Can someone press charges for throwing an egg at them?

Hello m:

People can't press charges at all on anybody. All they can do is call the cops and they'll press charges if they so choose.

excon

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Originally Posted by excon

... People can't press charges at all on anybody. ...

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Actually, depends on what you mean by "press charges". If it means "to nag the cops about it in hopes that they get tired and charge the person with a crime", yes, you can do that.

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Originally Posted by AK lawyer

If it means "to nag the cops about it in hopes that they get tired and charge the person with a crime", yes, you can do that.

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Hello lawyer:

If they asked whether they could nag the cops, I would have said they could. But, that isn't what they asked.

excon

"English

Verb

to press charges
1.(intransitive, law) To formally accuse a person of a crime, especially by an ordinary person. I'm pressing charges against you for assaulting me.
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