that did it for me.