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		sneak on July 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Resilience of Costco (2018) Victims don't decide who is charged with theft. "Pressing charges" isn't a thing.

iinnPP on July 29, 2023 [–]

Depends on where you live.

Seeing as Costco exists in Ontario, Canada. Where citizens with knowledge of a crime can use private prosecution.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/private-prosecutions

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