It is one person, the actual victim of the shooting that is not interested in pressing charges. While I disagree and think that charges should be filed, I would not characterize it as "our side" not wanting charges. I am sure that there are a lot of others who want the shooter prosecuted. The story itself stated that people were upset that the shooter was released and accusing the police and courts of bias.

I am angry at being peaceful with Nazi's. Not a good you know-time in history for me. And why the fuck wasn't this on the top of the news? ???????????????????

Like I said, I would not have been so forgiving. People think that lefties are pacifists, but it just takes more to get us riled up. Once we are however, we can be pretty rough.

or that the victim can make that call. Shooting someone is a criminal offense, not a civil one.

However, the victim cannot usually be compelled to testify and so if the people's case rests on the victim's testimony, then there will be a problem fully prosecuting the case.

But didn't this happen at a rally? So there could/should be witnesses.

It's a violent felony.

The reason that they let him go likely relates to where they are in the investigation. If a clock starts in which time they need to take it to a grand jury, they usually want to have the evidence to indict him, beyond a confession alone. (Plus, he turned himself in to the university's police according to the article.) They need to investigate first.

A nation of laws? HA!

Wild stuff. I needed a program to tell which side is which.

if it was one of the trump people who got shot this would have been all over national news and how liberals are attacking conservatives .

released to shoot someone else ...it makes no sense.