http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...heanon-williams-stayed-by-the-crown-1.4168315
Seems quick to drop/stay charges, no?
Maybe the alleged assault was on the bike rack that did in NRC a couple of years ago
it is quick, but keep in mind that the police arrest and recommend charges; the Crown ultimately makes the decision, at least here in BC. Sounds like the police forwarded a pile of shite, and the Crown knifed it before it grew legs. Just speculating, but that's my best guess.
Spousals are funny animals. By and large, women (99% of complainants are female) fall into two categories.
The first category call the police once... then they realize what a bloody nightmare it is dealing with the consequences, and conclude that keeping the cork in the bottle is a whole lot easier than trying to put it back in... and so they never, ever report another incident... Tragically, that line of thinking costs someone their life every now and again...
At the other extreme, you have the women who watch what happens and think to themselves "really... so if I call the cops and say he did something, they'll come and cart him away and I'll have some peace and quiet... hmm... you don't say"...
They're labour intensive and prone to fcukery, but the problem is that one out of a hundred involves a guy who will eventually kill his partner if there isn't a real intervention... the challenge is identifying that one from the other 99 who just need a smack on the head and a cold shower...