As someone else posted, go see the Magistrate yourself.
$25.00 and a pre warrant application, POOF! You got yourself the same warrant hearing I get.
It’s not the minor issue the cops were not wishing to fool with, I am sure there is more to this story, there always is… it’s what we call in LE the three-side theory.
There are always three sides to each story, yours, mine and the truth.
TFW - why is it that you cannot even entertain the idea that perhaps the cops were somewhat at fault?
Did the cops create this mess, which ultimately lead to Joe Blow getting his butt whipped?
This sounds to me like you are reaching to place blame everywhere except where the blame should go. The cops did not create this mess; no one has a right to be immediately locked up just because a crime is suspected. All the above charges described are misdemeanor charges. I could take up to 2 years to ask a judge that formal charges be brought in a case like this, 4 years for most felonies and for a few as long as time it self.
I’m sure you dislike cops for one reason or another, which is fine I meet a lot of folks who don’t like me or my brothers and sisters until the SHTF.
Now speaking from experience if I was to write up this incident as it happened per what we know then lock up just the “attackers†based on what we know I guarantee you the first thing the judge would want to know is why no charges were leveled against the “victim†because he was intoxicated. See in GA if you are intoxicated and you are involved in a fight we have a specific charge for you, its called Disorderly Conduct- Fighting While Intoxicated. Darn near every state has a disorderly conduct law that makes it a crime just to be drunk in public, to disturb the peace, or to loiter in certain areas causing obnoxious, unruly conduct or violent behavior.
I could do one of three things here,
1. Both parties sigh a lack of prosecution form on the scene.
2. Write up the incident, refer both parties to the Judge for possible warrant.
3. Lock up everyone including the dog.