they also assess whether the owner wants to press charges and the impact on everyone (including those arrested)
I’ve been arrested and let off stuff before because the cops knew i had a decent job and wasn’t selling drugs or doing other crime – its a lot of paperwork to prosecute someone and would have no real postive outcome – the pool owner probably wouldn’t get compensation, the cops spend time and money and the person gets a criminal record
and if someone who is working gets chucked out because their name is seen in the papers for a minor offence it might be the thing what pushes them over the edge and makes them do more crime..
