#151
Posted: 4/1/22 at 12:27pm
This New York Times article (gift link) provides a lot of additional context, including that the LAPD say that without a complaint an arrest was/is not possible because of the crime being a misdemeanor.
"Both on Sunday night and in subsequent interviews this week, the Los Angeles police have maintained that Mr. Smith’s slap qualified as misdemeanor battery under California law — and that as a misdemeanor, officers cannot take action unless the victim in the case files charges, which Mr. Rock did not do."
