In the USA, how much discretion does an officer have in deciding whether or

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bradwelljackson

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not a law has been broken? Let's break it down to an easily digestible scenario: Person A is walking down the street and Person B hits him. Person A calls the police and they come to the scene. Person B admits to hitting person A. Person A wants to press charges. In the USA, can the Law Enforcement Officer decide not to arrest Person B?
 
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