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dschobel on April 29, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: TechCrunch Hacker Identified: You Decide If We Pre...

While it's certainly up any victim to testify / support a prosecution, isn't the actual decision of whether a crime has been committed and whether to pursue prosecution up to the law enforcement agencies?

Any legal types around to clarify?

metamemetics on April 29, 2010 [–]

Correct. However if a "victim" is not willing to cooperate it is often not worth it for a prosecutor to invest limited resources into a case.

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