My post was about WHO makes the decision. I am saying the victim or witness do not make the decision. It is either the police or DPP.
This is different as to whether they will make the decision. Police are like any other workforce, you get some good ones, you get some bad ones. Trouble is after dealing with people who are less than honest most of the time, even the good ones begin to lose their ability to distinguish between mistakes that should be punished, and the mistakes that should receive a warning.