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Originally Posted by Graham
There's no other information, but what if his grandparents were "concerned Christians" of the type who think that D&D and Heavy Metal lead to Devil Worship and simply over-reacted?
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No, see below.
Fair enough, as mentioned elsewhere, I'm not a lawyer.
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The Police are bound to act by the laws prevailing.
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So you are now saying he did break the law?
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No, but as I already said:
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The problem is that, once such an accusation is made, they are *forced* to follow it up, no matter what, they can't simply brush it off or say to the grandparents "don't be silly".
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"Following it up" does not include charging a suspect.
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Please don't pick nits with my phraseology.
As far as I am aware, if someone in the USA is accused of a felony offence, the procedure is pre-set and cannot be varied.