I said in post #1 that the charge was later dropped. There was nothing to followup because the charge was dropped.
I know you said that the charge was later dropped, but didn't link where you got that info. It's helpful to post them so we can read and decide for ourselves. Your first post was in March 2021 and your second was in Feb 2023, almost 2 years after. The story is more than 4 years old now, so there's been plenty of articles written during that time. That's why I asked you where you got the info that the charge was dropped. Your second link from the Star from March 2021 gives more detail than the one from Barrie Today in Jan 2021. I assume that Barrie Today would have written follow up articles after Jan 2021.
People should not be falsely charged in the first place.
Then your issue is with police procedure. That's fair, but then a better question is why does the procedure i.e. automatic charges exist in the first place. I would hope there are are good for the automatic charge. It makes me wonder how other countries do it.
That was a general statement applicable to anyone falsely charged and not specific to him.
Sorry, but it wasn't clear (or I misread) that you were talking generally instead of Gardiner.
