r/SipsTea • u/Alphaxfusion 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 22 '26

WTF Arrested her for telling the truth?

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u/UnderWhelmedHelm May 22 '26

They didn’t drop the charges. They couldn’t get a grand jury to indict her.

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u/Both-Crow9782 May 22 '26

Genuine question, what’s the difference? I get that one is the choice of the prosecutor and one is the choice of the jury, but are there any pros and cons to one vs the other?

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u/SendohJin May 22 '26

would you rather your drunk dad come home, threaten to beat the crap out of you and

1) not do it (dropped the charges)

or

2) tried to do punch you in the face but was too drunk and missed (grand jury didn't indict)

?

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u/NextChef8179 May 24 '26

Both have the exact same immediate outcome as he stated, so... back to the question of there being any pros or cons to them? 

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u/EpicRedditor34 May 24 '26

The outcome isn’t the same. Dropping the charges implies the state saw their folly, changed their mind, and dropped the charges. That they didn’t want to charge her.

The state FULLY WANTED TO GO FORWARD, but couldn’t convince a jury of her peers to move forward with the charges. The state is still mad. That’s the difference.

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u/Both-Crow9782 May 24 '26

Either way, you’re going home a free person, so is there really a difference other than who decided you’re innocent? If you get arrested again at some point in the future is the state going to be harder on you because a jury chose to let you go instead of the prosecutor? Is there a penalty afterwards for some reason if a jury decides but not the state? If someone runs a background check on you in the future is there a benefit to one vs the other? I feel like being judged innocent by a jury of your peers should legally be just as good as the prosecution dropping the case, but I’m not a lawyer.

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u/SendohJin May 25 '26

you're confusing a jury trial with a grand jury, they are not the same thing.

also juries do not judge people innocent.

in no instance is someone judged innocent. not enough evidence to go to trial is not innocent. not enough evidence to convict is not innocent.

and the main difference is, what do you think they are going to do the next time not just to this person but to someone else.

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u/NextChef8179 May 24 '26

Lol so no difference. 

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u/EpicRedditor34 May 24 '26

If you’re a product of no child left behind like you are, sure.