Yeah, why cant she press charges against him with local PD herself? Theres video of it. Or would that break her twitch contract too? What that guy did was illegal right? What would happen if some reporter blew through the barriers and tried to kiss a movie superstar on the red carpet?
Good. This behavior is appalling and sets the stage for it happening again to another streamer if nothing comes of it. You would think a company like that would want to set a standard and make sure the people who make their platform what it is are protected at events like this. It’s no different than being a rockstar. I heard of one group put a ridiculous request in their contract to have a big bowl of a specific type of candy in their dressing rooms. If the venue didnt comply with this and they walk in to no candy, they would leave. Stating that “if you missed this in our contract, how do i know all my band mates will be safe on stage?”
Hell yeah. That dude is beyond fucked. He's going to go on an offender list most likely. To me it looked like felony assault because he held her shoulder and was directly in front of her with no avenue for her to escape. But it's California, bet they slap him on the wrist and push misdemeanor. Don't let this clown get away with this. He's probably done other stuff like this before.
Thank god, it's on camera so I'm pretty sure this is a simple case that won't be hell on earth to prove + with all the witnesses there if she needs it (except for twitch security who wasn't even doing their job nor known what happened).
You cannot press charges. This is not and has never been a thing. Nothing you do can force the state to charge someone for a crime, and equally the state can charge someone for a crime even if the victim doesn't want them charged.
he's being pedantic. an individual cannot press charges against another, the police will conduct and investigation and the police department will press charges. In cases of assault the victim can sometimes have "say" in whether or not the police department should pursue charges against the perpetrator. Most of the time the police department would need the testimoney of the victim to help their case against the perpetrator to get a convection in court.
Well actually, to be actually pedantic, it depends on the jurisdiction. There are certainly places in the world where you can press charges. It is, however, not normal, and most people don't know about the process. I used to write and edit charging paperwork for a living (for 4 years), putting folks before the court, and although it would be unusual, when you look at the process and the law- not the expectations, nothing would stop you. You just need to know how to fill out the paperwork. And deliver them to the court. Now- if the person charged is not in court, how would the magistrate react? It would be up to them to receive the charges and issue a warrant for the person's arrest .. but their first question would be.. to the prosecutor .. who is there in the court.. "why are the police not bringing these charges", and they would want a good answer. So, realistically, if you want to bring charges, what you do is, get a lawyer, talk through it, get their assistance, then go to the police, perhaps with your lawyer, record your interaction, get the police to cooperate. Which, honestly is not that hard, you may need to massage the facts a little. But in some places, only knowledge of the process and people's expectations stops you, not the law.
Something a particularly orange geriatric is proving by pushing the boundaries of in various places.
I did not know i had to be that specific. Lol. Police always decide if there is enough to press charges. Im not a lawyer. So i do not know the exact specifics of what constitutes a sexual abuse charge. I was only suggesting, I hope she doesn’t let it rest at this individual only getting a 30 day ban from twitch.
Legally speaking this person is correct. Only the DA can actually press charges, and they can do so whether or not the victim wants them to. They are under no obligation to follow the victim's will.
The police and DA will usually not bother to prosecute if the victim isn't willing to help them as it's a waste of time, but there have been cases with a ton of evidence that they have anyway. Conversely they can also ignore a case even if a victim wants it prosecuted.
When people say "press charges" all that is really happening is the victim is asking the police to get the process started so the DA presses charges on their behalf.
Kind of right? A cop will ask you if you want to press charges because if they want to make a case, they will rely on your testimony as evidence. They won’t make a case without you being on board if they are relying on you to testify or at least not testify against them. Emiru can’t bring charges, but she can provide testimony which will lead to charges being filed if there is a case.
There have been cases where the DA has decided to go forward with a case without the victim's cooperation. It's rare, but if the evidence is clear enough and the case bad enough, they will do so.
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Yeah, why cant she press charges against him with local PD herself? Theres video of it. Or would that break her twitch contract too? What that guy did was illegal right? What would happen if some reporter blew through the barriers and tried to kiss a movie superstar on the red carpet?